Robert and I lucked out: Mashpee Leisure Services is giving a Spring sailing class, and not only was there room for him, the class had been postponed for a week, so he didn’t miss out.
\nHe’s in an all-boys group, and three of them live in Mashpee. One goes to his school.
\nAfter picking him up, I spent some time groundskeeping, something I’ve been wanting to do for a while.<\/p>
\nYesterday was the first in weeks that I was able to walk all day without the cane. Except for a little stiffness this morning, the leg didn’t even hurt when I woke up.
\nYesterday afternoon, I pulled out a couple of very small oak trees and a lot of weeds on the left side of the house; a small Russian olive in the rock garden; and something that looked like a forsythia that’s been growing for a while on the right side.
\nI’ve been working on reclaiming the right side, and the astilbe I planted last year have really taken off.
\nAstilbe is the most amazing plant: it does well in dappled light and even though it looks delicate, it’s tough as nails.
\nI picked one up yesterday for cheap, cheap, cheap at the Master Gardeners’ annual plant sale, along with some other great bargains, two Siberian iris and a gigantic foxglove.
\nThink I’m going to plant the astilbe and the foxglove at 11, to replace the scrap bushes I cleaned out yesterday.
\nIt’s back to Edgewater this morning for neighborhood cleanup, another beautiful day to be outside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Robert and I lucked out: Mashpee Leisure Services is giving a Spring sailing class, and not only was there room for him, the class had been postponed for a week, so he didn’t miss out. He’s in an all-boys group, … Continue reading