St. Mary: EXHAUSTION

Friday, June 5, 2009

EXHAUSTION

I know this will be boring for some of you - but I have been in the garden for weeks and am finally having some results.

I am dealing with a pre-historic lawn.
Dinosaurs walked on this slope. I have dug up patches of crab- grass, crack- grass ...whatever you call it for WEEKS. I am my own landfill.

Tonight I can barely move my arms - but just want to tell you I am alive and this weekend will bring a bit of rain and force me inside.

One day we did have just a light mist....but I kept on with the good fight. In the words of Bill Murray in Caddy Shack ...I said to my neighbor " I don't think the heavy stuff is coming down for a while yet" !!

Manana

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Fabulously FrenchJune 6, 2009 at 2:33 AM
The garden is looking great, you must be proud that your efforts are paying off.

I am hoping that our next house will have a garden.............

Bon weekend

Leeann x
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bWikJune 6, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Yeah thanks for the update. The flowers are beautiful!!
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for the love of a houseJune 6, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Mary,
Your flowers are lovely! Keep up the hard work!
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PatriciaJuly 30, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Oh Mary,

You have a supportive fan club. It's amazing!

Love,

Patty
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This is a huge project - your interest in St. Marys keeps me energized and I love hearing from you

The Project

I saved the church and the church saved me. This wonderful renovation project began in August '06 with an attempted act of terrorism. I was to return to So. California from Wisconsin on the day that crazed people with explosives in their shampoo bottles were busted in London and the whole world stood still. I took the option of re-booking my flight a week later and set out to find an interesting place to make my new home. I drove to the country to see a lovely Victorian farmhouse and passed an old church with a simple "For Sale" sign - and the rest is history. Actually, it wasn't all that simple. My offer was accepted in September the same week I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Everyone insisted I cancel the offer....I was too sick - there was too much to do - the job was too big - I had to stay in California - blahblahblah. I told them it would give me something else to think about - a reason to get up every morning - it would save my life.

And it did.