A Sentiment

God knew what He was doing when He sent a gentle breeze and brought a lovely butterfly to set my heart at ease. The happiness of your friendship and the gentleness of your words have touched my life in special ways and now I feel assured. Thank you for your loyalty and for reading everyday. I only hope you find things to make a happy day.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Rainy Day


Not my fountain...from the web.


Once I was out in the rain...gardening. Oh, no, you say.....what will the neighbors think? At that time...I didn't give a hoot, because I had a very busy life and couldn't wait until tomorrow. We were removing the sod from between the sidewalk and where the evergreens started  in front of our house. My husband was at work, when I looked out the window and decided to go for it. Donning my very best rainy day clothes, I went out to start removing the sod. People drove by and stared at this crazy lady...out working in the yard in the rain. It was a soft, gentle rain and felt good on my skin. It was cooler than being out doing this on a sunny day. The earth was easy to work with. No neighbors came over to interrupt and ask...What are you doing? I had a chair handy...and there I sat with the gentle rain falling on me. I got the work done in good time...much less than if I had done it on a hot day...with frequent breaks for water and visits from neighbors

Remembering that day, I looked out the window at the cloudy sky this morning.. I needed to water the containers in the backyard today. Would it rain? I sat down, with my coffee, and started to write a rainy day post. I looked out the window and a soft gentle rain was falling. My life is different now...retired with all the time in the world to garden. I won't be gardening in the rain today...Mother Nature has taken that job from me. There is some digging to be done, however. Digging out the things that have been bothering me in the house. Those piles of paper that grow so well...just like weeds outside. Most of our mail is tossed, but some of it is saved to read later. You know who keeps things like that  :) My chair doesn't have piles of paper nearby...only books. If I dare toss something...he will need it later. "Where's my ___?" he will say. So, I will leave his stuff alone. I said...only books? Why do we keep piles of books everywhere? I only read them one at a time. Some have been there since winter. It's time to clear them out and put them on shelves. I'll just leave one basket with books handy. Counters are another thing. As I have grown older, I tend to keep things in the kitchen "handy" not wanting to reach up in the cupboards to search for things. In the magazines, I see counters cleared. Bloggers show pictures of perfectly tidy kitchens. (Sometimes I think that the clutter is removed for photos) My counters...both bath and kitchen could use some organization. Drawers and closets need no cleaning here. That is one of my favorite things to do...keep them tidy. All this talk about rainy days brings me to a job that I really should do....the basement. I could dig forever down there with all of our treasures we are saving.

Well, the rain has stopped and now I'm in a quandary. What to do? Weeds will be easy to pull. It will be cooler out. No bugs to speak of. No one will bother me. Should I venture out....or go down to the basement? I'll let you know what I decide tomorrow.
Balisha 

4 comments:

Ivy, Phyllis and Me! said...

Good Afternoon Balisha, Oh, I do hope you went into the garden to remove those weeds.... much easier after the rain.
I smiled when you wrote that you have piles of books which you have had in the same place for some time. I have six books on my bedside table and George has four.
Like you, I think many bloggers have a huge tidy up before they take photographs as some homes look like magazine articles.... but we love looking at those homes don't we. It's just that mine is not like that. I am the same since I retired, my kitchen counters tend to be filled with things I use and I sometimes overspill onto kitchen table. I don't mind though, I leave it all for a while and then I have a huge clear out and it all becomes nice and tidy again.
Whatever you decided to do, I hope you enjoyed it.
Best Wishes
Daphne

acorn hollow said...

you are always so busy I am sure your home and garden looks amazing.
Cathy

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

I was previewing and what I wrote disappeared. If does not show up
I will write again from my cluttered desk :)

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Love this post and rainy days.
Like working in a light rain
would not matter what anyone thinks
and no neighbors see me - they are all far away.
Enjoy this special time in life.