Things Are Blooming

Here are a few shots of things in bloom from our walks this week.  Some of the trees are just starting to bloom.  Definitely allergy season.  It affects hubby a lot and me a little.  I stocked up several weeks ago on allergy meds so we are good.

 This massive rose bush below is growing at least 2 feet over the fence.  Strange because other rose bushes in the neighborhood are not yet in bloom - what are they using as fertilizer?  Enquiring minds want to know.

 On the wooded path where we walk Buddy the Skunk cabbage is in bloom.  It likes dark swampy areas.  And yes, it smells like skunks.

 We dug out the old hamster cage table (rest in peace Chewy, Brown Mouse, Mariska and Natasha) and it now holds all the seeds I've started.  This is the corner of our living room.  Hubby's weights and our gigantic telescope are also fixtures.

I have a feeling when it warms up that telescope is going to get a lot of action.  It is massive and you can see the small dips in individual craters on the moon with it.  What do 2 nerds get each other for their birthdays last year?  A gigantic telescope!  The guitars are still in the living room, just been moved around.  And yes, hubby's work out bench is out although when we watch TV we tuck it by the plant table.  Since there is little possibility of us having friends or family over for a long time we have made our house more useable and friendly so that we can still live our life.  

Yard work, painting and changing the tires on our car are all on the agenda this weekend.  I am finding it suddenly difficult to get motivated to do anything.  I did make a cherry cobbler with recently expired cherry pie filling (was Mom's and I tasted it first) and a bit of frozen rhubarb from a friend from last summer last night and it was yummy.  I made one for Mom too and we will deliver it this afternoon as hubby hasn't been out of the house in 6 days and is going crazy.  I went out yesterday to get some fresh veggies and help Mom with her shower  (*from the driveway in case she falls she knows I am there).

We have our 17th anniversary of the day we met coming up in a few weeks and my hubby has never ever gone so long without leaving he house - maybe 3 days max before.  And walks don't really count.  So we are taking a wee drive somewhere as soon as he is done a web conference meeting he's on.

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I woke up to find out that a country that is supposed to be our ally is asking 3M not to sell Canada N95 masks today.  There is a special place in hell for a man called Trump.  3M is pushing back.  Good to remember when all of this is over and done.  I am so f***** incredibly angry today.  Tonight might be the night to break out the spiced rum.