Joe Wants to Move

Joe is ready to go ahead and get moved! Now, we need to do a few things to get our house ready to show. I am going to clean out a couple of closets and start packing personal photos and decorative items. Shouldn't take us long. We try to keep everything maintained and orderly but we all have our "stuff" that makes a house our home. Realtors like the "stuff" put away. It is a great time to get rid of things we don't need or want any more. Less to move, Joe says with a smile. It's amazing how quickly things can accumulate.

We tidied the front flower beds this past weekend. They were neglected a bit while we worked getting the shop going. I will be taking a "start" of some of our plants - not digging up whole plants - just a small piece to get a start! The ever-blooming hydrangeas, lilies, Knock Out roses and lantana are beautiful this year. They can easily be replaced. I have an unusual small plant called Pink Button from Arbor Gate in the front bed that they don't always have. I will take a small pot of that. I will want to take a start of the lilies too. They are spectacular and there are many of them. I have forgotten their names.

We planted two Mimosa trees in the back yard three years ago. They are blooming right now and are so pretty. Once a staple in every Southern yard, they are very hard to find in nurseries now. Joe had to order them online! My grandparents had a large Mimosa tree in their front yard. Sometimes when we stayed the night, they pulled the rollaway bed outside under the tree. We would sleep out under the Mimosa! They lived way out in the country on a small farm where you could do that!

It makes me sad to think about moving yet I know it is the best thing for us to do. We have many wonderful memories here! I think there are 5 or 6 new homes in our neighborhood. People are moving farther out and we are moving in closer! It is truly all in what you like to do!

 

A few photos of the yard -

Lily

 

Knock Out Roses

Lilies

Back yard

Lantana

Climbing Rose from Antique Rose Emporium

Hydrangeas

 

 

Pink Button planted under an old burro wagon

 

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