And here I think that when I’m not around, she is just sitting in her recliner working word puzzles!! As I came back from buying 30 lbs. of bird seed, 80 lbs. water softener salt and bunion pads – I noticed something startling.
I had no idea she had been doing research about eco-friendly options for roofs – planting gardens in her gutters. It was only 90ºs at 8:30 a.m. so I wanted to get a closer look before it really got hot.
Finding the most ridiculous aluminum ladder I could drag out of the garage, I nimbly got up to where I could inspect the handiwork. She’d been saying the gutters needed to be cleaned out! While I was in such a heightened state of heat stroke – I decided to trim an overgrown bush while there.
Naturally, the only thing I could find that resembled hedge clippers was a pair of 200 lb. 80 year old overgrown scissors. I think I could have chewed the clippings off faster.
Fully enjoying the delirium of dehydration, I decided that nothing would get done in the basement this time around. I had done enough penance. I don’t do yards!!!
Time to head home – but not till after we finished the weekly round of two anniversary cards, a thank you card to the guy that graciously mows the lawn each week on a robo-mower, and one last card to encourage the wife of Billy’s best bowling bud who has traveled lots farther down the Alzheimer’s road-of-no-return than Billy ever had to walk. Those got put in the mail – I stopped and got her something to eat and now it’s time to go.
She didn’t sleep well last night. So she’s snoozing in the chair – the puzzle book page partially done on her lap.
It’s really hard work being so inovative at her age with that green roof top garden and all…
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