I Shoud Be Busy Knitting

I should be busy knitting since I've fallen behind with my knitting schedule. None-the-less, I wanted to post since its been a couple of weeks. I still don't have pictures of work in progress; perhaps I will get them ready to post in a couple of days. Gardening has been taking some of my time recently. The new bed is made for the strawberries and the plants are ready to go in later this afternoon. The iris beds are weeded, spots cut off the foliage, and bone meal and Snap Shot applied. Mr. Rō pointed out to me this morning that three bloom stalks were emerging from Eleanor Roosevelt, one of my all time favorite iris. This iris grows strong and vibrant in our garden and re-blooms for us in the fall. The warm days have really pushed the plants out of the ground. I noticed the dicentra (Bleeding Hearts) has a good growth start already and also the heuchera (Coralbells). The helleborus (Christmas & Lentne rose) have nice blooms on them. I lost a few of those plants last fall and was afraid I wouldn't have any to survive because they have not had proper care and are planted in heavy clay soil. How I long for my old garden now that spring is here. It would be popping with spring bulbs, the redbud, camellias, and the hardy clematis would be about to break into bloom...oh what a sweet fragrance as you turn into the driveway. It breaks my hear to think about leaving that wonderful garden.

I didn't receive good news from my Dr. on Tuesday. I was finished with my chemo-treatments in Feb. and just had a body scan to see if everything was ok. The cancer is not gone and I will have to have some additional treatments. Also, a problem has shown up in my lungs caused from one of the chemo medicines, that has to be dealt with first. I was so in hopes of being strong by spring and being able to create a beautiful flower garden. This is the third summer in this home and the landscape is still almost bare. I do get to knit and read more than I have in many years so I guess I shouldn't complain too much.

I will go now search Amazon for a new mystery for my WhoDuKnit partner and find a ball of yarn to send her to make something wonderful for me. These swaps are fun, could become addictive, I must watch myself.