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Super cool! I’m glad you and your mama had such a nice time at the much-anticipated potluck! I love events like that!

This afternoon I was determined to get 3 of the turtlehead plants in the ground. The entire meditation garden is full of fallen hickory nuts, which makes it hard for many things to grow in, so my plan has been to dig deep with my rotoshovel, loosen up all those nuts that have gotten into the soil, remove them and replace with the river soil with a handful of compost/manure mixed in.

It went well for the first plant. The second one had a few hitches, and the third took the longest. I had to remove and then transplant some plants that were inhabiting the spaces I wanted the new plants to go into. This garden is far from a clean slate, and I’m trying to do one section as I go. It needs a total makeover, and that’s what I aim to give it.

Hubby looks at me like I’m crazy sometimes, and maybe I am. He would do this so differently, I’m sure, but the fact is, he really isn’t much interested in the gardening aspect of this. He would hire it out, and even our young landscapers wouldn’t be as thorough as I am. I want those hickory nuts outta there! Now that the tree that dropped them is no longer there, I feel like I have a chance to get ahead of them.

Anyway, I worked outside for most of the hot afternoon. High was 87. I was dripping, even in the shade.

When I came inside to start dinner, hubby said to me, “You worked your butt off today!” Looking at my behind I quipped, “Yeah, I know I did, but it’s still there!!” We both chuckled and he made me a nice cocktail, my version of a rum punch. I’m feeling relaxed finally.

The meditation garden is coming along, bit by bit. Sometime this week is the building of the water feature. I’m not sure when exactly, but looking forward to it. Then I’ll need to get in another dozen or so plants after it’s in place. I’m looking forward to finishing this project.