July 13, 2008
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Yardwork = sweaty labor
My brother, sister and I spent most of the day cleaning my
dad’s garden. None of us are gardening
types. Without the steady care and love
from my mom, all the weeds now have squatting rights. My dad has someone to mow the front and the
back so from far away, it just looks green.
There are just hints of the vegetable garden that my mom nurtured. I noticed some garlic sticking out from near
the bushes. The rhubarb is still there. There’s also a plant called “gow gai” it has
red berries and the leaves can be used for soups.But the main work was cleaning the eaves trough. My brother took the brunt of that work. I did one small side of the house while he
did the rest. I just held on to the
ladder while he was up there. While we were cleaning, we also talked about what to do with the house afterwards. Almost all the houses in the neighborhood that have been sold have been torn down and rebuilt. One of the houses in the neighborhood underwent a total rebuilt from basement up. It's selling for over $1M. To me this is just sheer lunacy. But we have a lot of thinking to do.Afterwards,
I also did some pruning. I had no idea
what I was doing – I just wanted trimmed a few things back, cut out all the
dead branches, suckers etc… I was sweating and the spiders and other insects
gave me lots of hugs while I visited their homes.I should have gotten some sun block - my arms are a bit red from all the sun. I had originally planned to be done before lunch. But we worked through lunch and finished everything. All in all, we have about 8 big garden bags full of "stuff". All in all, it was just a small dent in the job jar for the house.
Comments (18)
good son =)
At least your siblings are helping. It's nice that you're all pitching in!
I'll tell you a secret.
I am very uncoordinated.
When I dance, I start off by looking down at my feet, once I think the routine they are doing isn't dorky or embarrassing
I work on what I do with my arms
then neck...
so...no dancing videos
heh...
I hate yard work but I was out between storms this weekend to trim bushes. The gutters will have to be done by someone else. Living alone means no one to hold the ladder! So that will be done by two retried men who live in the park - they do odd jobs to make some extra money. Aloe for the sunburn is a good.
You really take good care of your dad.
i kind of miss working in the garden... it's hard work but you get such satisfaction out of seeing the improvements you've made. it's nice that you and your siblings pitched in to help your dad do the yard work!
i could almost smell the bag of leaves and feel the sweat dripping off of me. nice job writing this
i haven't done any gardening in yonks! i've been staying indoors for such a long time that even blogs about gardening can make me ache from the effort required.
You need some edward scissorhands. That would be cool. I have been getting weeds growing in my patio plants! How do they fly three stories high and come to rest in my palm trees?
Sounds like hard work but am glad to hear the siblings pitched in. Harvest some of the rhubarb and make a cobbler.
@zozoyork - haha - I try.
@CareyGLY - yeah, the hours flew by quickly.
@gyjcwang - I think you're a better dancer than you let on.
@Fatcat723 - it was a bit tricky going up the ladder by myself. Well, we all try to help out where we can.
@kunhuo42 - the extra set of hands really helped. I guess I won't be seeing progress immediately - there's so much still to do.
@twistedoff - I'll save some garden work for you.
@apocatim - yeah... he would come in handy!
@christao408 - she used to make rhubarb pie (with pineapples and/or strawberries). It was actually quite good.
@ElusiveWords - With pineapples, eh? Never heard of that combination (strawberry-rhubarb being the classic, IMHO) but with the loads of fresh, sweet pineapples here I'll have to give that a try. You mom must have been a fantastic cook.
yeah, but your dad loves you more for this.
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