~Roses Roses EveryWhere~

Roses, Roses everywhere, and I am enjoying them so

much..That's the one by the garage door, theyre pink

and they are climbers, I wish I could fix some kind of

trellis out there for them. The smell is wonderful.. I

can see them from the kitchen window.
That window is one that was supposed to be replace this

past year before I moved in and you can see it hasnt been.

The rose bush are red roses..and its covered with them.

Some stems a little longer than the other.. If I had known

last winter I would have pruned them really nice and they

would have come back even fuller..that's on the right side

of the back door.
This bush is on the other side of the back door with hostas

planted under neath. This one is just like the other. They

are both doing wonderfully. Just past that basement

window is that bush we werent sure of what it was its a

peonie, a light pink one. Dawn came by last nite and was

looking around out there and told me when she came in

its going to have one bloom on it..that's all that seems to

be growning, but with no care its surprising it came up..

Those little purple flowers that Penny brought in they

are called Granny's Bonnets and come in all sorts of

wonderful sizes..Raife and Ines are garden experts and

he told me that is what they are called and really that's

what they looked like..
They fixed the fence, now is that a straight on fence or am I

buzzed here and seein crooked? that's a kid for ya.. He said

3 poles were broken..and he said he went up on the roof to

fix the leak..Penny was here then, I was ... we did NOT hear

him on the roof..We didn't see a ladder with him either.. He

was sposta be back yesterday to finish the plaster..well he

will see that wood up there is soaked and its already seeped

thru where he just plastered just like it did over there above

the couch.. Its not hard to take care of a place...I don't under

stand why someone would have a home then not take good

care of it... I had my own home in Indiana and Texas.. we

took great care of it. Ken Sr. said so many of the renters he

gets don't take care of his places...I believe that..but then..I

wonder how long it takes him to do the repairs before they

get even worse.. Hes got too many houses to take care of.

I wish I could find a better place, and If I look hard enough

maybe I can find one..

The heat is unbearable..it was 88 yesterday, Dawn came in

here last nite and said "Gran, its hotter in here than it is out

side", as she reached up to pull the ceiling light cord, I said

"NO!" and at that time LB was already up and charging off,

he was terrified.. I explained hes scared to death of that fan,

and I just cant turn it on...he lives here too..This fan I have is

ok if you are not too far from it.. I moved it into my bedroom

last nite,,I was tired..I had been up early, I fixed the fan, pulled

up to my bed, scooted across, snuggled my butt down and

leaned back on the pillows...well.. I did NOT feel that fan at

all. I sat up, leaned forward, like I sleep sitting up, I could feel

the fan. I sat there for a minute..and I decided I would just

sleep sitting up then cuz I wasn't draggin my butt back into

that chair, rolling like hell across that bloody carpet, just to

change the direction of that fan..Now..that's bad..I was tired..

My point. if I had my legs, I would have just sat up, stood up,

reached, and moved that fan...what I had to go thru to do

that, no..I was tired.. I get reminders every day of this chair

life.. I did put the word out to every one and their brother,

aunts and red headed cousins.. to keep a look out for a air

conditioner for me.. Im going to call Stanley and see if he

will ask some of the people from his church if one of them

might have one or take up a collection, I saw one in a ad

for 120.oo.. that's not bad, a small 110 one which is what

I need, would work good for this small place.. I think though

by getting an air conditioner what will that do to my electric

bill.. I think the electric company just automatically raises

their rates assuming every one will have AC and fans to run

it up..I hope it rains..but not storms...
I love my roses, and I love the smell.. Im going to watch TV

but I will have to hide them or Dutch will eat them during the

night. That's why I don't have plants..Kids don't let their

mother have nuthin :-) "Nitey Nite"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya, and thanks :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe

until I write again..