~Lookin Out My Back Door~

This is the back door and where I want to have a deck.

That's me in the door way :-) You can see the place next

door, the other half of this duplex and their back door.

I like this side much better.. more yard.. That stone

building to the right will soon be empty where I can

store stuff if I want.. I think would make a nice sewing

shop.. :-)Note all the pine cones on the ground ....
It is a beautiful spring day today. At noon it was 65

degrees.. Sunny and just made me wanna go outside.
While I was looking out the door I saw a couple people

out working in their yards. Raking and cleaning.. I don't

know if Joe will do the flower beds here or leave it up

to me.. We havent discussed the summer yard duties.
I don't mind doing flower beds.. that's fun. I did see

where they have a strawberry plant in a planter that

will sit on your porch.. That would be great! I LOVE

strawberries.. There is a great place for a garden if

Joe would let us do it... But it would almost have to

be raised beds for me to get in and around it.. But I

sure wouldn't mind having my own veggie garden...

When I lived in the condo with David, his sister Laura

lived next door, with her hubby and 2 kids. Laura was

a Gardner... she loved it.. and her backyard sure proved

it.. At the far back of the yard was a row of hedges

that blocked the backyard to the train tracks that ran

back there.. Between the other side of the hedges and

where the tracks were was quite a bit of yard, plus a

road that the railroad people maintained so they can get

to the tracks. In between that area is where Laura put

her garden..


We all helped and every nite we all seemed to gather

out there as we looked over how everything was growing.

She had planted everything.. and we sure enjoyed the

harvested crop that garden produced. We stayed out

there talking and finally put chairs out there and a

small table.. It was great in the evenings when we would

turn on the garden sprinkler and feel the cool mist from

it blowing on us as we sat there. It was really a great

place.. After we sat there for a while we would gradually

move to our own special back porches.. Where my lanai

was as I called it.. Sometimes we all would sit together

on our side or theirs.. but then there were times that

David and I enjoyed being by ourselves, just like I'm sure

John and Laura did.. It was a great place..

We had all gone out there one really nice evening and were

standing around looking at everything.. Laura said to John,

"I forgot to turn the sprinkler on for the garden, will you

go and do it?" John walked towards the faucet.. Laura

was standing in the middle of the garden, not paying any

attention that she was standing right next to the sprinkler.

It was one of those that were on a stick, about 3 foot off

the ground.. Just about the same time I noticed she was

right by it and John was about to turn it on, I quickly

moved away from the edge of the garden where I was

standing.. The water came on with a loud SWOOSH.. Laura

yells as the sprinkler got her really good.. she got drenched.

We all laughed.. She looks at me and says "I saw you move

away, why didn't you tell ME to move".. she knew there wasn't

enough time for me to, she was just teasing and laughing as

she says it.. I told her "we all needed a good laugh today, and

you gave it to us Miss Drippy". We all laughed.. She just stayed

wet.. it was a hot day and she got cooled off ! :-)

If I get a nice deck out back I KNOW I will be sitting out

there. Be nice if it was screened for the boys, but well if

it isnt they can just enjoy watching Mom out there enjoying

herself.. Penny and I have already discussed what we plan

to put out there. Of course we will have to wait and see just

what comes up.. I will miss all those pretty flowers at the

little house.. The roses were so pretty.. I bet that fence

will be really pretty this year with the morning glories on it.
I'm putting some out back here, to climb that trellis you see

in the photo to the right of the backdoor.. I think it has

climatis on it now, so it will share with my glories :-)

Penny came and made spaghetti sauce and it smells great.
I have some wide egg noodles I'm gonna cook and that is

my dinner today. We are all clean and ready for baby to

come tomorrow.. I am so anxious to see Alex.. and Kelli

too of course, and Ive not seen Trina in a long time.. I did

get a dress pattern for her and I may make some things

for her.. Being able to sew again .. well I cant really

describe how good it makes me feel.. Useful maybe is

how I feel.. like I am really accomplishing something..

That's a good feeling..

Eatin some Sketti is my accomplishment that I'm fixing

to do next so its that time AGAIN ~ for my GORGEOUS
WEEBLE "g'day, g'day"... :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and thanks!

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You", is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...