Just a Few Things

 What a difference two weeks makes! This is the original planting.

 This is just two weeks later. Now I'm thinking some things are going to be too tall.

The tallest is the chocolate mint. I'll just have to cut it back.

 I cut peonies and Virginia Sweetspire to greet my cousins who arrive tomorrow.

I decided to post the pictures because they read my blog. That way, if the flowers look "bad" by tomorrow, they will know what I originally intended!

NEVER in May have I had my fireplace lit. But since the temperatures have been so cool, I decided to take one last opportunity.

That's about it. Butch worked his tail off yesterday, pressure washing the patio. We always wait until the pollen is finished dropping. I don't know how his back can stand it. I Cleaned the front porch, furniture and columns and my back was killing me!

We're glad it's done---everything looks nice and fresh for the summer. I've scheduled my first pool party for next Tuesday. My cousins and I will test it out this week. It's going to be cold! Luckily, I have the type of floats that you actually sit above the water. That makes it not as cold. We'll see....

Lapps family arriving on Friday.