{"id":2289,"date":"2007-09-09T12:03:58","date_gmt":"2007-09-09T17:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zanthan.com\/gardens\/gardenlog\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2017-07-19T18:12:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T23:12:42","slug":"razing-the-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zanthan.com\/gardens\/garden-house-project\/razing-the-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"Razing the Roof"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday (9\/8) scores of oxblood lilies were in full bloom in the stump garden and along the south border. Last April when we started this project, I envisioned having the Austin Garden Bloggers over for an oxblood lily fest, us sitting in the garden house, sipping wine and nibbling dainties as the garden talk flowed.<\/p>\n

\"Rhodophiala<\/p>\n

At the very least, I would like to have a langorous Alicia Paulson<\/a> weekend, where I could soak up the end-of-summer vibe in beautiful surroundings with congenial companions.<\/p>\n

Instead, my lot in life seems to be to spend the rest of my days in the throes of one construction project or another. Will I ever live in a house that doesn’t look like a construction zone? I think not.<\/p>\n

AJM spent Saturday unscrewing the panels off the back roof while I carted loads of chipped bark from last week’s tree-trimming from the driveway to the back yard. Slipping the panels off the roof was a bit unwieldy but not too difficult for the two of us. It felt good to be getting on with it after spending a month mulling over what we should do. The more we uncover, the more we discover. So we have to take garden house apart somewhat to figure out how to put it back together.<\/p>\n

Someday, someday, though, I am going to sit back an enjoy my garden. Until I see a bed that needs weeding. Or some plants drooping from the heat and crying out for water. Or the compost pile which needs turning. Or leaves that need to be skimmed off the pond. Or some seeds I bought last month that should be started in the vegetable garden. Or that plant that Pam (Annie, Julie) gave me that I haven’t transplanted yet. Or those roses that should be pruned back. Or those tomatoes that should be tied up. Or that interesting wolf spider I saw that should be photographed and blogged.<\/p>\n

No, really. Someday I’m going to sit back and enjoy it all.<\/p>\n

\"wolf
I’m painting the front bedroom and bathroom in anticipation of Margaret’s visit in late October and this is what I found behind the CD cabinets. I think it is a wolf spider. Maybe it’s one reason we’ve hardly had any cockroaches this year. After some shrieking, I captured it and released it in the mini-woodland.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"Zanthan
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