Re: garden is coming along but now

Nice to be home huh dear?   I understand.  You couldn't blast me out of here
w/ dynamite.

On 7/6/08, andreah <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
>
> Well, I'm back from my trip and I'm over it now-Don't know what I was
> thinking. I missed my yard and my house and the boys while I was there. It's
> fun, and if the right employment came along someday then maybe, but for now
> I'm staying put. Everything is so dry-no rain this weekend although it's
> supposed to storm tonight. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
> A
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] garden is coming along but now
>
>
> Wow.  You have been busy woman.  Sorry about the back - I hate that. Hoping
>> the shots will help.  My brother was in Charleston on his sailing trip
>> here
>> a while back and was very impressed w/ Charleston.  Glad Sherman didn't
>> get
>> that far!
>>
>> On 7/2/08, andreah <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have itchy feet.......................
>>>
>>> First off-the garden really is coming along. Amongst the bamboo, mimosas,
>>> vines, and weeds are now elephant ears, banana trees, canna lilies,
>>> split-leaf
>>> philodendrum, crinum. hibiscus moeschutus, moon vine, perennial morning
>>> glory,
>>> mandevilla, Japanese maples, and a myriad of other things I can't even
>>> recall.
>>> The shade garden is almost all in with lots of hosta, astilbe, ferns,
>>> camellias, impatiens, hydrangea, etc. It's going to be gorgeous in
>>> another
>>> year. My back aches and I went to the orthopedic surgeon for a series of
>>> shots
>>> yesterday in L4 and L5. Needless to say I am SORE today. He commented
>>> that
>>> my
>>> "fascia" seemed exceptionally tender. He had to explain to me that was
>>> the
>>> covering over my muscles, so he gave me extra "juice" to help soothe it.
>>> I
>>> go
>>> back on the 22nd for my second round and if that doesn't help then
>>> another
>>> MRI
>>> as my right side is also now bothering me, which has never happened. It's
>>> always been the left.Anyway-I'm sure the shots wil help.
>>>
>>> About the itchy feet-I know I said I wanted to nothing for the next
>>> several
>>> months now that I've finished my degree except have fun and read trashy
>>> romance novels. I'm kind of over that. I've moved on from Nora Roberts to
>>> at
>>> least Billie Letts, whom I've always like a lot. The other thing is, I'm
>>> bored
>>> to death with my job. Don't get me wrong, it's a good job, good salary
>>> for
>>> Beaufort, yada yada. However, there are almost no horticultural jobs here
>>> with
>>> the exception of mowing someone's lawn for $10.00 an hour and that ain't
>>> happening.
>>>
>>> So, since I've been spending so much time in Charleston lately it got me
>>> to
>>> thinking. I started looking at some positions up there and have applied
>>> for
>>> three just for the heck of it. 2 of them relate to my degree and 1 is at
>>> the
>>> local technical college, basically doing what I'm doing now, but on a
>>> MUCH
>>> higher level and pay scale, and they have a horticulture program whereby
>>> I
>>> could potentially teach if they needed an adjunct faculty member, or if a
>>> position came open I'd be in the right place. Just seeing what's going to
>>> happen. I didn't miss Charleston for years, but now I do. My mom and I
>>> have
>>> a
>>> new, and better relationship so I'm sure that has something to do with
>>> the
>>> letting go of my refusal to ever move back to Charleston. I would
>>> certainly
>>> not sell this place as I've decided I will attempt to never sell another
>>> piece
>>> of real estate again until I'm ready to retire for life. I could rent
>>> this
>>> place in a skinny minute. Anyway-these are thoughts that are mulling
>>> about
>>> in
>>> my head. Charleston simply offers so much more opportunity in SO MANY
>>> things
>>> than Beaufort and, it's still on the coast and just as beautiful as
>>> BEaufort,
>>> only bigger.
>>>
>>> How's everyone else?
>>> A
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>> Pam Evans
>> Kemp TX
>> zone 8A
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