Confessions of a Grandma

Lots of rain on Wednesday, which our neighbor says is badly needed.  The noon weather report promised that the sun would come out at 3:00pm on Thursday.  I am amazed that the meteorologists think they can pinpoint it like that.  I decided to take a ride to Gardener's Supply where I spent a couple of hours wandering around the shop and the conservatory.  This was just a reconnaissance visit.  I didn't buy anything, not even a packet of seeds.  I can get so impulsive in that store that I had to leave my purse locked in the car. I was mightily inspired, though.  This morning, even though it was cold and windy, I went out and raked out the flower bed along the garage wall and the herb patch by the wood shed.  If I was a more clever and productive person, I might use all those coreopsis stems to fashion little brooms because they do remind me of broom bristles.  Instead, I will start a knitting project and hope my hands and wrists hold out. I ...