That was followed by Miss Five not wanting to stay at preschool because her best friends were away on holidays, whilst Miss Three didn't want to leave. Despite staying for over half an hour, no amount of carefully considered discussion, cajoling or bribery was going to work on either child, so there were tears aplenty on both sides as one clutched my leg, another wriggled desperately to free her arm and my eldest demanded to go and sit in the car because she had a sore throat and a headache.
Then it was stinking hot and blew a gale all day; you can just imagine what that did to all of our tempers, not to mention my freshly planted seedlings :-(
Still, when the wind finally abated a little late afternoon, and I went out with some vague hope of resurrecting my vegie seedlings with a nice soak, I was presented with this:
I didn't even know my Lousiana iris had a bud on it, and the fact that it wasn't shredded by the wind or burnt by the sun is quite amazing.I'm sure there's a moral in there somewhere ;-)
***Edited to add: Sorry for sounding a bit melodramatic, one of the side effects of my illness is feeling a little, um, overemotional, shall we say! I'm so sorry for making anyone feel paranoid about commenting here on my blog, I love each and every one :-) ***
12 comments:
That's beautiful, my Louisiana irises are flowering too but I dont have a white one - just gorgeous.
Dont let the comments upset you, your response to the criticism/comment was very intelligent, we all wish we could have said it so well.
:-}
Who left you a snotty comment? I've forgotten to take my meds for a few days and I can beat them up for you! Arhhhhh Graves Disease, it's good for something hey ;)
You don't need to publish this comment, it was meant to make you smile :)
Yeah, and I'm mad anyway. So I'll help you, Crone! *LOL*
((hug)) grab a cup of tea and sit in the garden and enjoy your flower, don't let them ruin your day. thankyou for inspiring ours.
Hope it wasn't my comment Julie, I confuse myself writing :S
Lots of hugs to you, hope tomorrow is better xxx
That bloom is absolutely gorgeous!!! Gen--IL Homesteader
That bloom is absolutely gorgeous!!! Gen--IL Homesteader
i hope it wasnt my comment too
i found your post interesting yesterday....its also interesting to read your emailers ideas..
i felt most of the comments were in response to your emailer...i know mine was
i had never thought myself selfish in our decision, but it was a good exercise for me to see where my community will also get something from our family decision.
thanks about the crackers...when u get to it..:)
{{HUGS}} Julie. We all love you!!
Hi greenfumb,
It is really pretty isn't it? I had forgotten how nice it was :-) And thanks!
Hey L,
Ah, the old I've-forgotten-to-take-my-meds trick again huh? I don't get cranky when I'm off mine, I get depressed, so maybe you and I should get together and we'll cancel out each other's moods ;-) Thanks for the smile :-)
Hey Veg,
LOL! You're a gem mate :-)
Hi fiveminutesmore,
Thanks, there's nothing like a nice cup of tea to sort things out is there?
Hi Em,
No, no no! It wasn't you. Argh now I've made people paranoid! Things are much better today already thanks - it's the long weekend!
Hi Gen,
Isn't it pretty? Good for the soul.
Hi Jacqui,
No mate, it wasn't you! Sorry for making you feel paranoid - and I'm getting to those cracker recipes today :-)
Aww, thanks Kez :-D
Cheers, Julie
I think what you're doing is amazing and if I can even get half way to where you are, I'll be thrilled.
:)
Hi Felicity,
Thank you :-) Remember I didn't do it all at once, I just kept baby-stepping along, one thing at a time.
Cheers, Julie
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