Slogging along

Our cool, rainy weekend weather continues today, with the addition of high winds. We're sitting in front of the fire with coffee, computers and stacks of books. But one of us is doing better than the other.

We were up before 5 am this morning for Mark's 6 am appointment for his second cataract surgery. Everything went well, but he's currently holding a pair of reading glasses up to his good eye in order to read. He can't fit them over the big protective covering on his eye. He gets to remove the patch tomorrow and will have a set of matching eyes which will make life much easier again. For the moment, he looks like a crazy old guy!

By the end of the week I'm hoping I can move all the fancy-leaved Begonias, orchids and pots of Byzantine gladiola bulbs outdoors at last. Our living room is so stuffed with plants you can hardly move.

No matter where you go, there's a plant shoved in every little bit of space.

The good new is that new growth suddenly appeared. These mail-order bulbs arrived so early and have done nothing until now. I was convinced I had just thrown some money away. Now I am thrilled as I loved these flowers when I grew them last summer

But right now, I think I'll crawl back into bed and sleep until it warms up again.

Comments

[Kris P]

I hope that warm spell is just around the corner, Linda. I'm glad to hear that Mark's cataract surgery went well. My husband is scheduled to have one eye done in late May and the other in August and he's VERY nervous about it.

[Linda Brazill]

KRIS — I will get mine done in June and am nervous as well. Mark's went very well and we have lots of friends who've had cataract surgery with no problems. But the idea of anyone touching one's eyes is a concern.

Nicer weather coming later this week.

[hb]

When you want to read, you find a way. Best wishes for Mark to enjoy wonderful sharp eyesight again.

My new Dahlias here bought back in...October?!!?? are just waking up so perhaps your bulbs are not late at all.

Hope you had a good nap--a cold rainy day is the perfect time for one.

[Linda Brazill]

hb — I had a lovely nap and tomorrow we are hitting days and nights warm enough to move plants outdoors. Maybe spring is finally here.

[Jenny]

I know you must be raring to get outside but for now your garden is lapping it up and at least you can examine your indoor plants and enjoy that exciting moment of seeing new growth. Meanwhile here in the desert there is little hope of a drop of rain until the monsoons start. Different worlds. I hope the surgery was a success. In a way I look forward to having 20/20 vision without glasses. p;//wwwrockrose.blogspot.com