Lost!
Edging Shears
Blast. I've lost my edging shears. Again! And the wind is awful. It is noisy, very gusty, and my trees are making alarming sounds. Creaking, squeaking, whining, groaning...
Am not happy being outside, wondering if any branches will drop on my head. Have cleared the edges around the Stables Garden (the lavender is looking amazing), dug out some Alkanet (oh joy), and watered the patio pots. That's all.
Where are they?
Have obvious plodded around looking for my edging shears. Where are they? Where have I left them? I can visualise them in dozens of silly places - for example, leaning against a Phormium obscured by greenery. Or lying in the longish grass, hardly visible, having a secret snooze.
Thursday 27th November
Tracing yesterday's steps on the hunt for my lost edging shears. Peeped into all the garden borders. No luck. I checked Non-Gardening Partner's lawn mower in the garage - perhaps he'd rescued them while mowing. Nope. Tried the same route again, around the borders where I remembered using them last. No luck. Blast - I will have to buy a new pair. That's like eighty dollars, at least! The kitchen scissors will not 'cut the mustard' - or, in this case, the edges of the Driveway Lawn.
Finally thought to check in the garage. Hmmm. There they were, safe and sound. I'd put them away! What a goose (with apologies to any geese who dislike being compared to a ditzy old blonde gardener, hee hee).
One wastes such a lot of time when one starts believing in one's scatter-brained reputation. I blame NGP. I had asked him : 'Do you know where I've put my edging shears?' 'They're probably lying in the lawn somewhere rusting.' he'd replied, rather cheerfully (considering they'd put his mower well and truly out of action if he ran over them). So I'd spent over half an hour shuffling around the lawn kicking at grass blades, staring down...
Believe in yourself. You are capable of doing the right thing, even if you can't remember doing it...- Moosey words of wisdom.
So the lesson to be learn from this journal page is as follows : Believe in yourself. You are capable of doing the right thing, even if you can't remember doing it.