Is mowing the lawn exercise? Yes! The actual amount of calories burned depends on your weight and the type of mower but this is comforting news. I suspect all my bending to pick up sticks and branches is more valuable fitness-wise than pushing the mower but you never know.
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My favorite striped petunias on the front steps |
Perhaps this week’s moral lesson is NOT to buy
Talenti Gelato unless it is on sale. I was brought up to know better and I am punished for too quickly grabbing a pint of Sea Salt Caramel which, upon arriving home, turned out to be Coffee Chocolate Chip Gelato, a flavor I don’t like. I would like to give it to someone if I could deliver it unmelted.
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Newly planted hydrangea |
The other night my sister Andrea and I tried to go to my favorite ice cream store,
Cabot’s in Newtonville. To our distress, Cabot’s was closed for the 4th of July holiday week! I don’t begrudge their holiday but I was sad about my peppermint stick deprivation. We went to White Mountain Creamery in Chestnut Hill where the raspberry sorbet fell off my cone (they replaced it with a much smaller portion).
I found a crisp $5 dollar bill on Cambridge Street as I dashed to the Red Line the other day, and hesitated before picking it up. After all, I pick up a stray penny (all the day you’ll have good luck), so why not $500 pennies? I waited a couple minutes in case someone came back to claim it but, really, on a very busy Boston street, someone else would have grabbed it, right?
Gardening is not something I enjoy but I really want to have a beautiful, labor-free garden so I try every summer to plant and cultivate. So far this year I have planted six hydrangeas and killed two and a half. In the fall, I think I will plant more day lilies as they seem reliable and relatively maintenance-free.
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This day lily is making its second appearance |
2 comments:
Love your hydrangeas -- I planted some this year and this is the first time in years I've lived in a climate where they've survived!
And I am sorry to hear about your ice cream disappointments -- it's just like being a little kid when your scoop falls off the cone. So I think you deserve that $5, go spend it on gelato!
I am glad the daylily worked out for you. Mine are going crazy but something is eating my hostas.
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