A couple of years ago, I ripped out some pathetic ferns and planted tropical-ish house plants. They're protected from frost by the patio roof, but still can get rained on. The experiment has been quite successful so far, and this year I started trimming and shaping the plants. That created a bit of space under the larger plants for some color - geraniums and impatiens.
This is the rest of that particular flower bed. It's about 10 feet long and a couple of feet wide, separating the house from the workshop.
Sallee posted this, and it was such fun - different from many other memes. (It's about all my medicated brain can concentrate on today, too.) Her answers are so good!
Who was your first prom date? Steve, the older brother of my steady guy. Steady was 2 years younger and not eligible for the prom. Steve was cool, and we dated for a few months after Steady and I broke up. (Funny, I'd almost forgotten Steady's name: Robert, not Bob. Never did forget Steve's name...wonder what ever happened to him?)
Do you still talk to your first love? Nope, but our parents still exchange holiday cards and I keep up with him in a minimal sort of way. You don't really expect these affairs of the heart to last when you're 5!
What was your first alcoholic drink? Creme de menthe over crushed ice at my Granny's house when all the adults had cocktails. I was 12. (Gag! I thought I was quite sophisticated at the time.) It was considered a good thing for a girl to "learn to drink" at home before she started dating.
What was your first job? Babysitting for Daddy's insurance agent. Timmy - 4, Terry -2 and Christa -2 weeks. I was 14, and sat for them until college.
What was your first car? 1965 Plymouth Belvedere, white over Schlumberger blue. My Dad's old company car, just like all the other Schlumberger kids. It was a tank, and it ran - which made it much in demand with my friends.
]Who was the first person to text you today? I'm not much into texting...
Who is the first person you thought of this morning? Mr. Ken
Who was your first grade teacher? Can't remember her name, but I remember 2nd grade was Mrs. Tautfest (I told my parents her name was Mrs. Talkfast, and asked how it was possible her name described her so well). I thought she was so old she was going to die; my mother swears she was about 28, and incredibly elegant. My mother was 25 or 26 at the time.
Who was your first grade teacher? Can't remember her name, but I remember 2nd grade was Mrs. Tautfest (I told my parents her name was Mrs. Talkfast, and asked how it was possible her name described her so well). I thought she was so old she was going to die; my mother swears she was about 28, and incredibly elegant. My mother was 25 or 26 at the time.
Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane? From Lubbock, TX to Albuquerque, NM to spend the weekend with my first husband. I was still in college in Lubbock and he was at a convention in Albuquerque.
Who was your first best friend and are you still friends? First girl best friend was Stephenie, and no, we aren't. We moved, friendship drifted away.
What was your first sport played? Don't make me laugh! I didn't ever play sports. Dance classes, band and such were my thing, although I did learn to sort-of play tennis as an adult.
Where was your first sleepover? We had a couple of sleepovers in Brownies.
Who was the first person you talked to this morning? Mr. Ken
Whose wedding were you first in? Friends of my parents asked me to be their flowergirl when I was 2. I'm told I cried "I want my roses, I want my roses" and the bride carried me down the aisle with her! I looked lovely in my long white dress though.
What was the first thing you did this morning? Let SparkPlug and LiveWire out.
What was the first concert you went to? Three Dog Night at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, on a triple blind date. I'd never heard of Three Dog Night at the time, too into Classical music, but have fond memories of the concert, even though none of us ever dated these guys again.
What was your first tattoo or piercing? One hole in each ear. Boring.
What was the first foreign country you went to? Mexico, just across the border from El Paso.
What was your first run in with the law? I got a warning for failing to make a left turn from a left turn only lane in El Paso. I realized it would put me in a bad neighborhood, and saw that it was safe - if illegal - to go straight, so I did. Right in front of a cop. Started the ticket, I explained my logic, he made it a warning instead.
What was your first run in with the law? I got a warning for failing to make a left turn from a left turn only lane in El Paso. I realized it would put me in a bad neighborhood, and saw that it was safe - if illegal - to go straight, so I did. Right in front of a cop. Started the ticket, I explained my logic, he made it a warning instead.
What was your first detention? Still waiting....I was a good girl! Like Sallee, I was a teacher's pet, and proud of it.
What was the first state you lived in? New Mexico
Who was the first person to break your heart? Stephenie, the former best friend, because she initially didn't want to be my friend. Ric, first fiancee, who went on to become a minister (probably for the best, since I became Jewish).
Who was the first person to break your heart? Stephenie, the former best friend, because she initially didn't want to be my friend. Ric, first fiancee, who went on to become a minister (probably for the best, since I became Jewish).
Who was your first roommate? My sister until college, then Pat, my best friend forever even if we hardly ever talk or see each other.
Where did you go in your first limo ride? I was a "grooms person" a couple of years ago in Albuquerque, so we went from the hotel to the church and back to the hotel for the reception. When Mr. Ken and I married, we hired a limo for the whole weekend to ferry guests from the school parking lot to our house and such, but we never got to ride in it! I just remembered my very first limo ride: from the LA airport to the home of my ex-husband's cousin. She didn't like LA traffic so she sent a limo to pick us up and bring us to the Hollywood Hills where she lived.