Henry is one of my great blessings. He takes care of our
yard as well as many others, and is always open to any new
project that I have in mind. Some demented soul put white
rocks in the front flower bed and Henry has agreed to clean
it out for me but I told him to wait until it was cooler. This
heat is hard on him. He is in his early sixties.

Henry doesn't just rock along cutting firewood and doing
lawns. He also drives a city bus at night. Every other
Monday morning, I can count on him unless he has an
appointment with the V. A. He has a profound hearing
loss. I am not sure if it is from Viet Nam or from the noisy
equipment that he uses. Now that the horse is out of the
barn, he wears earmuffs.

I am trying to plan an area that will be suitable for our
heat and still look good. It will be a southern exposure
and that means a lot of sun. I am thinking something tall
with shasta daisies in front with room for annuals in the
very front. Does anyone have any suggestions. Don't suggest succulents because I am not that desperate. I
have gone all through my garden books. We are in zone
7.

I still have small home grown tomatoes and zucchini from
my midget vegetable garden. It has been so worth it.
Today, I am going to make Fredo's pesto because I have
lots of herbs.