80 to 30

This is the price I pay for going against conventional wisdom...do not plant outside before Memorial Day in Wisconsin. Ugh! I worked a 10 hour day, worked out in Boot Camp for several hours, came home, and after showering, plopped down on the couch at 11pm only to see on the news that frost was expected. Seriously?!


Up off the couch I go to move the balcony jungle completely inside. I kept telling myself it was another work out, but honestly I just wanted to lay down flat on the floor next to the plants and pass out. A couple of days ago it was over 85 degrees and today it barely cracked 45 with frost temps last night. I am not made for this type of weather and apparently neither are the plants.

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Even in cold temps, the lawn does manage to grow. It's a tiny lawn only requiring the old manual cutting mower, but still kind of a pain in the @#$. I am lucky though to have a landlord who loves gardening and lived in this place before. She planted tons of perennials that are coming up now. Every time I pass by the side of the house I see new flowers, ferns, hostas. It's so fun to see what might come up next. A good diversion from work. Although if I had my druthers, I'd sit in the garden weeding and planting all day long. Well, not if it's 40 degrees out. Then again, there is the guy fixing the foundation next door...might brave the cold to watch him. I may have had cancer, but I'm not dead yet!  "Hey, Kids, I'm going outside to pull some weeds now!"

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Sunny skies made it possible today for me to bring the plants back outside, and my son was kind enough to do the manual mowing detail. Hopefully I don't sit down tonight and see a frost warning again!

Long weekend...holiday...yes, working, but hopefully we finally see consistent warm weather.  Next stop? My daughter's 14th birthday and possible beach visits.

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