This picture was taken on her birthday last year, and unfortunately she won't be home (well, here in Ohio) today, so here's my sappy birthday sentiment to her:
Thank you for being my best friendsince like 1920for more than 25 years now. We've been through it all together...marriages, divorces, childbirth, loves and losses, hot tubs (I won't elaborate!), strippers, helicopter rides in your basement, and way too many things that would get me in trouble for mentioning...we've had highs (oh yeah, expensive ones at that) and lows (but we looked damned good doing it)...and I have no doubt that we will find outselves still together, rocking out at the nursing home 30 years from now. You, of course, will be getting hit on by all the old men, and I will, of course, still be watching in awe and STILL trying to figure out how you do it! I hope you know that I am so proud of you for all you've accomplished in the past 25 years. I love you, and I can't wait to see you next month especially for our tattoo date. Tell Eddie I said to slip you the big one tonight (yeah yeah, I know it's not the weekend....go wild anyway!) and send me the video. My other one got worn out from overuse. Love you!!!! Happy birthday, Red!!!!
OK, back to the gardener thing. I need some landscaping help.
In the front of my house I get partial sun but not a ton of it. Things that do well are petunias, impatiens, snap dragons, those kinds of flowers. But I'm tired of buying annuals every year so I want to plant things that come back.
I like pretty bright colorful flowers. I don't just want green stuff. And I ain't no Hosta back girl. (There are a couple hostas out front now but I didn't put them there and I'm by no means in love with them!)
I need ideas of what to plant that will start blooming in the spring and continue through summer. I know there are things that bloom in stages, so that's fine if some things only bloom in the spring and then the others are during summer, and maybe even there are things that bloom into fall?
Help! I know many of you have gorgeous houses and lawns....help a sister out, will ya?
