Ha ha ha Mary! $$$ - see how it attracted your attention!!
We here take longer to save the same amount you do [means your hubby does!] there. That is what I meant to say. So it is a continuous fight to save and save and watch for any holes in the pocket carefully, at the same time not being stingy. But I think things are slowly changing for good.
I'm also postponing to change the pond liner because it will involve a lot of work. So I have let it be with the root-pierced holes - means a hole in the pocket as well - again speaking of the $$! Need time, energy and the mood to change the liner. Without any one of them this cannot be done! I can set apart some $ for it as it is not too much. The fish are happily living. I started this pond in 2009. So the liner has lived its life too. At this time, the pond water is quite clear. Algae is not a bother temporarily. I'll allow the hyacinth and lettuce to spread as much which will help protect water from getting heated in the ensuing summer. Then I'll remove them in June and the plants will be good mulch and also compost. So having a pond is useful in more than a couple of ways!
(Dinu)
