It takes so many leaves to make mulch. Wow! I have my huge leaf bag almost full and there are a few more that will fall and have to clean up, plus I'll be cleaning the gutters out when that tree is bare.
We are expecting big rain today and I will draw all the water out of the Rain barrel so I can collect fresh rainwater.
Yesterday I made Minestrone soup and added fresh Fennel, Basil, and Chives from my garden. Ain't life grand. Have a perfect day.
I binged watched Monty Don and a bunch of his shows that I had not seen and a bunch more that I had seen before. I never tire of watching those beautiful UK gardens, & lovely British gardens. It just filled my heart with hope. Now I'm able to get crackin' on some chores around here.
Picked up some new knowledge of growing tomatoes this weekend. I reached out to @dyzzypyxxy on this site and she was full of knowledge about growing tomatoes in Florida.
My next project is to collect the leaves that I've been piling up next to my neighbor's house. It is her Sycamore tree after all, and nobody mows or shreds the leaves except I've been throwing all of them in our yard away because I've got nowhere to keep all of them. I do have a huge bag that I can fill with the rest and mulch them for the tomato garden. It will help so much to aerate the soil and add tilth after they decompose. It won't be like the soil at Longmeadow, but it will be improved. Also, the leaves in the gutters are usually already composted when we get them out at the end of this month. That will help.
So, I have been cleaning & waxing big time, not at our house, but at the house where I'm pet sitting. Mr. "B" is going to be so surprised and happy with his beautiful floors. Macy, his little dog, is kicking my butt and taking names. She lets me know in no uncertain terms what she wants by barking. Her little teeth are so cute, and she barks until you get up and figure out what she wants. She keeps me straight.
Yesterday morning my windshield had icy frost on it. I'm wishing for warmer days already.
Peace & Plenty.
This is across the street from the guy I pet sit for, and it is so beautiful that I had to take pics.
Definitely a showstopper. 
I am being facetious, of course. They don't munch, they devour. I transplanted about 20 Hardy Poinsettia's for them and they have pretty much decimated them. That is fine, it keeps them out of my other plants.
It is dry as a bone here. It is a dry fall. Spring and fall are the dry seasons. I'm over it. I'm over trying to have a nice garden.
Tomorrow I'll be going to the library to get some books to read. I'm beyond bored. This weekend I'll be pet sitting and that will keep me hopping. I've even considered getting a job, but that wouldn't work with the pet sitting. No can do. Wendy's hires seniors. Pass that along to your friends who want to work.
OMG! I went out to the Patio Garden to see if I could move the Tithonia diversifolia plants. I was going to transplant them if I could. If you've ever grown them, you already know how big the stems and roots get. We are talking a stem, or trunk as big as my wrist. I had no idea the roots were that long. Instantly, I thought of those roots going yards into the yard and zapping up all the moisture. I am already having difficulty trying to keep my other shrubs, plants, and trees alive, so I knew they had to go.
I pulled 3 of them out of the Patio Garden last evening. The roots were really, really, long. There is no way I want those plants to get 17 feet high. I decided that all of them would have to go. They are perennials after all. No, no, no, I don't want them. I really didn't get that many blooms and they are not worth it.
So, I have the big mother plant, (tree), plus 5 more to go. My yard waste can is already full, so I'll have to wait until after the trash runs Monday.
Today I got out all the Christmas and started decorating. I love Christmas best of all holidays. Our home looks sparkly with the dancing candlelight, and it smells so wonderful with the potpourri. I only had to move a couple of things, and we took the leaf out of our dining table. It's festive enough for us.
Life is good. Peace & Plenty.
