gillumhouse
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We had such a mild, rainy winter that before I realized it the grass was well over my ankles - some places the birds fertilize extra dilligently it was almost to my knees. My lawn kid has not been seen. So today I drag out the mower, set it to the highest setting and cut the side yard that guests see as they come in. It is not a big area, but it is not even and my darling daughters did some landscaping a few years ago making a border around trees and bushes with rocks that I now must avoid with the mower. Came in telling DH my knees and back hurt, I am done. He wanted to sharpen the lawn mower blade so I left it by the deck for him. (He actually had the nerve to suggest I now lower the blade and go over what I had just cut. He is alive because he is not worth doing time for.)
He sharpened the blade and then decided I needed to test it out on the back yard. He is so thoughtful. This was after I had prior to doing the mowing I did earlier, gathered all the branches that fell off the tree that is the middle of the property line - all branches blown off of it during any storm seem to manage to fall into MY yard. Yes, my neighbor is a lot younger than I am and he knows DH can no longer do anything. So as I am halfway through the back yard kvetching with every step, the lawn boy appears! I let him finish, told HIM to lower the blade and go over what I did. He also did the hedges and edging. Told him to come back in 2 weeks and be prepared to pull that
vines and poison ivy that I cannot manage to kill. He was hired because he is not affected by my "cash crop" poison ivy. The yard looks great - but my back & knees are still protesting!
He sharpened the blade and then decided I needed to test it out on the back yard. He is so thoughtful. This was after I had prior to doing the mowing I did earlier, gathered all the branches that fell off the tree that is the middle of the property line - all branches blown off of it during any storm seem to manage to fall into MY yard. Yes, my neighbor is a lot younger than I am and he knows DH can no longer do anything. So as I am halfway through the back yard kvetching with every step, the lawn boy appears! I let him finish, told HIM to lower the blade and go over what I did. He also did the hedges and edging. Told him to come back in 2 weeks and be prepared to pull that