Up to No Good...

Since it's too hot outside to enjoy the yard, we headed

to the Galleria Mall in Roseville in search of the Apple Store.

That's where Don needed to go

to get hie new 13" Mac Book Air, that has all the

latest technology.

Then I ordered a new vacuum cleaner that would

clean our plush carpet with ease.  Of course Don

had to assemble it with a little 

help from me!!!  (I read the directions.)

It is a "Sanitaire Heavy Duty Commercial" vacuum

that has many settings from 2, for the floor, to 5 for thick, plush carpet. 

It will live in this closet in the utility room, when

I'm not on the other end of the handle.  This is the type

of vacuum that our housekeeper used and highly 

recommended it for ease of use especially on the carpeted areas.

 Of course, nowI have no excuse not to vacuum  so I don't

need a housekeeper anymore!!!  What I save will

help pay for the vacuum cleaner.

Then one cool morning we migrated to the backyard to

get rid of a beautiful, but messy tree.  It is the one

up in the retaining wall garden area on the right.

It is a broad leave "Glossy Privet" that grows up

to 50'...  and boy is it messy.  See all those beautiful berries?

Well there are many lovely cream flowers and

then falling leaves that create a major messy

area for weeks on end.

So, when the gardener came, we had him remove it.  He

cut it out and hauled it away in about 20 minutes!!!

It was growing very close to the palm on the right.

(Remember to click on any photo for a close-up view).

I've marked the spot where the tree stood,

with a mosaic ant.   Of course all the sawdust would have

been a good clue too, don't you think?

That meant I had to prune the palm tree before I

hosed all the sawdust off the wall before 

I set out the parade of garden art on the top row of bricks.

  Looking good guys and I only have

one more palm tree to prune at the far end of the planting area.

 I can hardly wait for he cooler days of winter 

so we can get outside for some real fun!!!