Hi Everyone
I have been a bit quiet lately I know… So much is going on right now.
My son and I decided to buy some plants and start our own little garden. I have always been useless at putting plants into the ground but pretty good with potted plants.
We have this huge tree right outside our door which provided a lot of shade which is welcoming in the blistering heat in the western cape summer months. Only thing is this tree, which turned out to be a weeping fig tree happens to be toxic. The roots, leaves, bark and berries when they green… I couldnt understand why my one dog often suddenly becomes sick and i have to give her activated charcoal which then clears it all up… She was eating the green berries… Then my new plants kept on getting diseases and ooo gosh it was a nightmare. Not to mention leaves EVERYWHERE as this tree is continuously shedding!
Anyway after i discovered what the problem was i had people come in and cut the tree back… Didnt remove it completely but it is much smaller now…
Then we had no shade so my son and I built some wooden lean to’s against the house to provide the shade. And of course a nice place to put the plants… They thriving and my dog isnt getting sick anymore. It was hard work. But you know how it goes… Once one is complete you spot the next area of the yard that can be fixed up and made pretty…
So thats why i have been out of touch… I have however been reading all the awesome messages from everyone on the forum and browsing the website…
My mom took also took a turn for the worse… Landed up in hospital. She lives 1500km away from me so its not like i can go see her. I got the dreaded call yesterday morning. She weighs only 35kg… They tell me she barely eats and should have gone to the doctor ages ago. Turns out she has pneumonia… In that little body. I nearly died of fright and worry. So i spoke to her and have asked her to sell her house and come live with me. She is such a special soul my mother and is worried about everyone else she looks after over herself. She has however promised to talk it over with her friend who lives with her. Right now the way i feel i am happy to give her and her friend my bedroom and ill sleep in the lounge… At least i will be able to watch over her.
Where she lives its a dangerous place. The white people are hated and farmers are being murdered on a daily basis. She lives in the town but… Ah… I just worry…
So thats pretty much whats going on in my life…
On the positive side I have found that I have become more accepting of myself and who I am over the last while and I am happy.