Dreaming of gardens and flowers, and exercising one's.......

Somehow, today became a day of people, plants, dogs and chatter. And coffee. I mention coffee, because last night, while inadvertently watching Extreme Makeover out of the corner of my eye, I heard a body man say that coffee was out of the question if you wanted to lose weight. And so I thought.....right, from tomorrow no coffee.

Well.

I lasted till 10am and then decided that the coffee had to stay. Water just was not the same. I had 3 encounters with friends today, and of course coffee was involved. I have a dry mouth, remember. I need liquid. And before anyone suggest rooibos tea, I LOATHE the stuff. {{shudder}}

Even if I was born in South Africa.

That body man also suggested standing with feet slightly apart and clenching one's buttocks for 5 seconds repeatedly to strengthen the muscles (and tighten one's rear) and at that point, I was no longer watching out of the corner of my eye, but standing in front of the TV practicing. Sigh. There is no hope.

I also need to refrain from watching programmes like that, it seems, but I have to say, it was fascinating.

So the week has whizzed by at speed, and here was are at the weekend already. I love Saturdays, but I have mentioned that before. I am also wondering if I can risk going to church on Sunday or if I will be frazzled again. Hmmm. I may stand at the doors, ready to leave at speed if things start vibrating. We will see. I suspect there will be many eyes on me, waiting to see what happens, if I show up. I live to provide entertainment for the masses.

 I am dreaming of Spring. My garden. My flowers.

 You know, I just can't wait to start planting seeds. I have dreams of another beautiful garden again, especially after my friend arrived this morning with flower catalogues to salivate over. Oh, the colour! Mind you, last year's will be hard to top, because I did go a little overboard on the number of plants. Well, scattering seeds like Lady Bountiful is so much more fun! I did toss seeds all over the garden last autumn, so it will be fun to see what comes up in the beds. Maybe I will wash out the seedling trays and small pots tomorrow.

Do you remember how beautiful it was? I have just been looking through the millions of photos I took. (Click on them to enlarge - much better!) Can I do anything like it this year? We will have to wait and see. AH! It is time for the potatoes! Tomorrow I will plant them. 10 pots. Hah! And so it starts......

Have a great weekend!