Pete and Kelli’s social distance day 13
27th March 2020
It was nice to work outside, it was about 57F just right for some garden work.
I decided to tackle the removal of a rose bush that I had cut right back last year.
The area around the side of the house is covered with small pebbles which I raked away from the bush.
The digging up of the bush was not difficult because the soil is very sandy, but the weed control fabric around the root was badly damage and needs replacing.
To do this properly I need to remove all the pebbles and any soil that is on the fabric.
So painstakingly I was picking them up and placing them in a wheelbarrow. I made a makeshift sieve so that I could separate the soil from the stones.
When Kelli came to inspect progress I pretended to be counting them as I put them in the barrow.
“Why are you counting them?” She inquired.
“ So that I put the correct number back” I said with a smirk.
That is when I got hit with a gardening glove.
The job was strangely satisfying, knowing I will have touched every pebble would ground me in the place, or confirm that I’m a complete plank, I’m not sure, maybe I’ll sort the pebbles into different colours tomorrow.
Another Lifetime to go 