Tue May 27 09:23 EDT 1997
Weeekend Update: Memorial Day Weekend

"Doing the garden.  Digging the weeds.  Who could ask for more?"

Joy sculpted the vegetable garden by Friday, making distinct raised
beds that I will later have to enclose in wooden frames, just like
her older sister Faith's garden.  The rest of us lugged rocks from
one part of the yard to the other part of the yard for Joy to construct
two stone circles where her herbs and spices go.  The garden looks good.

Saturday, we went back to the Nashua house to help the Desrochers get
the pool started, identify plants and stuff for them, and split some
of the plants for replanting at the Pepperell house.  Afterward, the
Desrochers came over to see our new house.

We planted the vegetable garden that afternoon. Five of the six varieties
of lilacs are in bloom these days.  The crab apple has shed its blossoms
and I'm about ready to begin my late application of pesticides to the fruit
trees.

Sunday, it rained.

On Monday, Andrew walked a mile or so in the Pepperell town parade, while
all day I was whistling the theme song to the Andy Griffith show.  I got
the American flag out front in time for my brother John and his clan, and
my parents to arrive for some Memorial Day festivities.  The weather
was very pleasant.  The decorative fish pond, (more appropriately a
tadpole pond), was a center of attention for the kids.  Ben, Stephen's
firstborn who came with Uncle John, even took home a couple of dozen
tadpoles in a jar.  (Steve, we can spare a few more if any of them
didn't make it!)  ;-)  Joy also split some of our yard plants for
John to take back and transplant.  I ensured that John took back a
plant called Veronica (with a c, but he can spell it with a k if he likes).

Perhaps this week, we'll get to the pool.

Mark
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