Lobo Rose and Daylily Gardens
I have decided to try my hand at this and see how it works out. What better time than when I have started a new chapter of my life. The last few years have all been about change and now I am hoping the most recent change will be the turning point that brings me some peace and happiness in my life.
To give you an idea of the changes the last few years have brought to me, I'll give a short recap of the major events.
I lost my oldest son, Scott, to brain cancer, on February 15, 2009. Then just 14 months later, I lost my father. These losses put me into a deep depression and I wondered if I'd ever pull out of it. That was the turning point that made me realize that I had to get out of my miserable marriage if I was to ever stand a chance. So in July, 2011, I started a year long battle to get out of that mess. I ended up losing nearly everything by the time the divorce was final but it was worth it to finally have my freedom. I did manage to keep most of my flowers and dismantled the little "gristmill" I'd built for my large watergarden in Ohio. I had to give my horses away, which was a terribly sad day for me, and moved away from my grandsons, which was also a hard blow, but these changes had to happen for me to be able to have any chance of a future.
Justin Scott Anderson 10/2/77 - 2/15/09 |
My last evening in Ohio..... I took the rainbow as a good omen.......and enjoyed my last sunset in Ohio. |
And in Indiana, my daylilies and the roses that I took were waiting on me......
I took Austin's favorite rose and about 100 others..... |
I think I'll be able to stay busy here...... I've been here a month now, working full time and have replanted 410 daylilies before the drought broke and we started getting some heavy rain. Since the daylily garden is now thoroughly soaked, I switched to the roses and today, was able to plant 48.
Now, off to bed.... tomorrow's another workday.....