Good Things

 This is my weekend for a day, Saturday and Sunday all rolled up in one single Monday.  I had planned on mowing the lawn but, of course, a drizzle has begun.  Showers are in the forecast for the next several days.  The Temps are supposed to hang around in the mid 70's (F).  I'm not upset by the rain, but do wish I could get some lawn work finished.

When I was at the VA on Friday, I had a tetanus shot.  Since I hadn't had one in 20 or so odd years, they said I was due.  Surprisingly, there was no soreness... at all.  Could that be an indicator I still had antibodies racing through my blood stream.  This coming Friday, I go for my bloodwork.  I'll be interested in seeing if things have changed.  I've been borderline everything for years.

Seven years ago I bought three Itoh peony plants.  Planted at the same time, only one grew the first year, so I had thought the others had died.  To my surprise, a second sprouted the following year.  The third never saw the light of day.  Neither of the two surviving plants has ever bloomed... until this year.  I have buds!  I'm so pleased.  I'm going to have yellow peonies!  What a good thing this is!

Two Buds

As I was perusing through my news feeds this morning, I have to say I wasn't surprised to see some members of the Republican Party are looking at the voter restrictions some states are passing and beginning to feel more than a little trepidation.  Republicans hold dear their belief that if you making voting difficult, minorities will throw their hands up in the air and say, "voting is too much of a bother."  They see this belief as 'common sense,' rather then a prime example of systemic racism.  Unfortunately, their party is aging, and in Florida, as elsewhere, those senior citizens don't want to stand in line for an hour to vote.  They prefer to just mail in their ballot.  Oopsy.  Guess who's passing laws to restrict mail-in ballots?  They're cutting off their nose to spite their face.  And they will never admit that they're wrong.  This is a good thing.