Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy in Their Backyard

~ John W. Howell

Lucy and Twiggy

“What’s Mom doing?”

“Watering the roses.”

“Why do they need to be watered?”

“Everything needs water to grow, Little One.”

“Is that why Dad puts water on the new tree?”

“Yup. The very reason.”

“It looks like the tree has been watered.”

“I’m so glad you keep your eye on these things.”

“Hey, Lucy. Check out these leaves. I thought with the new turf, we wouldn’t have leaves.”

“The leaves still fall. It doesn’t matter what kind of grass they fall upon.”

“I’m going to go tell Dad he needs to get these things picked up.”

“Good thing you don’t have an opposable thumb.”

“Huh? What is good about that?”

“Dad might hand you a rake and tell you to do it.”

“Okay then. The sun’s out, and maybe I’ll just relax.”

“Better choice, Little One.”

 

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I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

144 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy in Their Backyard”

  3. “Good thing you don’t have an opposable thumb” is the best and funniest sentence of the month. Your dogs win the internet. Love your posts featuring them. And congrats on the new lawn. Looks very sharp. Best, Babsje

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    1. I have a sweeper. One pass and the leaves are gone. The leaves don’t stick like they did in the grass. It would be nice to run the vacuum but there is a sand and anti-microbial mixture that keeps the blades standing up which the vac would suck up too. I enjoyed your humor but thought you would like the facts too. Thanks. 😁

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    1. She loves the feel of stone and concrete. She will stretch out on the concrete patio and those limestone steps. Even on the real grass she very seldom took a laydown. Also on the grass there were ants who would give her some bites so I think she decided that the stones were better. We’ll see if she can figure out that the ants are gone. Thanks, GP.

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    1. No maintenence except in five years we have to add more sand and anti-microbial.(The stuff that makes the blades stand up) It needs washing with a hose now and then to freshen where the dogs go potty. That’s it.

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  20. I never thought I would say that fake grass looked so good! And you’re right, it is better for the environment – especially yours that is so harsh.
    It is easy to rake the leaves off?
    I’m sure the girls are loving it.
    Happy Thursday!

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        1. I think so. I love looking out and not seeing some kind of grass problem. The last problem was rust fungus. And how did rust fungus get in the grass? It was in the sod that we bought. *pulls hair

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        2. Jeez louise… I have never seen anyone with so many grass issues! I don’t blame you for throwing in the real grass towel! Rust fungus? Seriously? Da hell…

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        12. I can’t say I blame ya… Mick was my second and I waited until we had three kids, living in sin for seven years, before I decided to keep him 😉

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  30. Dear John, I would like to notice that the turf looks splendid as well as the first ecological water inspection by Twiggy & Lucy. At the same time, some yoga stretching is necessary for last July days. 🥤🥤🥤

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  32. Loving the looks of the turf, John. So fresh and clean looking, and you never have to worry about weeds or cutting the grass ever again.

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        1. The idea of that eventuality has me thrilled. On top of everything else I had a bad infestation of nutsedge. To control it I had to use a special product which turned the lawn yellow. Plus it could only be used every six months. The nutsedge was back after one month. I know this is too much information, but since I have PLTD (Post lawn trauma disorder) it helps to talk about it. Thanks for listening doc. 😁

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  38. The girls are so cute, and I love your backyard! Sometimes I wish my cats had opposable thumbs so they could feed themselves, but that would probably go south pretty quick since a couple of them don’t know when to stop eating 😉

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