I really thought I'd keep my posts daily and short, but that is hard to do.
Wednesday it turned cold so we brought the grasses inside to weed them. It took some doing to identify the grass from the weeds, but we figured it out. After it warmed up a bit we headed back out to the grounds.
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weeded grass |
Wednesday is always zone or mission training. President Lusvardi has been heavily involved with visitor center planning with the church for years. At our training Wednesday night he showed us a preview of the Rome visitor center. Last month he showed us slides of the Brazil visitor center. It makes me want to go on a world tour of visitor centers of the church.
Thursday afternoon my "boss" Richard gave us a tour of the Lyon Drug and Variety store's garden, which is full of medicinal plants that Richard constantly warned us not to use. It was an interesting tour.
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Richard examines a lufa sponge gourd in the archway. |
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Richard designed this archway. |
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Broom corn - The pioneers used the tassle for a broom |
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Hopi red dye amaranth |
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brown cotton |
Peanuts, tobacco, and three types of cotton grow in the garden. All kinds of herbs, basil, sage, cat mint, regular mint, and thyme are also represented.
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On Friday I met this interesting plant - a voodoo lily. It isn't a pioneer plant, but is used in the Women's Garden - a memorial to all the roles women play in our lives. Notice the variegated green bark and the seed pods on the outer part of the plant. The flower grows at the bottom of the trunk. This one has faded. |
Friday the Lord had mercy on my muscles. It rained, so we worked in the green house most of the day. We did a little yard work, but just enough. And now it is a rainy conference weekend and my body is enjoying the rest. I'll be ready to go again tomorrow. I am getting stronger. I come home everyday and do yoga. It feels so good to stretch out those tired muscles. I'm so thankful that our health is so good.
Dee did go to have his wrists' pain analyzed on Friday afternoon. He has carpal tunnel syndrome in both wrists. The examiner told him his right wrist is actually worse than his left wrist, which hurts more. Next step is to see an orthopedic surgeon. We don't know when that will be. He can still work. It bothers him most during the night. We both come home from work, eat a mid-afternoon lunch, a take a rest. I managed to stay awake every afternoon but one this week - so I'm adjusting.
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