Happy Fence Day to Me

It’s a fence! An actual fence, with an actual gate, and everything. It zaps, it repels, it protects, and I am thrilled to have it, Hooray! It’s the fence I’ve been waiting for since 2013—even if it wasn’t the fence I envisioned.

This fence even comes with old doggie provisions, special openings in the fence that allow my mom’s old dog to follow her morning routine without interruption. My intrepid fence builder took into considerations her old doggie needs and made the necessary accommodations, and that makes my heart very happy.

The new fence does come with a learning curve—and I’m not just referring to the elk. Or the old dog. The first morning after completion I remembered to unplug the fence before dragging the hose to and fro, watering my flowers. Yay for remembering! Yay for not getting zapped! Yay for me!

I left for Out Town with a happy heart, knowing my flowers could bloom unmenaced by marauding beasties. Three hours later I was frantically texting my neighbor to see if she was at home and willing to go plug the fence in. Thankfully she was both at home and willing. Seems I still have more to remember…Yay for good neighbors!

Speaking of flowers---over the weekend I went to Flower World, in Maltby. It’s like Disneyworld for plant lovers. Fifteen acres of retail display area, of which at least three of those acres are undercover. The place is amazing, and even though I didn’t really need anything, I did see a new color variety of marigold that I just HAD to have. As a wise man once said, you can never go wrong with marigolds.