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A question came to mind regarding hope.
Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 13 5:35pm | Replies (110)Comment receiving replies
This week I began my yearly campaign to control the invasive stilt grass that threatens to take over the woods behind our house. The stilt grass grows fast and kills the other ground cover plants.
Every morning I weed whack for one battery charge of the lightweight weed whacker.
It gives me about 15 minutes of exercise and by mid-June the ferns, sea oats and other small plants will have recovered.
Repeat in September.
This gives me hope!!!
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Same here. We seniors (soon to be 77 & 80) moved 2 years ago to 6 acres, 10-15 miles from a good grocery chain. People think we’re nuts ( but others we know are leaving the sunny south back to the wintry north). We now have a pond, two gardens ( one with raised beds off the ground), wild apple trees etc. It’s a constant battle against weeds which don’t bother me ( husband too busy to help 😂). I bought a battery - run weedwhacker, leaf blower and chainsaw. Nothing new for me except the batteries. I’m in the process of removing bushes which require constant trimming and replacing with perennials. I get as much exercise as the batteries allow until they need charging, walk our dog every day down our quiet road and eat a few fresher vegetables than I can buy. My plan is put in more raised beds next year and get the pond stocked with bass. Gives me hope. PS. I don’t mind winter but arthritis makes it hard to go snowshoeing any more.
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I love this story and relate to it completely.
The retaining wall between my home & a neighbor Is basically an out of control bed of English ivy and assorted weeds.
I've been trimming pulling hacking away for 25 years.
It's my reliable nemesis!