It's that time of year where grasses and weeds are over taking the yard. Now, first a bit of a confession. I have never used a riding mower! I always pushed mowed or the kids mowed. We have a rider. as a matter of fact, we have had several over the years. I just always preferred to push mow. Of course my push mower had that auto drive , so I didn't actually have to push, I just followed LOL. We also have one of those push weeders, which are nice. I love it, but boy its hard to push through thick weeds and grasses. My son Kenneth mowed the back while I used the push weed eater. The string got caught on fences and snagged on this or that and I had to replace the string 4 or 5 times..and to top that off I caught a piece of old fencing and got it wrapped up on the turning thing. Thankfully Kenneth was able to get it off..So he mowed and I finally finished with the weed eater. Im hot, slimy and seeing spots lol. It should not have taken me so long to get that done. After a bit of rest and some water, we set out to conquer the front. This time I told Kenneth, Ill drive lol. So he showed me the "how to's" and I stretched my leg to Push the break peddle thing and Im TOO short! Kenneth of course is cracking up! ( hes 6'1") So we looked at the seat and was thrilled to see a way we can push it forward. OK, Now we are getting somewhere lol. I barely able to reach, but I reach! And I had to be careful not to lean froward as I was barely able to keep it running. If I went forward even a tiny bit, the mower would shut off. So off I went, got the front all cut, but was not brave enough to hit the ditch or the hill next to the drive way. Kenneth weed eatered in short order, making it looks so easy! Im hot, exhausted, slimy and now have dirt and grass all over me...but I feel great! After being told I may not be strong enough to start the weed eater, or keep the. rider going...I DID IT. I know there will be plenty of things that will be hard for me to do. But with each battle won, i feel empowered to conquer the next. Now for a long hot bath!!
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AuthorMy husband and I would go on a country drive any chance we got. Driving the back roads, looking at the farms and dream. My favorite places to see were the old abandoned farm houses. I would take pictures and wonder who built it, who grew up there and what was life like. Owning land, let alone land with a house on it, seemed unreachable. Moving to Texas we could finally realize our dream. We came with 6 kids, adopted 2 more and now we have none. So Our solo farm adventure begins...Cathy Archives
April 2024
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