This week DeVon has had some time off after working the fourth of July and the weekend. It's been fun spending some time together. When DeVon's off we mostly run around spending money we shouldn't and enjoying each others company. This week he has been working on the back yard and I have to admit that he got that horrible duty after many years of me trying and complaining and finally giving up. I told him I would do the front yard but he or anyone one he wanted to hire could do the back yard. It's a overwhelming job. Sometimes I would love to move to a fun old house with a very little yard. Or if I really want to fantasize I think of a sprinkler system that comes on automatically and covers every area of the yard and I can only worry about paying the bill. Anyway on my daily exercise walks I look at yards and try to get some cute low maintenance ideas, then I drive DeVon back to see what I found. All I can say about yard work is that it takes a lot of time and money. Both of which I would rather not spend. Now I hate to sound so negative, I love a cute yard and have been know to go to the owner of the house and compliment them on their yard. My mother was famous for doing that and making new friends while learning the names of different plants. I have a friend that made a neighborhood garden inviting friends to give her starts of some of their plants and remembering them each time she worked in her garden. I thought that was a very cute idea. But she has moved from that house I wonder if whoever bought her house knew it was a neighborhood friendship garden. Now back to our dilemma I think we are going to rent a dump truck at home depot and go get lots of compost at the landfill and keep working on our Garden of WEEDIN. They say it's therapeutic. I guess I need more therapy. If you have any wonderful ideas to transform my backyard please give us your advice.