September 8, 2018 – Bit of this and that, on pause, and then cute:
THIS:
I
spoke with my monthly doctor’s assistant today – about “life” in general and
she mentioned to me that The Brick
Restaurant had gone out of business [along with possibly others] because of
Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) hosting the World Games 2018
here and they “stole” all of the Brick Restaurant's help.
She
explained, TIEC stole all their waiters and even their cooks and The Brick, a
long time restaurant here in Landrum is now out of business because they could
not replace their staff.
And,
she said, some of us will have to deal with roads completely blocked off for
some of their functions. Landrum – this is
– near Mill Springs.
Part
of my mind was saying – why take a 6 to 8 week job when you have a year-round
gig. Big money for a few weeks, doesn’t pay the bills the rest of the year. And, the other part of my mind was, obviously
the overhead at The Brick couldn’t afford to challenge the wages of TIEC to
keep their help. This was not a WIN-WIN
situation. This was a definite LOSE-LOSE.
Because
of the impending TIEC host of the world games for the equestrian events – I drove
out HWY 108 through Columbus into Tryon and then into Landrum in order to avoid
HWY 74 West. Even on HWY 108 from Rutherfordton
to Tryon, I noticed heavy traffic and many new establishments along the
way. How long will these new
establishments last? A month, two months – the locals won’t keep them alive
longer than that.
We are two days
before the big kick off start of the World Games 2018 – Equestrian Games –
on Tuesday the 11th of September and I notice many out of state
cars, heavy traffic, and “foreigners” about.
I
intend on staying home and watching it on TV – GEE, I hope we can it on TV! For more info: http://tryon.coth.com/wp_tryon/venue/tiec/
THAT:
This
is the year of “If it doesn’t flower or produce or do what I expect it to do” IT IS GONE!
Today’s case in point: Hydrangeas! I HAD 4 of them and they have only given me a
show about once in 8 years. I have been “babysitting”
them for the last six years and they have to escape the late killing frosts in
order to get those gorgeous blue blossoms that I want to cut and fill vases and
scatter throughout the house. It has
never happened. I paid “big money” for
the various hydrangea shrubs I have collected over the last 8 years and I am completely
unhappy with the lack of blooms. When
we don’t have ample rain, I just about run my well dry to get them hydrated.
Then, they get frosted and I get no blooms.
HECK – I can order a bouquet at the florist once or twice a year and get
more than what I have gotten from these so-called exquisite hybrids.
Today,
I had the “ITCH” to nix anything that wasn’t producing and – it was unlucky for
the hydrangeas – they are now cut to the ground. I took great pleasure –
actually gleeful pleasure - cutting them down and tossing the long green stems on
the wheelbarrow. It was a satisfying
moment for each of the four shrubs that I cut down. And, the huge garden space
that I have now recovered is only waiting for me to re-think those gardens and
consider what will give me more pleasure with less heart ache. [I can only show you pictures of other people's gardens - I never saw the glory.]
ON PAUSE:
I
sat overlooking my not yet finished patio near the shed and I realized that the
tulip trees have very “heavy” sounding leaves.
The fall leaves are starting and we are only into September eight days. It must be a three-week drought at this time. Those leaves fall with a “crunch” sound when
they hit the new pavers.
AND JUST CUTE:
I ran up on this looking up a word – it was a weather word. The picture made me smile for a long time.
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