Dear Universe, can I just say
That everything now smells of hay,
I’ve cut the lawn down, best I can,
(And wished I could employ a man…)
Cause, what with all the sun and rain,
The green stuff had gone mad again.
‘Cause rain you gave us, all the way,
And practically every day
In bucketloads, or fine as mist
That only rarely would desist
Tiil I get home… admit defeat…
And then you turn on all the heat!
I only took a week away
A week that was both work and play,
A short break is not much to ask
But in return, I face a task…
For every single thing I own
Is dusty, hairy, or has grown.
I’ve hoovered up the clippings and
Swept up the ant-hill burrowed sand,
I’ve tackled cobwebs, dusted through,
I’ve scrubbed until home shines anew…
I’ve cleaned the fish and bathed the hound
And all the buried dog-treats found.
As if that’s not enough, I’ve been
Each day to work to cook and clean,
I’ve written, researched and designed…
(All with bronchitis, bear in mind…)
So, Universe, a small request…
Please can I have a bloody rest?
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
There is no rest till we are able! But you sure can take it easy! 😍
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Certainly little rest around here 😉
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Exactly!
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Don’t know how you do it Sue!
Our garden is crazy too at the moment!!!
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A week away and my nice short lawn was a meadow… but that’s nothing next to the war-zone at Nick’s 😉
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Good luck!!
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We need it down there…
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I have a big old skythe (from the 19th century. Shall i borrow you? Lol Normally i am using it bringing fear into the eyes of our neighbour. 😉 Michael
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I could certainly do with a scythe… though with my luck at the moment, maybe not a good idea 😉
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I totally understand, Sue! Better not, but i hope you have something else to do the job. Michael
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I do…but a goat might be safer 😉
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Oh, how funny. Yes a goat is the best meower you can get. But whats about Ani? Is she accepting the goat?
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Perhaps she wouldn’t mind… or at least, not as much as she minds the cows 😉
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That’s bloody brilliant, Sue. Ha ha. Poor you…..Feet up woman, pour yourself a glass of wine. xx .
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Beautiful…it’s a nice one
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Thank you 🙂
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Reblogged this on Rose English UK and commented:
This is a fab poem well worth checking out and sums up the current weather perfectly. Thanks for sharing Sue
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🙂
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The weather in the UK has been dismal this year, Sue. It has been flooding near to my mom’s home town. I hope it will be more normal when we come in mid-August. I am expecting Scotland to be quite cold [by our standards]. I hope you are feeling better now. You seem to get bronchitis quite often. .
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We’ve actually had a fair amount of sun, though today is ridiculously hot for the UK. Scotland, though, is cooler and far more pleasant 🙂
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Grass in unforgiving in the summer, which is why I like autumn best of all. It can just be! Too bad Ani is not a grass eating animal – you could just put her out on the lawn. May I make a suggestion? Some people around here rent goats to take care of their yard. Takes a couple of day but they get rid of everything!
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Well, as the birds ate all my strawberries (where is that bird dog when you need her!) goats may as well have my roses 😉
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We’ve also had endless rain and NOW it’s getting warm. Our frontlawn has gone crazy again and definitely needs scything (again) … and even though the backyard was done just a week ago, it already looks like meadow time!
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We’ve had rain, cold weather, mist…and yet it was 104 degrees when I got in the car to come home….
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That is REALLY hot.
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Tell me about it… 😦
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Love it, love it, love it! 🙂
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Ah… recognise the problem, Bette? 😉
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I can relate 😏 Hope you get a break soon 💕
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Highly unlikely 😉
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😔🤞
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All things considered, having a day off just isn’t possible. But now you have caught up with everything you can squeeze a little time off?
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Apparently not… an easy Sunday had turned into a nightmare with the pond by eight in the morning. Still getting my head and heart round that.
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You do deserve on Sue . Sending you energy.💜💜💜
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After today, Willow, I am grateful for every bit I can muster xxx
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Oh! Dear Sue is there no one who can help you 💜
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We called in the cavalry…but it was not a good day. xx
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Oh! Gosh!
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❤ x
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Omg Sue, you don’t need anyone’s permission. Take it easy will ya girl! ❤
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I am when I can 😉 xx
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Just do it! ❤
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Not quite that simple…as you well know 😉 xx
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I hear you Sue. Just keep in mind, sometimes the caregivers could use a helping hand too. I know one of my weaknesses is to never ask for help. ❤
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My problem is that there is seldom anyone around I can ask 😉 xx
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Oh, do I hear you on that Sue ❤
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I know, Debby ❤
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❤
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Aye, you’ve certainly earned one! 🙂
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Not happening yet 😉
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Bugger! 😦
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I know… 😦
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No rest for the busy!
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Not yet awhile…
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🙁
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Oh my gosh, Sue, take it easy and get rid of that nasty bronchitis. When we go away for even a short time, I leave the house in perfect order. I hate to come home to a mess because I know before I even get out of the car, I’ll have to pick up the mail and sort it, go to the grocery to restock, and empty those suitcases of stuff that gets put away and the mounds of laundry we wore while gone. There is no rest for the weary! Take care, my friend. ❤️🤗❤️
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I do the same, Michelle… I much prefer walking back in to a tidy space with the floors washed and the bed ready… and pick up the milk on the way home too 😉
I’ll be glad when this clears though. With everything that is going on at Nick’s place at the moment, I’m just exhausted all the time. ❤
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You have to take care of yourself or you’ll be no good to anyone. Rest….
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I’ll do my best 🙂 x
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