Spring Roses

 

Spring Roses

On Sunday, I spent a little time in the garden.  The roses in the back garden are starting to bloom.  Of course, they are flowering during our heatwave and getting dehydrated by the end of the day, but, it was slightly cooler on Sunday (a high of 82F) and I was able to take some pictures of them before they turned crisp!  

One of my favorite pink roses

These rose bushes were bought as bare root plants from one of the big box stores at least 30 years ago.  Many of them died over the years, but, a few hardier ones continue to bloom, year after year. They had names at one time, but, I didn't retain the name tags and I no longer remember what their names were.  They have a faint fragrance and I love their appearance.  

Pink Rose 

There are two different pink rose bushes growing next to each other.  The second bush might be some type of double rose:

One of the roses on the second bush still opening up

This one is fully opened

There is one more pink rose bush, but, it's flowers were already fading, so I didn't take any pictures.  However, the white rose standard that M rescued and rehomed in my garden is doing well:

White "Iceberg" Roses

I also planted three potatoes that had started to sprout - we'll see if they grow.  I had another potato growing elsewhere in the garden, but, something ate the potato tops!  

On Sunday, I ordered more groceries to be delivered on Monday.  There were fewer deals, this week, but, beef chuck roast is on sale for $5.99/lb. and I ordered two, one to cook now and one for the freezer.  I'll do a grocery post once the order has been delivered.

I made tuna salad sandwiches for brunch and for dinner, I cooked spicy sauteed potatoes ("ala thel dala") to have with leftover rice, chicken curry, kale mallung, and moringa curry.  We had sesame and jaggery candy for dessert along with grapes (me) and mandarins (daughter).

Daughter and I have been invited to my late friend A's younger daughter's engagement party.  I am planning to wear a sari and on Sunday, I tried on some of my sari blouses to see which ones fit me.  Whichever sari blouse that fits me will determine which sari I will be wearing!  I found that one of my blue sari blouses still fits me provided I made a slight adjustment to the sleeves.  So, I unpicked and adjusted the sleeves, handwashed the blouse and hung it up to dry.  I will iron it, tomorrow.  I have a blue and silver sari that I can wear with it.  

On Sunday, I was grateful for:

- The warm, if slightly cooler, weather
- The roses blooming in my garden
- Being able to order groceries
- Being able to sew
- Daughter watering the garden

My joyful activities included spending time in the garden and sewing.

Plans for Monday include doing laundry, watering the indoor plants, and taking the trash cans to the curb.

How was your Sunday?  What are your plans for Monday?