KNOCKOUT ROSES
I asked my good friend, Carol Miller, who is a landscape designer in Pennsylvania, if she could recommend a carefree rose plant that was disease resistant, yet colorful. She said the Knockout Rose would be what I'm looking for, so I did an Internet search and ordered a few. I just thought I'd pass along this bit of information in case you like roses but not the upkeep. I've seen them in hot pink, red and tropicana with yellow centers. Some are even double roses.
KEEPING COOL WHILE MOWING THE LAWN
(2008)
Today as my husband was mowing the lawn on this hot, humid day, I was trying to think of something I could do to help keep him a little cooler. He was already given an ice cold glass of orange juice and a pitcher full of ice water. Then I remembered how a wet washcloth on the neck or wrists can help cool off a person, and went to work on a solution. Laying out an absorbent kitchen towel, I placed ice cubes on the towel lengthwise. The lengthwise sides of the towel were folded over the ice. A rubber band on each end kept the ice from slipping out, and a large safety pin in the center held it in as well. I slipped the ice cold towel around my husband's neck and safety pinned it in the front of his neck. When he was finished he said it really helped him feel cooler and he sweat less. The only thing is the ice melted and dripped down his back. The next time I would use a bread bag full of ice, wrapped inside the towel!
Today as my husband was mowing the lawn on this hot, humid day, I was trying to think of something I could do to help keep him a little cooler. He was already given an ice cold glass of orange juice and a pitcher full of ice water. Then I remembered how a wet washcloth on the neck or wrists can help cool off a person, and went to work on a solution. Laying out an absorbent kitchen towel, I placed ice cubes on the towel lengthwise. The lengthwise sides of the towel were folded over the ice. A rubber band on each end kept the ice from slipping out, and a large safety pin in the center held it in as well. I slipped the ice cold towel around my husband's neck and safety pinned it in the front of his neck. When he was finished he said it really helped him feel cooler and he sweat less. The only thing is the ice melted and dripped down his back. The next time I would use a bread bag full of ice, wrapped inside the towel!
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