Just wanted to drop you a note before I leave for Germany tomorrow.
I'm  looking forward to the cooler weather.
I got some good bargains on post  winter sweaters this weekend because no one in Houston is even thinking about  buying a sweater!
I spent more money on clothes than I ever have at one  sitting!
My backyard is really looking good.
It's almost all planted, maybe 90%  done.
I've planted a few new trees, a Japanese Red Maple, and a Saucer  Magnolia (which has lovely little pink fragrant blossoms).
It will be a  while before they look like trees, though.
Right now they kinda look like  tall bushes.
I've planted a lot of tropical plants, I've got a ten ft.  plumeria (which is what they make the Hawaiian leis out of) which has little  little yellow fragrant blossoms, and an Australian fern tree, which is about  7 ft. tall and looks kinda like a palm.
They're in pots, because I'll have  to take them in during hard freezed.
I've planted lots of climbing pink,  yellow and white roses and one mauve hybrid.
It will take a while before  they fill out.
Also, two pink/purple crape myrtles, which should add a lot  of color.
Those are those colorful small trees that bloom all over  Houston.
I've planted a lot of stuff with scent, and stuff to attract birds  and butterflies.
I hope the next time you come it will have filled out a  bit.
Right now we've been having so much rain that they're drowning a bit.
I need a little sun to make them bloom.
And then there's my St. Francis  fountain.
He's just lovely!

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Just wanted to drop you a note before I leave for Germany tomorrow.
I'm looking forward to the cooler weather.
I got some good bargains on post winter sweaters this weekend because no one in Houston is even thinking about buying a sweater!
I spent more money on clothes than I ever have at one sitting!
My backyard is really looking good.
It's almost all planted, maybe <NUMBER>% done.
I've planted a few new trees, a Japanese Red Maple, and a Saucer Magnolia (which has lovely little pink fragrant blossoms).
It will be a while before they look like trees, though.
Right now they kinda look like tall bushes.
I've planted a lot of tropical plants, I've got a ten ft. plumeria (which is what they make the Hawaiian leis out of) which has little little yellow fragrant blossoms, and an Australian fern tree, which is about <NUMBER> ft. tall and looks kinda like a palm.
They're in pots, because I'll have to take them in during hard freezed.
I've planted lots of climbing pink, yellow and white roses and one mauve hybrid.
It will take a while before they fill out.
Also, two pink/purple crape myrtles, which should add a lot of color.
Those are those colorful small trees that bloom all over Houston.
I've planted a lot of stuff with scent, and stuff to attract birds and butterflies.
I hope the next time you come it will have filled out a bit.
Right now we've been having so much rain that they're drowning a bit.
I need a little sun to make them bloom.
And then there's my St. Francis fountain.
He's just lovely!
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