Thorns in my side
Well it’s been a bad couple of days.
Yesterday I was out checking my roses and debating on taking some cuttings to my mother off of the Don Juan climbing rose. I decided against it at the time as we had a couple of errands to run before we would drop by there and I didn’t want the cuttings to wilt or die. The blooms were gorgeous, big and full and deep in colour.
We went out and ran our errands and got back home around 430 or so and I stepped out to smoke a cigarette. I looked over toward the roses and noticed that all the blooms were off of the Don Juan. It was a bit windy out and I thought maybe the wind got them so I decided to walk over and check it out. Much to my surprise not only were the blooms gone, the buds were gone and about half the bulk of the rose bush itself was gone. Someone had taken the liberty to either jump the fence or just waltz into the yard and help themselves to my rose. I was devastated to say the least. Seems a silly thing to be upset over. But if you had seen the plant when we bought it and seen it yesterday you may understand. It looks worse than when we bought it. I told my husband I wanted the roses moved. We had to think about it and decide where to put them and if they could take the move. I thought maybe putting razor wire on the top of the fence or even electrifying the fence might work. Had to think about the child and the dog with the electrifying and the razor wire, my husband said it best, someone would sue us over it. they are that stupid and that sorry in this neighbourhood.
We moved the roses today but it still makes me sick to think about someone taking most of that plant. I hope they got thorned and I hope those blooms wilted the minute they got home and I hope what cuttings they took rot to the core. I worry that moving the roses will kill them but my husband took a lot of care moving them and maybe the shock won’t be so hard on them .
Also today my son called me and told me a trip he was planning got cancelled. He was to leave in two days, well on Thursday and meet someone he really seems to have a good friendship with. That was devastating as well. He was so looking forward to the trip and I know it hurt him terribly to have his plans blow up in his face. I can’t make him feel better and have no clue what to do for him. all I can say is I’m sorry and that I hate it for you and hurt for you.