Do It Right Or Else

My wife is the personification of a strong work ethic -

• Get to work early.
• Never call in sick.
• Do everything right the first time.

She once had an employer tell her that she was the perfect employee, but that she wouldn’t work for her because she never cut herself, or anybody else, any slack.  While there is some truth to that, Honey’s employees tended to be fiercely loyal.

That same attitude carries over into horticulture where Honey has a produce or perish approach to the plants in our yard.  We have a magnolia tree and several crepe myrtle bushes that refuse to bloom.  Honey has been after me for years to cut them down or dig them up and burn them.

Luckily, somehow her ironclad rules don’t extend to husbands.  We have been together for almost fifty years although God knows I am far from perfect.  I am thankful for that.