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May. 7th, 2011
Saturday this 'n' that
May. 7th, 2011 02:11 pmBusy day so far. And a lovely day, if you're talking mid/late March--cloudy, 50s, with sprinkles.
Anyway. Went to the local Big Box for potting soil and a laundry drying rack, and wound up getting a some-assembly-required laundry cart, bathroom rugs, a new shower curtain, a dining room rug, a couple of flat-leaf parsley plants, and various and sundry kitchen things. Brought it all home, then worked outside for a few hours. The weather isn't exactly conducive, but things needed doing.
So. Weeded and prepped the raised bed, and sowed lettuce seeds. Cleaned out a couple of large pots, and planted the parsley in one and seeds for 5 types of basil in the other. I've been trying to grow these basil varieties for years now--lemon, cinnamon, dark opal, sweet, and lettuce leaf--and only seem to have luck with the sweet. Last year, I covered the planter with chicken wire to keep out the squirrels, and wound up losing the seedlings to a caterpillar that took advantage of the protected environment to gorge. This year, I'll leave off the chicken wire.
I also installed a garden hose holder that's attached directly to the house. I gave up on those plastic wind 'em up boxes--the hoses kinked and jammed anyway. The boxes weathered and cracked after a summer or two, and were so big that it was hard to find a good place to put them. I didn't care if they could be seen. I just didn't want to trip over them. So I bought a simple wrought metal rack and nailed it to the house. Looks a lot nicer, and the hose is as out of the way as it's going to get.
King helped in the installation by swiping and eating the instructions. Luckily, I had already read them.
Haircut app't later. Then I may switch out the dining room rug, or bake banana bread, or work on the bathroom. Too much to do, and too little time.
Anyway. Went to the local Big Box for potting soil and a laundry drying rack, and wound up getting a some-assembly-required laundry cart, bathroom rugs, a new shower curtain, a dining room rug, a couple of flat-leaf parsley plants, and various and sundry kitchen things. Brought it all home, then worked outside for a few hours. The weather isn't exactly conducive, but things needed doing.
So. Weeded and prepped the raised bed, and sowed lettuce seeds. Cleaned out a couple of large pots, and planted the parsley in one and seeds for 5 types of basil in the other. I've been trying to grow these basil varieties for years now--lemon, cinnamon, dark opal, sweet, and lettuce leaf--and only seem to have luck with the sweet. Last year, I covered the planter with chicken wire to keep out the squirrels, and wound up losing the seedlings to a caterpillar that took advantage of the protected environment to gorge. This year, I'll leave off the chicken wire.
I also installed a garden hose holder that's attached directly to the house. I gave up on those plastic wind 'em up boxes--the hoses kinked and jammed anyway. The boxes weathered and cracked after a summer or two, and were so big that it was hard to find a good place to put them. I didn't care if they could be seen. I just didn't want to trip over them. So I bought a simple wrought metal rack and nailed it to the house. Looks a lot nicer, and the hose is as out of the way as it's going to get.
King helped in the installation by swiping and eating the instructions. Luckily, I had already read them.
Haircut app't later. Then I may switch out the dining room rug, or bake banana bread, or work on the bathroom. Too much to do, and too little time.
Saturday this 'n' that
May. 7th, 2011 02:11 pmBusy day so far. And a lovely day, if you're talking mid/late March--cloudy, 50s, with sprinkles.
Anyway. Went to the local Big Box for potting soil and a laundry drying rack, and wound up getting a some-assembly-required laundry cart, bathroom rugs, a new shower curtain, a dining room rug, a couple of flat-leaf parsley plants, and various and sundry kitchen things. Brought it all home, then worked outside for a few hours. The weather isn't exactly conducive, but things needed doing.
So. Weeded and prepped the raised bed, and sowed lettuce seeds. Cleaned out a couple of large pots, and planted the parsley in one and seeds for 5 types of basil in the other. I've been trying to grow these basil varieties for years now--lemon, cinnamon, dark opal, sweet, and lettuce leaf--and only seem to have luck with the sweet. Last year, I covered the planter with chicken wire to keep out the squirrels, and wound up losing the seedlings to a caterpillar that took advantage of the protected environment to gorge. This year, I'll leave off the chicken wire.
I also installed a garden hose holder that's attached directly to the house. I gave up on those plastic wind 'em up boxes--the hoses kinked and jammed anyway. The boxes weathered and cracked after a summer or two, and were so big that it was hard to find a good place to put them. I didn't care if they could be seen. I just didn't want to trip over them. So I bought a simple wrought metal rack and nailed it to the house. Looks a lot nicer, and the hose is as out of the way as it's going to get.
King helped in the installation by swiping and eating the instructions. Luckily, I had already read them.
Haircut app't later. Then I may switch out the dining room rug, or bake banana bread, or work on the bathroom. Too much to do, and too little time.
Anyway. Went to the local Big Box for potting soil and a laundry drying rack, and wound up getting a some-assembly-required laundry cart, bathroom rugs, a new shower curtain, a dining room rug, a couple of flat-leaf parsley plants, and various and sundry kitchen things. Brought it all home, then worked outside for a few hours. The weather isn't exactly conducive, but things needed doing.
So. Weeded and prepped the raised bed, and sowed lettuce seeds. Cleaned out a couple of large pots, and planted the parsley in one and seeds for 5 types of basil in the other. I've been trying to grow these basil varieties for years now--lemon, cinnamon, dark opal, sweet, and lettuce leaf--and only seem to have luck with the sweet. Last year, I covered the planter with chicken wire to keep out the squirrels, and wound up losing the seedlings to a caterpillar that took advantage of the protected environment to gorge. This year, I'll leave off the chicken wire.
I also installed a garden hose holder that's attached directly to the house. I gave up on those plastic wind 'em up boxes--the hoses kinked and jammed anyway. The boxes weathered and cracked after a summer or two, and were so big that it was hard to find a good place to put them. I didn't care if they could be seen. I just didn't want to trip over them. So I bought a simple wrought metal rack and nailed it to the house. Looks a lot nicer, and the hose is as out of the way as it's going to get.
King helped in the installation by swiping and eating the instructions. Luckily, I had already read them.
Haircut app't later. Then I may switch out the dining room rug, or bake banana bread, or work on the bathroom. Too much to do, and too little time.
In other other news
May. 7th, 2011 06:49 pmMy "dining room" is actually more of a dinette area. A regular-size dining table w/ 6-8 chairs can't fit, so I have one of those small 4-chair tables. Maybe 30" x 30"?
The magazines, mail, receipts, etc had piled up over the last few months, leaving me a laptop-size area to eat/work. I thinned the easy stuff last week. Today, I snapped, dragged in the recycle bins, and trashed unread magazines, catalogs from which I did intend to buy stuff--I tell myself I'll remember what I want. Sorted receipts for filing. Dragged out the shredder from the office, and shredded what needed shredding. It took over an hour and a half to clear off that small table. Filled two standard size bins to the halfway point. I could have fit everything in one bin, but I wouldn't have been able to lift it.
One year of Wine Spectator out the door, unread. I received it as a gift sub when I pledged support for the local classical station, so it's not...yes, it is a waste. Yet when I sub to online magazines, I don't read them, either. Granted, at least I'm not killing any trees.
And over the course of the clean-up, I uncovered the broccoli raab seeds that I intended to plant with the lettuces. Got them out there in time for a watering by a passing shower.
The magazines, mail, receipts, etc had piled up over the last few months, leaving me a laptop-size area to eat/work. I thinned the easy stuff last week. Today, I snapped, dragged in the recycle bins, and trashed unread magazines, catalogs from which I did intend to buy stuff--I tell myself I'll remember what I want. Sorted receipts for filing. Dragged out the shredder from the office, and shredded what needed shredding. It took over an hour and a half to clear off that small table. Filled two standard size bins to the halfway point. I could have fit everything in one bin, but I wouldn't have been able to lift it.
One year of Wine Spectator out the door, unread. I received it as a gift sub when I pledged support for the local classical station, so it's not...yes, it is a waste. Yet when I sub to online magazines, I don't read them, either. Granted, at least I'm not killing any trees.
And over the course of the clean-up, I uncovered the broccoli raab seeds that I intended to plant with the lettuces. Got them out there in time for a watering by a passing shower.
In other other news
May. 7th, 2011 06:49 pmMy "dining room" is actually more of a dinette area. A regular-size dining table w/ 6-8 chairs can't fit, so I have one of those small 4-chair tables. Maybe 30" x 30"?
The magazines, mail, receipts, etc had piled up over the last few months, leaving me a laptop-size area to eat/work. I thinned the easy stuff last week. Today, I snapped, dragged in the recycle bins, and trashed unread magazines, catalogs from which I did intend to buy stuff--I tell myself I'll remember what I want. Sorted receipts for filing. Dragged out the shredder from the office, and shredded what needed shredding. It took over an hour and a half to clear off that small table. Filled two standard size bins to the halfway point. I could have fit everything in one bin, but I wouldn't have been able to lift it.
One year of Wine Spectator out the door, unread. I received it as a gift sub when I pledged support for the local classical station, so it's not...yes, it is a waste. Yet when I sub to online magazines, I don't read them, either. Granted, at least I'm not killing any trees.
And over the course of the clean-up, I uncovered the broccoli raab seeds that I intended to plant with the lettuces. Got them out there in time for a watering by a passing shower.
The magazines, mail, receipts, etc had piled up over the last few months, leaving me a laptop-size area to eat/work. I thinned the easy stuff last week. Today, I snapped, dragged in the recycle bins, and trashed unread magazines, catalogs from which I did intend to buy stuff--I tell myself I'll remember what I want. Sorted receipts for filing. Dragged out the shredder from the office, and shredded what needed shredding. It took over an hour and a half to clear off that small table. Filled two standard size bins to the halfway point. I could have fit everything in one bin, but I wouldn't have been able to lift it.
One year of Wine Spectator out the door, unread. I received it as a gift sub when I pledged support for the local classical station, so it's not...yes, it is a waste. Yet when I sub to online magazines, I don't read them, either. Granted, at least I'm not killing any trees.
And over the course of the clean-up, I uncovered the broccoli raab seeds that I intended to plant with the lettuces. Got them out there in time for a watering by a passing shower.