More like...stick something in the ground. Does it die or not??
That was sort of what I was hoping for. I do think there will be a lot of digging regardless, since the (10x10) back yard has basically been wild for years.
Buffy: A Guide, but no water or food. So it leads me to the sacred place and then a week later it leads you to my bleached bones? Giles: Buffy, really. It takes more than a week to bleach bones.
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Mar 16, 2014 4:46:37 am PDT #22462 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Theodosia - Mar 16, 2014 4:48:18 am PDT #22463 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jesse, let me put in a quick plug for Jennifer Convertible, which really was one of the more comfortable sofas that I've sat (and later slept) on. My very picky aunt, who also has a small oodle of money, bought two after sitting on my Mom's new sofa.
Sheryl - Mar 16, 2014 4:55:47 am PDT #22464 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Weather here continues to be weird. Nice and sunny yesterday, but they're predicting some sort of snow/rain mix tonight into tomorrow. Hope the hyacynths don't die.
brenda m - Mar 16, 2014 4:57:55 am PDT #22465 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, I had a great one from Jennifer. Really sturdy and comfortable.
Jesse - Mar 16, 2014 5:04:52 am PDT #22466 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Too bad they don't have stores here, and I am now convinced I can't buy anything without sitting on it first. If only I were still in Queens!
-t - Mar 16, 2014 5:41:28 am PDT #22467 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
More like...stick something in the ground. Does it die or not??
That's gardening!
I grew up with the whole digging twice, amending the soil, etc. process and, you know, sometimes plants just die even if you do everything right and sometimes they thrive if you literally stick cut stems in the ground and water them occasionally (literally how I grew my california lavender out front, it is taller than me and trying to take over the walkway). Don't let how you should be doing it stop you from half-assed gardening if that's all you're really up for. It can be very rewarding.
Sue - Mar 16, 2014 5:41:37 am PDT #22468 of 30000
hip deep in pie
There's a furniture refurb place here that does things like that, maybe there's one around where you live.
If it were in better shape, I prbably would, but it's been picked on by the cats and is definitely showing it's age, so it probably mean repair and slipcover. I think we're starting to talk more money than it cost.
Jesse, are you planning to grow veggies? You might want to get the soil test for lead content. (The soil around here is high in lead, so I built raised bed for veggies and added all new soil.) Otherwise, I would just buy bags of compost and add it in to your new soil.
Calli - Mar 16, 2014 5:44:58 am PDT #22469 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
gardening 101. It said to start with testing your soil and then digging it all up
Yeah, no. Sure, test your soil to make sure it wasn't a dumping ground for a 19th century paint manufacturer. But if it isn't half cadmium and half lead, put in some two-foot high walls on it, fill 'em with good soil, and plant there. Less tilling, less bending, and if you stay on top of mulching and water right (at the roots with a drip hose, not a sprinkler), less weeding.
Jessica - Mar 16, 2014 5:46:40 am PDT #22470 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have a wonderful old leather sofa (12 years old) that needs repairing DESPERATELY. The middle seat has several small tears and one great big one (like 4") right in the middle. I bought one of those home-repair kits and it was a disaster so I know I either need to suck it up and pay a professional, or else just replace it.
sarameg - Mar 16, 2014 6:01:25 am PDT #22471 of 30000
Uhg, I don't think the weather is going to be conducive to starting on building a wall around my postage stamp. It's nice enough now, a little cold, but no bets on how long that lasts. And I don't even have the blocks yet.
Ah well, I can scope out Home Despots options and get varnish anyway.