The sole of my heel on my left shoe keeps slipping off while I’m at my desk. I’ve been able to find it and replace it both times so far today, but I’ll be pissed if it falls off elsewhere and I can’t find it again. I’m not sure I can get these replaced. Hi! [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Gardening'
Oh, That’s Right: I Have a Blog
April 5th, 2007 · No Comments · Gardening
Oh, so procrastinatory this week. Not one blog post, and it’s Thursday. How lazy am I? Well, I have been under the weather (not real weather). And then the weather has been very cold (the real weather). And there was, you know, work to do. And stuff like that. We are having a cold snap [...]
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Improve Your Stamina in Just 25 Weeks!
March 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Gardening
I have been going to the gym at least weekly, and typically 2-3 times a week, since October, but I haven’t seen much evidence of weight loss or strength increase. It has been very demoralizing. That is, until last night! I mowed the lawn last night (bowing to peer pressure as all my neighbors’ lawn [...]
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Spring Cleaning
March 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Endless Blathering, Gardening
I spent all day on Sunday cleaning, ostensibly for Tracy’s parents but also because the house just needed it, and I can’t really believe how much better the place feels. It really does make a difference. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take long for the pet dander to build up again, so it won’t last long. One [...]
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These Things Actually Work!
March 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Gardening
Well, if you were wondering about spring, it is here. We had a night thunderstorm and woke up to eighty degrees and muggy. The grass has greened up rather spectacularly, and there are cherry trees in bloom. My full-size daffodils are still not blooming, but they had buds this morning. Maybe I’ll return tonight to [...]
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Maybe Just Slo-Mo
March 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Endless Blathering, Gardening
I feel like time is moving very quickly these days. I wake up and it’s Friday again, and I think, “Where did the week go?” And then I wake up and it’s Monday, and I think, “Where did the weekend go?” At these points, I just want to push a pause button on my life. [...]
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I’d Prefer to Be Home, If You Want to Know the Truth
March 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Gardening
Wow- the weather warms up, the clocks move back, and all of a sudden I’ve got terrible spring fever. I want to be outside, pulling up weeds and messing with the compost bin and doing all manner of happy dirty outdoor chores. I’ve considered taking tomorrow off work as a personal day, or leaving early both [...]
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More Gardening & Bark Training
March 12th, 2007 · No Comments · Endless Blathering, Gardening
Spring is definitely in the air here in Columbia. The weekend was beautiful with moderate temperatures, the first one so far. We still have a couple of weeks before the official spring break for the university, not that it affects me. Well, the lines at lunch will be shorter and traffic will be lessened, but [...]
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Bark Training & Gardening
March 7th, 2007 · No Comments · Endless Blathering, Gardening
So we’ve embarked on “bark training” in our house. This has involved the following: putting up a gate into the foyer (she likes to keep watch out the front door for passing dogs, each of whom sends her into a barking frenzy) supervising the dog while she’s in the yard (the hardest part, since we are [...]
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Crocus!
March 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Gardening
I have crocus blooming! Crocus, little blossoms less than an inch from the ground, are usually the first bloom of spring in our area. Daffodils follow soon after, and then everything else joins in. But crocus herald the season. I like having crocus planted right near entrances or by the mailbox. That way I will see [...]
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