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Nana's are Beautiful
Springtime. Yard. Gardening.
I've decided I need to be about 10 people. Then? I *might* be able to keep up with it without a hitch. Notice I said *might*. LOL
Right now the yard needs mowed..........and I do mean NEEDS. It's a foot high. But I have to go get oil for the lawn mower. Then I can mow the front. BUT the back?? Uh, no. I have trees that love to shed branches evidently........from wind, storms......and maybe just for the hellovit. So once again, I've got a zillion branches to break down and bundle up.........then pick up all the smaller ones and do the same..........then rake the yard so I CAN run the mower. ugh
But I don't have time for all that at the moment.
My mother's day present is several truck loads of dirt from sister in law's Mom (she built a large addition to her house for her parents). She wants to get rid of it and I NEED dirt.......soooo win/win except for sister in law who has to fill his truck and bring it here. lol My actual "gift" is 5 able bodied ADULTS to help unload the truck and get the dirt to the garden area........which is being greatly expanded since I'll actually have dirt to work with this year instead of mostly rocks of all types and sizes. Then they'll put up the garden fence I got for free from Nichole as it was left at the house she bought.
This present will be done Saturday. So that plot has to be ready by then. Weather has only now really let me get to it.
This will enable me to get the garden in on time. My potatoes are already in and growing well........I put them into my flower bed. lol No where else to put them when they needed planted.
Sooooo today I'm breaking my back getting the garden plot dug and expanded. Me. Alone. Myself. I. UGH Oh, wait. Nix that. I have Maggie and Rufus eagerly trying to help. Although it would be much better if when I dig out weeds Maggie doesn't snatch them and try to rip them apart like they're some bad guy. Even easy child's pup Ammo.....who stopped by prior to the walk with Maggie....put his two cents into it......and thought it great fun. omg
This is using only manual labor tools. Even the tiller I have is a hand held tool. My yard is sooooooooo rocky I wouldn't chance a gas tiller for fear of breaking the blades.
Last year I lost 40 lbs without really trying. At the rate of this year? I might hit my BMI weight of 100 lbs......or lower as I'm only 135 lbs now. I also may have abs like rock. (that tiller does a number on ya)
But I will have a nice garden this year full of stuff to eat fresh and to can. Have to keep the eye on the goal. Cuz last year I got ticked at doing all that digging/tilling myself (plus tackling the jungle that was the yard) that the plot ended up MUCH smaller than I'd planned. Momma was NOT happy.
That said............. I *think* I've got myself psyched to go out and dig again. I'd come in to see if Rufus was awake from his nap yet. Maggie and I wore him out in the yard this morning. LOL
I've decided I need to be about 10 people. Then? I *might* be able to keep up with it without a hitch. Notice I said *might*. LOL
Right now the yard needs mowed..........and I do mean NEEDS. It's a foot high. But I have to go get oil for the lawn mower. Then I can mow the front. BUT the back?? Uh, no. I have trees that love to shed branches evidently........from wind, storms......and maybe just for the hellovit. So once again, I've got a zillion branches to break down and bundle up.........then pick up all the smaller ones and do the same..........then rake the yard so I CAN run the mower. ugh
But I don't have time for all that at the moment.
My mother's day present is several truck loads of dirt from sister in law's Mom (she built a large addition to her house for her parents). She wants to get rid of it and I NEED dirt.......soooo win/win except for sister in law who has to fill his truck and bring it here. lol My actual "gift" is 5 able bodied ADULTS to help unload the truck and get the dirt to the garden area........which is being greatly expanded since I'll actually have dirt to work with this year instead of mostly rocks of all types and sizes. Then they'll put up the garden fence I got for free from Nichole as it was left at the house she bought.
This present will be done Saturday. So that plot has to be ready by then. Weather has only now really let me get to it.
This will enable me to get the garden in on time. My potatoes are already in and growing well........I put them into my flower bed. lol No where else to put them when they needed planted.
Sooooo today I'm breaking my back getting the garden plot dug and expanded. Me. Alone. Myself. I. UGH Oh, wait. Nix that. I have Maggie and Rufus eagerly trying to help. Although it would be much better if when I dig out weeds Maggie doesn't snatch them and try to rip them apart like they're some bad guy. Even easy child's pup Ammo.....who stopped by prior to the walk with Maggie....put his two cents into it......and thought it great fun. omg
This is using only manual labor tools. Even the tiller I have is a hand held tool. My yard is sooooooooo rocky I wouldn't chance a gas tiller for fear of breaking the blades.
Last year I lost 40 lbs without really trying. At the rate of this year? I might hit my BMI weight of 100 lbs......or lower as I'm only 135 lbs now. I also may have abs like rock. (that tiller does a number on ya)
But I will have a nice garden this year full of stuff to eat fresh and to can. Have to keep the eye on the goal. Cuz last year I got ticked at doing all that digging/tilling myself (plus tackling the jungle that was the yard) that the plot ended up MUCH smaller than I'd planned. Momma was NOT happy.
That said............. I *think* I've got myself psyched to go out and dig again. I'd come in to see if Rufus was awake from his nap yet. Maggie and I wore him out in the yard this morning. LOL