My poor little birds don’t have to fight over feeder space anymore. UPS took its sweet time getting here with the new tray, but made it in time for me to get it drilled, put the base on, reset the post and fill the feeder just before 16 cardinals were ready for supper. This one […]
Let’s hope it’s hard to stop a Trane, at least. It rained today, and Furnace Dude had an outdoor job planned that they couldn’t do because of the weather, so he installed ours today. I guess they’re done; I came home at lunch to check on Miffy, and he (Furnace Dude, not Miff) said he […]
Beautiful, glorious rain, and supposed to go all day. Bad hair or not, I’ll take it, and so will the Bistro!
Finally, all twelve are in the ground. Most are in the Bee Happy bed. Three in Sarah-Flah’s garden. Just one in with the pipevine that needs a better trellis. This is probably the last hardy hibiscus of 2015. Midnight Marvel. I had to do laundry, do the push mowing, and change out the MLB feeders […]
A few from Friday first. B called the office from the back of the shop to tell me that, “There’s a praying mantis out here if you want it,” and of course, I did. I named her Roberta, and C manti-sat while I cleaned the bathroom. I thought about keeping her as a pet, but […]
Well, I’m broke, but the brand new 80,000 BTU, 92% efficiency, easy and inexpensive to get parts for Trane furnace is paid in full, and will be installed next week. I told Furnace Dude that I wasn’t in any great rush, but he said of the sales calls he’s done lately, I’m the first to […]
We have a large patio. By the time I’m finished pressure washing it, I’ll have met every. square. inch. Personally. Today, I did from the garage across the open part of the patio. I didn’t finish, but I did 427 square feet. It’s very dirty. I wonder when it was last washed? Ever? I also […]
Here is a photo of dirt. Also a photo of 4′ of PVC pipe I got yesterday at lunch, buried just barely under the surface, and the section of pond pump cord that I won’t trip over or have to step over again is inside it. The waterproof connector cover will be here tomorrow, but […]
This morning, I decided to tackle the leak on the north side of the Babbling Brook. It was more annoying than detrimental to the health or functionality of the pond, but it needed to go away. While I was at it, I moved the rocks on the low spot, stuffed some clay underneath and topped […]
Sarcasm definitely intended. I bought 6 bags of pine bark mulch at lunch, and got two of them dumped over the pachysandra. That’s basically it, except for watering what had to be watered, and picking some Mexico Midget tomatoes. I found this while picking the tomatoes. I didn’t squash it; I want those beautiful little […]