I had to do laundry, so I didn’t have time to build a hoce from start to finish. I did, however, have time to cut the pieces for two hoces. I mixed it up a bit with these; one has a 1.25″ hole, and no perches. The other has a 1.5″ hole, but only two […]

I managed to do a hoce start to finish after work. It still needs floor insulation, and they all need birdy carpet, but it’s done; badly cupped, knotty board or not. Beautiful, nope, but I did okay with the skilsaw, which saved me setup time, and it doesn’t have to be beautiful to keep my […]

As many as four to go, depending upon what i feel like doing! It was raining when I got home from work, so I didn’t feel like getting out the table saw, but I did finish the roost hoce I started yesterday. I didn’t do notched corners on this one because it looked stupid, so […]

I started right after I got home, and probably would’ve finished had it not been for the Board From Hell, which was: a. 8′ long; and b. cupped/warped/something that made the saw want to bind, which doesn’t put me in my happy place when I’m here alone and could bleed to death before anyone found […]

It was laundry day, and since it’s supposed to rain much of the week, I wanted to get my bulbs and asters (and one mum!) in the ground. I also needed to blow leaves off the patio and skim the pond, and I needed a nap because I couldn’t sleep last night, so I didn’t […]

These two are from Friday after work. I topped up the pond, and disturbed a new friend. He’s a Southern leopard frog, so I named him Cletus. It’s too bad it’s so late in the season, because with a little more time, the gaillardia in Sarah-Flah’s garden would make me a flower. Now, this morning! […]

I got my mixed giant croci today; earlier than expected! Nice-looking bulbs. After making one experimental hole, I decided the ground needed wetting before I plant them. It may rain this weekend, and if it doesn’t, I’ll have to put out the sprinklers again. Besides, it was 81 degrees, and I’ve had enough of sweating […]

I was getting concerned about keeping the Spicebush Doot-doots and Luna-to-be indoors with artificial heat and light, when I need them to stay in their little sleeping bags until spring. I’d got 2x2s on Monday (even if RP actually delivered the lattice, cedar board and 2x2s to D’s across the street and I didn’t find […]

Okay, so “crocus” comes from Greek, not Latin, but I think “croci” is funny, so they’re croci. I soaked the soil well yesterday and they all went in easily, except two where I ran into an osage-orange root (HOW!?!?) There were supposed to be 40, but there were actually 38-3/4; 38 that looked really good […]

I didn’t feel like doing much today, so…I didn’t! I spent most of the morning sitting outside in the cold with my little feet heater, watching birds and shooting at the occasional starling on the suet feeders. While I was deciding whether to integrate my crocus bulbs into the part of the lawn that I […]