Becca_Anne

((((Littlesister)))I don't blame you it's quite enough and you deserve to have peace in your space and not have your house made a mess all the time. A shame about the window hope you can get it replaced quickly. Mt Rider hope the med does help and that the anxiety goes away. I have bad anxiety so I understand how uncomfortable that is. Kappy your yard sounds wonderful and glad you are getting to know what grows in your area. We have some kind of wild onion growing in our yard it makes small bunches and is all over the place. We have some plants in my yard that I Id'd as snakeberry which looks just like a wild strawberry. The birds love them. I am sure it is the Potentilla Indica variety. So has some medicinal uses. Otherwise some violets, dandelions and peoney and hosta plants. I didn't know until this year that Peoney flowers and hosta shoots are edible. I really want to learn more about edible wild plants. And domestic ones that I will be growing I got all my 100 strawberry plants in the ground today (some in Greenstalk planters and some in the soil) and 10 asparagus plants. I had to dig a trench and spent 5 hrs in the garden today broadforking and with my son using the tiller we got it cleared and ready to plant. It's supposed to be a frost advisory on sunday so I'll wait until after that's over to put in my hardened off transplants. I'm just barely going to have enough room to get some of everything in, but most likely will be donating a bunch of tomato starts to the community garden as I planted a lot and not sure if they will all fit. I will pick the best ones to plant. I will plant another 10 asparagus plants tomorrow but I was too tired to dig another trench today Ibuprofen is my friend tonight I also got all the laundry done and put away and made dinner. Now I'm going to work on the baby quilt binding

Jeepers you got so much done glad you had a good trip! Don't worry we'll get the exact rules from the city on the distance from the line the fence has to be and pull the right permits, etc. But he's not getting 1 inch over what is allowed. He knows the property line is smack up against his house but still driving his car on our property so I am done being nice. Ambergris that salad looks amazing Littlesister hope you feel better and the muscle relaxer helps! Miki love chicken and dumplings. You all are making me hungry My blueberry bushes (10) arrived today. I planted 5 in pots and will put 5 in the ground. It started raining mid planting so I got the potted ones in but with lightning starting decided the others could wait until tomorrow. I'll be putting them in to make a "living fence" along my path near my peony bushes I think there is enough room I can just dig holes and put them in. DH tried to use our tiny rototiller but had to stop due to the weather as well. He did pick up the potting soil I needed for my greenstalks so I will get those filled tomorrow and put in the strawberry plants. Then I'm just going to have to make a bed for the asparagus so I don't lose the plants. I really had thought I'd have my garden soil ready by the time these plants came but no such luck. We'll figure something out

(((Littlesister))) Glad your GS got the job hope it works out for him. Mt RIder so glad you are sleeping better! It makes life so much more bearable. Miki glad you were able to get your teeth taken care of and able to spend more time outside. It's been lovely here so I am looking forward to the weekend hoping to get out in my garden. My seedlings the first batch is hardened off ready to plant as soon as I get the ground rototilled! My asparagus and strawberries arrived today so I need to get them in the ground tomorrow. Hoping my son and hubby can get that done for me.

Thanks for the idea Mother, Midnightmom and Littlesister! I think putting my greenhouse there is a great idea! I will see how far the gravely area extends. If it's a lot I'll also add raised beds there. I have another area in mind for the in ground garden and I'll put flowers there once I get the raised bed veggi gardens in the future. No funds to do that this year but it's part of the longer term vision. Had a great day at work today a really important year long project got completed sucessfully today and I got recognized for my work which always feels nice Littlesister hope your GS gets the job and the apartment! Miki so glad you and your DH's cars can be fixed. Tough to walk everywhere for long. Mt Rider hope you feel better soon and glad you have a plan to help your mom remember her meds. Caregiving from far away is hard.

Everyone is busy! I spent today mostly doing laundry and puttering around organizing. Laid back day which I really needed. We did not get the ground tilled yesterday unfortunately part of where I wanted to put the garden has gravel right under the grass so I think there was a driveway there previously. Then we had a thunderstorm and too wet today so will keep hardening plants off and aim for next sunny day to get one of us out there to till in my alternate location. Have an issue now with neighbor who lets his dogs out loose and when asked used some nasty language towards me and my family so will be putting in a fence which I can't afford but now cannot afford not to. I hope he enjoys the fence being 3 ft from his house which is where the property line is! No more nice me.

Oh my gosh Littlesister thank you so much for that reminder for tie downs! I haven't put my greenhouse together yet but I really don't want to put it up and then have it blow away! Mt Rider so sorry about your landlord's troubles hope they heal up soon. Euphrasyne you got so much done! and what a cute lunch Miki love homemade bread bet your house smells amazing I am going to quilt guild sewing day tomorrow. Really looking forward to it I worked way too much this week and need some playtime. My plants are loving the real sun I had them out 6 hrs today. Going to till my garden and hopefully plant the first batch of plants on Sunday

Ambergris I've watched her channel before she has some good tips. Mt Rider prayers that there are no fires Littlesister hope you start feeling better soon. Today was all about wrapping up the never ending work project but we got what we needed done. At home I started hardening off some of my seedlings. Need to make more room under the grow lights and get the plants I have started in the ground soon. Baby chicks are growing and doing well.

Mt Rider hope the neurologist can figure out what will be helpful or at the least give you some answers on what is going on. Annarchy really hope the A/C situation can get sorted out. Have a great trip Jeepers! Littlesister probably easier just to buy a new post hole digger not sure if I've ever seen just the handles on sale for those. I need to get to digging post holes too Want to put up my trellises. I have put the one together but it is still inside the house. Have the posts just need to dig holes! Then I can put the other one together. DH still working on taxes it was more complicated than usual this year due to sale of our old house and multiple state tax returns to do but I think we are getting close now. We have lots of plants started I just need to get the garden bed tilled and start hardening off the ones I started last month. Planted pumpkins and watermelons today with Ben for his garden space in cups. So will put those out in a few weeks. I have hopes we will get some garden even without me fussing over the plants. Will have 2 still at home while we are gone in June to keep it watered, and going to use a lot of landscape fabric to keep the weeds down since I know they won't remember to weed it. So we will see. Worst case I replant things when I get home for a fall garden

Ooh Looking forward to trying this recipe Dee once I have some ripe zucchini this summer

This weekend was very full. Saturday we painted the Living room. With 11 ft ceilings it was quite the job. Just need to re-hang the light fixture and eventually will add crown molding. Easter yesterday very laid back, then today was my youngest son's birthday. I took the day off so had a 4 day weekend. Was nice but going to be hard to go back to work tomorrow!

I need to get re-usable bags. No charge here yet but in Oregon they started charging for bags and then most stores stopped carrying paper bags which I used for my paper recycling. They don't recycle paper here just cardboard so more stuff in the landfill. I use the plastic bags to line my small garbage cans but they give you so many now at Walmart practically one per item that I always have too many. I am not good at taking them back to the store to recycle them either so I would do better with re-usable. Thanks for the reminder I'm going to go put some in my Amazon order

Thanks for the reminder Dee I have some mulberries in the freezer and some tomatoes I need to use up as well as some pumpkin. I have some time this weekend so maybe I'll make a mulberry pie and pumpkin muffins.

Thank you everyone I had a lovely Birthday

Feel better Mt Rider. Hope the electrical issue turns out to be something simple. Homes sure keep us busy with repairs! Littlesister glad GS can help you till. I need to get my kids to help me this year since the area will be bigger and more grass to clear. Jeepers glad your business at the lawyer went smoothly. Ambergris so glad your tooth got fixed. Miki have a great weekend too! and glad Peanut is doing better. Today was my birthday so I spent it doing what I wanted. That involved going to the paint store to buy the paint for the room I'm still renovating, and then I relaxed most of the rest of the day and we went out for dinner at a Thai restaurant and to a beautiful string quartet concert by candlelight tonight in St Louis. It was delightful

Miki hope your pup gets the needed diagnosis and treatment. Hugs. Big day here today we got our baby chicks this morning! There are 6 but one was under the heater plate when I snapped this shot. Also of note it's raining inside my front entryway the roof repair did not fix the problem and I got confirmation today my best friend/sister of the heart is coming to live with me. So my family is growing. She will be moving here in July.

Wishing you an extra special birthday!!

I spent almost all this year thinking I was already 52, then this week realized nope that's how old I will be turning this year so I get a year free

Thank you Darlene! It will all work out and thankful we didn't lose everything

Thanks for the ideas on creative cooking. I am now inspired to bring my Instapot when I go to visit my daughter and stay in the motel in a few months. I was already planning on bringing my coffemaker and microwave (we are staying in a motel 6 so no frills) and this will mean I can cook dinner (heat chili, make chicken, etc) if we go to the grocery store it will be cheaper than eating out as much. My goal is to keep a cooler with basic stuff and then go to the store every few days to stock back up.

((((Annarchy)))) Yikes! So glad you are ok. And praying the AC unit gets fixed under the warranty and you don't need to involve a lawyer. What a mess. Mt Rider Yay you deserve a day that is uneventful! I got a big work project done today so the rest of the week will be much more pleasant. Even got some quilting done so I am feeling relaxed for once.

Jeepers that's awesome you have a big fridge I've never seen a full sized one at a hotel. Kappy love the greenhouse. I have one but it's not set up yet Euphrasyne I need to get stocked up on meat too. That seems like a good deal. Miki hope your shoulder feels better Midnightmom I'm surprised your Dr's office didn't walk you through the CGM and help you get it set up on your phone. I hope you can continue to make it work they are super helpful. Littlesister sounds like things are going better with your GS glad he's recovering from his illness enough to pick up after himself. I have book group today and plan to put a second coat on the ceiling of paint. May be able to get away with just touch ups we'll see how it looks and go from there. I will paint the walls next weekend I was so tired yesterday from the painting it's clear I can't do it all in one day anymore.

I had a "fun" day off today painting an 11 foot ceiling. My shoulder hurts too so we are all in good company. I still need to do a second coat but it got too dark to see were the patches were that needed a touch up. Used a light cream color but it looks whiter than I wanted but I am NOT doing it again I will just live with it awhile. I am going to take a break on the renovations once I get this done and work on the outside projects.

Nice set up Kappy! I am just about ready to put together my coop. Have to work on what kind of bigger run I want but I like the idea of the hoop house style so they can "free range" in a bigger area than what comes with the coop. They will be small for a bit and don't get here until the 3rd so will be inside until they fully feather out so I have some time to plan/set up. It's still pretty chilly here so I haven't been doing much outside. Did get some of my seeds started so have tomatoes and peppers and a few other things coming along! Grow lights working well and have a fan going to strengthen them.

That's a lot to deal with and I wish you didn't have to. Hugs. I'm glad you have found a few things that help you.

Welcome back! So glad you were able to get in even if you had to change your name. I remember you well