So, very long frustrating story (that I will not tell now), but we didn't get that house we had an offer out on. Because of this, I've been seeing more houses. Joy ( Read more... )

The house we've had under contract since July is now looking like we might not get it (long story), so partly to umbrella-rain-repel it and partly to widen our options, I've been looking at houses again ( Read more... )

ashnistrike and her wife Nameseeker are HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION.

Omg.

They arrived sometime around 2PMish, ostensibly to 'help me tidy up' and get somewhere on my to-do list for the week, and between then and when they left (having fed us dinner, too, while they were at it) we got about SIX DAYS' WORTH of cleaning done, on even the scale of "John and I ( Read more... )

A lot has changed since last winter in our yard, and I don't remember the last time I posted about the yard, so. :->

First off, we've finally accepted in our hearts that we're not going to be parking our car on the concrete pad in our backyard, so we're going to stop calling it 'the garage'[1] and have begun calling it 'the patio'. Partly this is ( Read more... )

A lot's been going on in our garden since the last time I wrote. A full accounting of species, with pictures, is going to have to wait; however, here are a few jottings.

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In other words, for a day in which I spent hours and hours sacked out half-asleep in various positions all over my house (thank you, female reproductive biology. Grr), there were actually a surprisingly large number of things I've been meaning to do for weeks that were done at the end of the day. Most thanks are due to John, for facilitating my ( Read more... )

Though there's a midwest-native species of honeysuckle I'm considering mail-ordering to put on the new fence making up the west edge of our yard ... ahem. But *aside* from that, I think it's time to just call it done for the year and focus on weeding and nurturing. I did find a nursery/garden center of which I approve pretty seriously (esp. ( Read more... )

Oh, several reasons. You get out of feeling guilty for not slaving away in the hot sun pulling weeds, for one. Or I do. Plus it makes things GROW. But the #1 reason I'm glad it rained today is that it means I don't have to go out there and water in the new plants I bought and put in the ground TuesdayYes, I finally caved and spent money for plants ( Read more... )

I'd say not much is happening around here, but the same amount of everything is going on; I just don't seem to have much to say about it. I've been spending an awful lot of time half-asleep on the couch. Man, I wish I had time, money, and emotional capital to (a) get back into therapy and (b) get medicated again ( Read more... )

Ayup, it's that time of year. I get congested and coughy [1], and suddenly there's much more green around ( Read more... )