I mowed a lawn; I brought home groceries
I am excused from further duties today.
I also shoved in a handful of lobelia seedlings acquired at the supermarket into the awkward front flower bed in one more bid to get something to grow there that isn't weeds. The problem is the clay, I think. It's hard to find a plant that says, 'Clay? Give me more!' Sigh. At least with the new hose it's easy to keep them watered as the weather heats up - just poke it over the fence.
The... I think peppermint seeds I've been keeping in a covered seed-raising box are sprouting in a way which I suppose is nice, but it happens so veeeeeeryyyyyy slooooooowllyyyy that it really is no wonder I've been two-timing with supermarket seedlings. The daisy cuttings I snuck into the same box seem to be doing quite well, though one of the lavender sprigs died and the other isn't looking so great. Oh well. The circle of life and all that.
I also have a dilemma, in that yesterday I acquired a shirt for gardening, because it was long-sleeved and airy and the print was busy enough that it wouldn't show the dirt, and, having tried it out, I'm a bit in love with it and don't want it to fade too soon. The print is made to look like a patchwork of gingham and cheque and houndstooth, all in shades of red and burgundy and it should be loud and busy and horrible - it is - but it is also strangely pleasing. Ah well, I'll work something out.
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I've been experimenting with cooking. The Chinese Broccoli/Gai Lan stir fry did not turn out so great, mostly because I'd substituted a couple of key ingredients, but the potential for greatness was there. I have plans for celery-and-tofu. (Marination will occur! Oh boy!) but not tonight, because I am excused from duties. (There were salmon fritters at the cafe on the way home: edible, but not something I'd actively seek out again.)
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As to Yuletide, I have completed my Canon Review, and have the inklings of an idea that should please my recipient and myself. I may have to go back and review some portions of the canon again a few times. To get the details right, you understand. It will be a terrible trial.
I also shoved in a handful of lobelia seedlings acquired at the supermarket into the awkward front flower bed in one more bid to get something to grow there that isn't weeds. The problem is the clay, I think. It's hard to find a plant that says, 'Clay? Give me more!' Sigh. At least with the new hose it's easy to keep them watered as the weather heats up - just poke it over the fence.
The... I think peppermint seeds I've been keeping in a covered seed-raising box are sprouting in a way which I suppose is nice, but it happens so veeeeeeryyyyyy slooooooowllyyyy that it really is no wonder I've been two-timing with supermarket seedlings. The daisy cuttings I snuck into the same box seem to be doing quite well, though one of the lavender sprigs died and the other isn't looking so great. Oh well. The circle of life and all that.
I also have a dilemma, in that yesterday I acquired a shirt for gardening, because it was long-sleeved and airy and the print was busy enough that it wouldn't show the dirt, and, having tried it out, I'm a bit in love with it and don't want it to fade too soon. The print is made to look like a patchwork of gingham and cheque and houndstooth, all in shades of red and burgundy and it should be loud and busy and horrible - it is - but it is also strangely pleasing. Ah well, I'll work something out.
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I've been experimenting with cooking. The Chinese Broccoli/Gai Lan stir fry did not turn out so great, mostly because I'd substituted a couple of key ingredients, but the potential for greatness was there. I have plans for celery-and-tofu. (Marination will occur! Oh boy!) but not tonight, because I am excused from duties. (There were salmon fritters at the cafe on the way home: edible, but not something I'd actively seek out again.)
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As to Yuletide, I have completed my Canon Review, and have the inklings of an idea that should please my recipient and myself. I may have to go back and review some portions of the canon again a few times. To get the details right, you understand. It will be a terrible trial.