You're Makin' Me Live Now, Honey...
I've avoided posting about Romeo and his surgery, progress, etc on LJ because we made a separate blog for that. I thought it might be redundant to copy and paste. Anyway, if you are interested in how things have been going, you can check out our blog (which has some videos) at Save Romeo's Legs.
Today is one of those days when I feel like I have a million things to do, but don't know where to start. We need to do some serious rehab with Romeo because we gave him a couple of days off. Add to that a mountain of laundry that's been neglected for weeks, the veggie garden needs to be rototilled, and the veggie seeds need to be planted. And while all that's going on, we need to be mindful of Romeo. I also want to watch movies today.
Speaking of the garden, I pulled out the large weeds last week and I'm happy to report that our strawberry and raspberry bushes have flourished from last year. :) Last year, we planted 2 strawberries and 2 raspberry sticks. Well, the 2 raspberry sticks seem to be dead, but they've spread more than I expected. Woo! The strawberries have spread and are blooming which is awesome. Basically, we're going to keep that whole section of the garden exclusive to berries. Hey, can I get blueberries somewhere to plant?
I went to the St. Norbert Farmers' Market yesterday, but I'm broke 'til Tuesday so I didn't do much looking. Andrew gave money for perogies so I got him handmade (no perogy pinching machines used!) cheddar ones and pizza ones, both of which he says are delicious and he wants to get more next weekend. I also picked up a bar of hemp-patchouli soap by Spa Cakes. Seriously, I love that soap. It's vegan (though they have non-vegan ones, too), Manitoba made, and it lathers like crazy. This time of year is not optimal for produce at the market, that'll be starting next month. Maybe next weekend I'll see if I can get a tomato plant there or what might be available for produce or even flowers. I love supporting local people when I can and I feel more, I don't know, inspired to do so lately after all the kindness people showed us when it came to helping Romeo. Plus, after watching this video of conventional vs. organic produce, it's a little nerve-wracking to see what's done to conventional produce.
Today is one of those days when I feel like I have a million things to do, but don't know where to start. We need to do some serious rehab with Romeo because we gave him a couple of days off. Add to that a mountain of laundry that's been neglected for weeks, the veggie garden needs to be rototilled, and the veggie seeds need to be planted. And while all that's going on, we need to be mindful of Romeo. I also want to watch movies today.
Speaking of the garden, I pulled out the large weeds last week and I'm happy to report that our strawberry and raspberry bushes have flourished from last year. :) Last year, we planted 2 strawberries and 2 raspberry sticks. Well, the 2 raspberry sticks seem to be dead, but they've spread more than I expected. Woo! The strawberries have spread and are blooming which is awesome. Basically, we're going to keep that whole section of the garden exclusive to berries. Hey, can I get blueberries somewhere to plant?
I went to the St. Norbert Farmers' Market yesterday, but I'm broke 'til Tuesday so I didn't do much looking. Andrew gave money for perogies so I got him handmade (no perogy pinching machines used!) cheddar ones and pizza ones, both of which he says are delicious and he wants to get more next weekend. I also picked up a bar of hemp-patchouli soap by Spa Cakes. Seriously, I love that soap. It's vegan (though they have non-vegan ones, too), Manitoba made, and it lathers like crazy. This time of year is not optimal for produce at the market, that'll be starting next month. Maybe next weekend I'll see if I can get a tomato plant there or what might be available for produce or even flowers. I love supporting local people when I can and I feel more, I don't know, inspired to do so lately after all the kindness people showed us when it came to helping Romeo. Plus, after watching this video of conventional vs. organic produce, it's a little nerve-wracking to see what's done to conventional produce.
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