Weekends off
So this not having school or work on the weekends thing is pretty sweet. My mother and stepfather came into town this weekend in order to pick up some remodeling materials from an insanely cheap surplus warehouse we have down here. She brought me two huge boxes of coneflowers, irises, and daylillies.
Saturday was dedicated to getting them in the ground. We spent the afternoon ripping up sod, laying weed barrier, planting, and mulching them in. They look properly terrible at the moment, but they'll settle in within a week or two. Month at the most.
She also brought down an old sign she found discarded about two years ago. We decided that if we could make it cool looking again, it would be an awesome addition to the shop. So Sunday's project was dedicated to cutting it down to size and getting it ready for the rope lights we just bought.
It used to be a neon sign, although all of the glass has been busted out of it. Not that we much care, we would have had to do that ourselves anyway. It's been cut off of the frame it came on and the screw-in tubes in the back are currently marinating in WD-40 for hopefully easy unscrewing. Here's to hoping.
Also, my violet zinnias are about to open up. If the size of the buds is any indication, the flowers are going to be monsters.
So that's how I kept myself busy this weekend. Not as tasty as how I kept myself busy last weekend, but hopefully the results will last a little longer.
Saturday was dedicated to getting them in the ground. We spent the afternoon ripping up sod, laying weed barrier, planting, and mulching them in. They look properly terrible at the moment, but they'll settle in within a week or two. Month at the most.
She also brought down an old sign she found discarded about two years ago. We decided that if we could make it cool looking again, it would be an awesome addition to the shop. So Sunday's project was dedicated to cutting it down to size and getting it ready for the rope lights we just bought.
It used to be a neon sign, although all of the glass has been busted out of it. Not that we much care, we would have had to do that ourselves anyway. It's been cut off of the frame it came on and the screw-in tubes in the back are currently marinating in WD-40 for hopefully easy unscrewing. Here's to hoping.
Also, my violet zinnias are about to open up. If the size of the buds is any indication, the flowers are going to be monsters.
So that's how I kept myself busy this weekend. Not as tasty as how I kept myself busy last weekend, but hopefully the results will last a little longer.
