My garden is finally almost finished. A few more rows of cabbage and roots are all it needs and then I can rest for a while. I made a bed for the napa cabbage and the bok choy while the rest are either in rows or hills. I am hoping it will rain every now and then to assure us of good harvest. I have a few favorites which hopefully will do good so I can feast on them in a few months. It is hard work, gardening is, but its rewards are well worth the effort. I am happy to be able to do a garden this year.
treasures
May 9th, 2012
We were cleaning the yard the other day when we found several treasures in it. One is an arrow that one of the kids must have played with and two others were printed golf balls which were both fairly new. How they ended up in our yard knowing that the neighbors are far away is beyond us but the little man loves them. He has been playing with them since we gave the balls to him. He said that now he needs a golf club so he can play his game of golf. He knows about golf from his nintendo wii game. I told him to wait because if we are lucky we might just find a golf club in the yard the next time we clean it. I doubt it will happen though but it was still worth to say just to see the reaction on the little man’s face. I know somebody will be going to the store to get his son a golf club soon. At least we already have the balls. And too, we are lucky he did not ask for a bow for the arrow, lol.
our savior
May 9th, 2012
An old craftsman front tine tiller that the husband bought for $75 with an agreement from the seller that if the old engine is returned to him the husband will get $25 back. Not a bad deal, huh? That blue engine is brand new when he bought it two years ago. He finally found a use for it. I have never seen a more prettier sight.
no ceiling fans
May 5th, 2012
The house that the husband bought does not have ceiling fans. Not one. He did tell me that the lighting fixtures in the kitchen, living room, and the master bedroom is made to where one can put in ceiling fans in those areas. When I asked if we will use ceiling fans he said no. Too bad because I would have preferred tropical ceiling fans over the air conditioner. I get cold really quick and when the temperature drops a bit I am no longer comfortable. It has to be just right, not cold but not hot either. And fans would have been the perfect way to do it. Unfortunately, somebody does not like fans because he said they are a lot of work to clean. So I am stuck with having to deal with the AC which he always sets to 69 degrees when it is warm outside because him and his kids do not like hot, at all. I am outnumbered 3 to 1 so I will just have to shut up and bear it, lol. I guess somebody will be running outside the house to warm up a bit on hot summer days. Just a few minutes at a time mind you because this somebody does not like it too hot either.
a bit of a delay
May 4th, 2012
The garden is ready to till. If we can find a good tiller to use. The husband said we cannot rent a plow because he has seen some limestone on the property and he wants to avoid incidents like the tractor tearing up. So that is scratched. That leaves us with either a tiller or doing it the traditional way, by hands. I am not using my hands to plow a garden. Not even for a promise of sweet potato tops or eggplants. No way, sir! So it leaves us with one option, the tiller. We bought one a few months back, used it one time and it broke. I mean, the handle is broken where the weld was at, the motor (or joint? I am not sure what it was) was tore up so we decided to return it but the store will not take it back. We were told they will return it to the manufacturer and let them fix it, should they decide it cannot be fixed then they will send a ticket to the store to which we will be called and then refunded the money we spent to buy the tiller. Quite a run-around but we let it be because there was nothing we can do short of making a scene at the store. We will not get it back for two weeks more or less, but we are leaning on more considering what went on at the store. We borrowed the SIL’s tiller but it was not good, the tines are broken it only leaves scratch marks on the dirt. So pathetic. We can rent but it is expensive so we might just wait for our tiller to come back to us. On the upside, the onion sets are on the ground and I planted four sets of Marigold alongside them. We hope that the plants that are in a plant bed will bear with us for this delay.
allergies?
April 29th, 2012
I do not like to be around people who smoke. No, I don’t care if people smoke, I just don’t want to be around them. The reason? I don’t like to smell cigarette or tobacco smoke. It is not inhaling the smoke that I am worried about, it is the fact that my sinuses get all worked up when I smell smoke. I sneeze almost nonstop then I get runny nose which is very annoying. I believe I am allergic to cigarette or tobacco smoke. Or it could be just a psychological reaction. I honestly do not know. So when one of the husband’s friends showed up one day with a pack of gurkha evil I stayed as far away as possible. I do not want the person to think I abhor his smell, lol. The husband knows about it which is one of the reason why he quit smoking. To think he never really did smoke inside the house and was rarely near me when he did. It was a good thing though and I am seriously hoping he will not go back to it like he promised. I do hope too that I will not get all worked up over cigarette or tobacco smoke because it is embarrassing to sneeze around other people.
what i need
April 24th, 2012
A few days ago I was so down that the whole day I did nothing but be morose. I wanted to crawl under a rock and stay there until I was ready to get out. It was that horrible. The husband knew what I was feeling and he did try to entertain the little man so he will not bother me much. I wanted some pampering but it is hard to do with two active kids. I would have been happy had the husband surprised me with chocolate Anniversary gifts for her or for me regardless if it was not our anniversary. I wanted something done to pull me out of my mood but it did not happen so when night time came I felt relieved. I thought and hoped that maybe the next day I will feel better which I did. It is surprising what a little bit of sleep can do to a person. I have been feeling pretty good ever since and I hope it will stay that way.
seedlings
April 18th, 2012
A few days ago, I scattered seeds on a tub. The seeds are of my favorite vegetables, napa cabbage and bok choy. The husband ordered the seeds online for me. I did not expect the seeds to come up so early. Too early that I don’t have a garden spot yet. It will be a problem because I need help on that. Because of my eagerness to see seedlings I forgot the fact that I don’t even have a spot picked out for a garden. Sigh! I might have to start with planting them on pots. The problem is I actually spread a lot of seeds and it looks like every one of them is coming up. Yay for green thumb! But boo for being unprepared. I might hear a lecture or two in the next few days. I guess I better be prepared.