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ursulas_alcove) wrote2012-10-12 11:36 pm
ursulas_alcove) wrote2012-10-12 11:36 pm
Yard work
Today was nice. Sun shining eventually, no wind, warm for October (60ish). I got the grass mown, and started a few projects. The chair to reburbish was a loss. I was given one of those big circle chairs. Some of the joins were in too bad of shape to repair. One less sanding job for me. That can go away so I have more space in the garage.
I figured out the shape and placement of my raised bed that I want to build. My neighbor in clearing away her yard to sell her house gave me a lot of bricks. I picked up brick mortar at the hardware store and plan to go three tiers high. 22 bricks each layer for roughly a four foot square garden. I gave up on putting a window on top for a cold frame. My old windows aren't the right size. I may build a separate cold frame just for the old windows but that requires wood and a saw. I'll get the bricks done first. I also picked another coral bell plant for half off. I still spent more than I should. I weeded and trimmed until the poison oak found me. I washed and washed. We'll see how bad it gets. It takes a while for symptoms to show up on me, about a week. At that point I gave up on being outside. Jen and I washed our clothes right away. We worked on transplanting the scented geraniums into pots indoors. I picked catnip to dry and planted lettuce in my window box. Tonight I finished one hat and started planning another. Colors:
I figured out the shape and placement of my raised bed that I want to build. My neighbor in clearing away her yard to sell her house gave me a lot of bricks. I picked up brick mortar at the hardware store and plan to go three tiers high. 22 bricks each layer for roughly a four foot square garden. I gave up on putting a window on top for a cold frame. My old windows aren't the right size. I may build a separate cold frame just for the old windows but that requires wood and a saw. I'll get the bricks done first. I also picked another coral bell plant for half off. I still spent more than I should. I weeded and trimmed until the poison oak found me. I washed and washed. We'll see how bad it gets. It takes a while for symptoms to show up on me, about a week. At that point I gave up on being outside. Jen and I washed our clothes right away. We worked on transplanting the scented geraniums into pots indoors. I picked catnip to dry and planted lettuce in my window box. Tonight I finished one hat and started planning another. Colors: