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If the plant is hard to pull up and often breaks off in your hand, its a weed, if it is easy to pull up, it is your plant and you have to replant it.
I spent lots of time replanting my plants today.
I'm starting this think that my plans on getting my yard cleaned up and respectable after the loggers finish working is not something that is going to happen. This logging thing may take all stinking summer. If thats the case, I will have piles of logs at the end of my driveway and skidster tracks through the lawn adding to the other messes again this year. How do you make 3 logger cord of wood beautiful? Sigh. OKay work with what I got. I had my neighbor (a farmer) come in the lower yard with the plow and make a quick swipe so I can make a garden. It's a manageable 12-feet across. Perfect for someone who is doing this with both eyes completely shut. This happens to be the only part of my yard that is not sand and that has 1/4 chance of growing something besides weeds. Take that 1/4 chance and add my tender loving care; that should make my garden at least 1/8 th likely to not die. Possibly a little Miracle Grow and a garden hose will improve its chances a bit--of course there is the dogs, gophers, my husband and a new driver in the family...
I have an idea for one of these Topsy Turvy things. I want a couple hanging from my eves, but I think the deal you buy is really ugly. I am going to try welding a scrolly cage thing and line it with landscapers cloth and then plant my tomato upside down. Maybe that will be the key to my success--upside down gardening.
Before I get myself into that mess, I'm going to try to test for a new job first. The one thing I have control over is medical terminology. Lets see if I can make that grow me some money :)
Oy, if I eat even one more piece of candy, I may go into a coma. I don't know how I'm supposed to get all cute and skinny with all these damn holidays showing up.
I'm not posting wire things today, Though I had thought of some window treatment things I may experiment with--anyway, today I was walking through my train wreak of a yard and noticed the horse chestnut tree had a TON of seed things all over the ground around it. I was wondering if anyone is interested. I had given my aunt a few of these seeds and her trees are growing like mad I guess. The only reason I even know what kind of tree this is, is because it was something my dad had dug up out of the ditch someplace and transplanted in the yard. When I bought the place, he made me swear to keep the tree forever, "Because you just don't see these kinds of trees anymore." I'm not sure if there are different kinds of these, but the leaves kind of look like a marijuana with big spiky balls. If they are a good trade, I would really like to set up a trade, since there is someone on the forums here that has a butt-load of daylillys (my favorites) that I would love to negotiate over :)
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When I was about 16, I had made some hair sticks and barrettes and things using pheasant feathers and was selling them. There was one barrette that I absolutely hated and it ended up on my closet floor. My mom was the type that when she got tired of looking at something (like my messy closet) she would wait until I was gone and out of her way and she would clean it herself. It was one of those days when she got into my closet while I was away to school. She found that stupid barrette and took it to work and sold it to someone for $20.00. Since then I have realized that what might not be great to me, might be awesome to others. The last two days have proven to produce some substandard stuff. Partially maybe because my heart wasn't really into it, partially because I am in panic mode after loosing my job last Friday, partially because I have to share welding space with my mechanic husband and we have been stepping on each other's toes lately space wise. I figured I would put the new stuff out there and see if they get some loves...
This one. Well, the truth of the matter is, my hands were tired from twisting the 2-strand wire, so I decided to do one using 1 strand. It was so much easier on my hands, but way more difficult to weld and no matter how low I went, I was still blowing holes through my wire. I have a couple spots that are particularly globby, but after a clean and paint job, I guess it's sell-able. I think another thing that kind of gets me with this one is that I just could not call it quits with the swirls. I was like an addict...just 1 more! Just one more swirly bit right here! One more!!! Eh, I am such a nerd. This butterfly would do very well in a weird Pink Floyd-type video...
My thoughts were a key to the secret garden-type thing. I mean really, if your going to have a magical garden of magic-ness, you need a big honking, completely over-the-top key to open the door with right? I struggle with this not really because I hate it, but more because I had originally wanted to make it into a wind chime, but after just seeing it alone I kind of want to leave it plain and call it a wall hanging. Thoughts from the peanut gallery?
This sunflower and I have this love/hater relationship with each other. It definitely would love to be a garden floof hanging on the wall somewhere while, I seriously wonder what my 10-year-old-son spiked the kool aid with. I guess if I step back and look at it with internet eyes it really isn't that bad. After all I am my own worst critic, though I'm sure there was a few hours last Sunday that I must have been tripping on flux core because I completely lost any recollection of making this thing. I wonder if it came up before or after the psychedelic butterfly? Hmm.
They are all going on my site. I'm going to laugh if they all sell this week...
I promised I would post the bird feeder that I had worked on all weekend and it's finally done. I just love how it turned out and it's over the top enough to let everyone know who made it lol! Anyway, here it is, the peacock--
Yay! My shop is featured on the Everyday Living blog this week! I'm so excited! http://mrmomsunite.blogspot.c
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Yesterday I got to spend the whole day in the shop kid free and uninterupted. It was lovely and I took on a project bigger than any one I have tried yet. As soon as I get it strung up and together, I will post it on my site for a debut.
What an awesome day! I cant wait until it's warm enough to clean up the yard.
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