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May 16, 2008 | 3:39 AM PST
We had a great day even though we may have overdone it. First we met one friend for breakfast. She is going to be driving to California Saturday, and we wanted to get together before she goes. After that we went to another friend's home. She had gotten all kinds of plants for Mother's Day, too. We toured her yard and it's a BIG one. She was telling me that she wanted to move some lamb's ears, and I piped up that I wanted some. I have never been able to keep any alive although I've tried a thousand times with pieces from Mom's. She dug some for me. Then she gave me a calla lily. Mom wouldn't give me any of hers. She only had one that she's trying to get to multiply. When we got home, I started the clay digging process. I wanted to work the soil very well. I had some beautiful red vincas there last year that really did great! You know how my beds get--gooey clay, brick, rocks. What a mess. No matter how many times it's been worked or how much lime I have used over the years, the clay and rocks just keeps accumulating or multiplying. I finally got them planted. Then I hand-toted water to everything. It just never gets wet that way! We need rain. We got a little drizzle. It probably won't even measure in the gauge. Meanwhile Hubby was preparing the holding pen for Frinkles (my Speckled Sussex). She has gotten broody again. Poor thing. She really wants to have babies, but with no rooster to accomodate her, she's just wasting her time. She has done this every year. It will take about a week to get her out of that setting mood. Then John will put her back into La Poulaille. She is such a gentle, sweet bird that it's hard to tell if she just happy or broody. She didn't seem to mind the move at all. Son will be coming today. To do what, I don't know, but Hubby did agree that he didn't like the concrete block, sticking out like a sore thumb, in the inukshuk that Grandson had started. Perhaps we can fix that, and then I can get a picture.
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May 16, 2008 | 3:39 AM PST
We had a great day even though we may have overdone it. First we met one friend for breakfast. She is going to be driving to California Saturday, and we wanted to get together before she goes. After that we went to another friend's home. She had gotten all kinds of plants for Mother's Day, too. We toured her yard and it's a BIG one. She was telling me that she wanted to move some lamb's ears, and I piped up that I wanted some. I have never been able to keep any alive although I've tried a thousand times with pieces from Mom's. She dug some for me. Then she gave me a calla lily. Mom wouldn't give me any of hers. She only had one that she's trying to get to multiply. When we got home, I started the clay digging process. I wanted to work the soil very well. I had some beautiful red vincas there last year that really did great! You know how my beds get--gooey clay, brick, rocks. What a mess. No matter how many times it's been worked or how much lime I have used over the years, the clay and rocks just keeps accumulating or multiplying. I finally got them planted. Then I hand-toted water to everything. It just never gets wet that way! We need rain. We got a little drizzle. It probably won't even measure in the gauge. Meanwhile Hubby was preparing the holding pen for Frinkles (my Speckled Sussex). She has gotten broody again. Poor thing. She really wants to have babies, but with no rooster to accomodate her, she's just wasting her time. She has done this every year. It will take about a week to get her out of that setting mood. Then John will put her back into La Poulaille. She is such a gentle, sweet bird that it's hard to tell if she just happy or broody. She didn't seem to mind the move at all. Son will be coming today. To do what, I don't know, but Hubby did agree that he didn't like the concrete block, sticking out like a sore thumb, in the inukshuk that Grandson had started. Perhaps we can fix that, and then I can get a picture.
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May 16, 2008 | 6:24 AM PST
Clay UGHHH! I have that stuff about a foot down. It's like pottery clay with the sticking properties of super glue! When we built the addition, my hubby and backhoe guy decided to spread all that crap from the foundation all over the back yard, completely destroying the nice topsoil that I had, as well as a gorgeous perennial bed. |
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May 16, 2008 | 7:22 AM PST
UGH! is right, whatever where they thinking. Not like gardeners, huh? So many people on GG state that they have to dig down, get rid of some clay? and then use raised beds to be able to grow. I think I would expire if I couldn't dig in my dirt! LB |
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