'Tis finally over. Rose week is USUALLY the week where trucks upon trucks deliver roses upon roses upon roses in blue buckets, we tag them with names and prices, and put them away. This year, to save on shipping we bought a precise gazillion-trillion bare-root rose grafts from Jackson & Perkins and had them send them to us in cardboard boxes. cost ( Read more... )

Whew! took me a long time to catch up with all you guys'es posts. xmas feels so long ago I barely care enough to post about it. in a nutshell: LOTS of family in tiny apartment, xmas eve bonfire with marshmallows on the beach, xmas night pms meltdown, and some pretty cool loot. wheelbarrow for the garden, jean jacket, amphibious sneakers (yeah that' ( Read more... )

Blargh! My bank has just charged me upwards of $300 in overdraft fees all because they refuse to uphold the fact that they DO KNOW that I cashed a check, but prefer to believe I did not. this is killing me. I'm going to try to sort this out nicely tomorrow, which means an hour bikeride first thing in the morning meaning I will be late to work. ( Read more... )

this is more so I have a written (typed) copy of my late night thoughts than an actual post, but I thought you guys could benefit from amusement if I make no sense, and I can benefit from criticism if I just totally suck. here's the stuff floating around in my head, long winded as always. I tend to shy away from public speaking not because I am ( Read more... )

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Today I found out why I'm so foggy and farty in my brain. Mercury in Retrograde. affects communication. explains why my inner dialogue is as retarded and forgetful as my attempts to speak and write. I was beginning to wonder if I had developed a brain tumor. it will be ending very soon. THANK GODDESS. not that I didn't learn something from worrying ( Read more... )

Ugh! been sick the past few days with something between flu and cold but not quite one or the other. I've missed two days of work. I'm expectorating today. yuck ( Read more... )

Ah it's struck again. I've seen it twice in the first weekend. and I think Eric may like it almost as much as I do, it was his idea to see it again. I dressed up as Harry the first time, as I have darker hair now. no spoilers, only that I was very teary the first time I saw it, as I have not yet read that book yet and didn't know what to expect. ( Read more... )

I meant to get gardening like 4 hours ago. my computer has been on the fritz and internet was previously broken now is running so slow. I've been on here way too long, I didn't even notice. I've got a precise buttload of wildflower seeds to sow, some annuals to plant, and a bunch of things that just won't make it in today, and of course it's full ( Read more... )