Ulrike caught a mouse yesterday!

upholstery tools came yesterday. i also have the fabric and the jute webbing. still waiting on a whole bunch of other stuff. but i suppose i will get started on the project soon ( Read more... )

my upholstery fabric came. the material is a little coarser than what is currently on the settee, but i'm not complaining given the price ($70 including shipping for 15 yards of a type of upholstery fabric that normally goes for $35 a yard). i think it will be perfect, in fact better than the silky smooth stuff. but i'm a novice; what do i know ( Read more... )

double dug a plot this past weekend, enriching the soil with leaves and compost. also have a bunch of seeds starting in flats inside: marigold, thyme, marjoram, eggplant, basil, chard, kale, radish, beet, lettuce, chamomile, parsley. and garlic coming up outside. j is going to try growing hops. we got him six half barrels to use as raised beds ( Read more... )

the biters are celebrating their first birthday today by making adorable noises and scratching things they're not supposed to scratch.

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ulrike caught a mouse last night. i am so proud!

i had a whole list of things that i planned to get done this weekend. and i did do some of them. i also did a whole lot of other things, like mulch my flower beds and fix the piano bench. still so much to do.
it's like the tasks are breeding among themselves.

it is still hot. so hot that chocolate melts if it is not stored in the fridge.

my little biters are quite the prodigies... ulrike has learned how to open the drawer of j's bathroom vanity where we have been keeping the cat greenies.

it is a constant battle trying to outsmart the biters.