December 19th, 2009
That’s right. Bring it on, baby.
I have a month’s worth of groceries, a snow shovel and plenty of work and projects to keep me busy. It’s a good thing too because we’re not going anywhere anytime soon. Do you see our driveway? No, I don’t either.
What I thought was eight inches of snow is probably more like 12 or 14. And it’s still coming down. I just returned from a little mercy mission to clear the bird feeders and sprinkle around some whole peanuts and black oil sunflower seed. The birds practically landed on my shoulders they were so happy to see me.
The chickens are just fine in their insulated and heated coop. But they were confused when I opened their window to the world and there were no colors out there—just white. I figure they’ll get tired of looking out in a while and I’ll go back and close the window.
For little dogs, Sarah and Sophie adore the snow. They hop around like bunnies—well, at least until they get bogged down. So this morning’s exercise was some aerobic snow shoveling for a small potty path.
The East Coast is getting pounded. If you’re in our part of the world I hope you’re safe, warm and have plenty of interesting things to keep you busy today.
Posted In: Lifestyle
Tags: Birds, Blogging, Dogs, garden seating, hens, snow, Wildlife, winter
December 10th, 2009
Today I promise to start no new projects. I will only finish ones that I have already started.
I also promise to repot that hideously out-of-control Philodendron erubescens. (Oops. Does that count as a new project?)
I have procrastinated doing anything about this philodendron because I never know what to do with all the plant material I end up removing. I can’t possibly pot them all up and give them away. I don’t know that many people who want a kudzu-like house plant. And I feel guilty tossing out something so alive!
*sigh* The dilemmas of a gardener.
Robin
Posted In: Gardening