Buying Undesirables
Yesterday, between painting jobs and waiting for the last load of laundry to finish, I decided to cut the lawn. It doesn't take too long, just 45 minutes, or an hour if I do the…
Taraz
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Old Man Stares
I spent a couple hours in the garden this afternoon, mostly raking up leaves from last autumn that were left when the snows "surprised" me and I ended up not doing it at all. Not…
How's it Growing?
As the sun was out, so was I. Garden activities for about seven hours straight, starting with a bit of hedge trimming, and then a lot of lilac trimming. We have a couple lilacs…
Man Up, Petal
The rains are coming. And though it will be welcome for the new additions to the garden, it is not great for the older parts from a n aesthetic perspective, because things are…
Never Say Never
I said I never would. But often, life changes and here I am. The ashamed owner of a pair of Crocs. Not only…
The Grave is Dug
Yesterday I dug a hole Today I filled it. Well, I actually started filling it last night, but I was too tired and the mosquitoes were out in force. It feels too early for such…
Work of Subtraction
We spent about half the weekend in the garden, though doing nothing fun. As I said to a friend yesterday when he asked, "I am finishing the autumn work" - even though we are…
Establishing Patience
This wasn't on my bucket list. But today, I have spent a couple hours researching dahlias. It didn't start because I was super interested in the flowers, but I do like them and…
Benefits of Non-Survival
One of the benefits of every man and his dog playing Survival Mode to grab some more SPS rewards, is that there are far fewer people playing Modern, where I hang out. And for…
Edging Survival Mode
As this is unlikely to ever happen again for me, I thought I would write a little about the latest craze in Splinterlands that I am late to the party on - Survival mode. The idea…