Just trying to get through the work days… and one of the things that helps is coming home and enjoying the changes in my garden.
Month: April 2009
Kamikaze robin
Thank God for three day old pizza and toaster ovens. That’s what’s going through my mind after a four-hour marathon board meeting on the Monday preceding the 10 busiest days of the work year for me, at 10 p.m. in the evening, only 15 minutes after I walked through the door. The Monday after missing…
I am so sick of being sick.
I haven’t done a full tally but I am quite sure I’ve used up at least half of my sick days from work this year already. I started coughing again on Saturday night, and well, after the work day I’d had I figured I had just over done it and my cold that I caught…
And now I have raised beds!
…and a replanted front and back lawn, trimmed oak and locust trees, and loads more dirt and composted horse manure! We did some seriously back breaking hard labour this weekend. It started on Friday when I had a ginormous load of triple mix delivered onto our front lawn, from the folks at Jenkins Soil, and…
Void
Our house feels so empty and quiet.
A legend in his own time
Well, where do I start? I’m feeling pretty numb. Today was the day we said good bye to my big monster. We made the decision several weeks ago. Zeus has been progressively having more problems with his hind legs, seemingly losing more and more sensation, stepping on the tops of his back feet and putting…
Yes, carrots do grow in the ground
I know things have been a little slow on the blog updating lately and I do apologize. I do have lots to post about, soon enough, but there are some things going on that have me a bit distracted. A very long post is coming soon… However, in the spirit of the spring and the…