I have a gardening hang over

Category: Work in the garden | Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 1:04 pm

I ache all over. My husband aches all over. My dog aches all over. My kids ache a little bit. The cats are just fine. :)

We worked in the garden all day yesterday. It does look lover-ly tho.

I pulled the weeds in all the beds that have been growing unimpeded so far this season. (pull, pull, whack, whack)

The boys limbed up the trees in the front circle bed to allow light to penetrate a bit more. (I've been wanting to get that done for quite a while now.) (saw, saw, saw, timber....watch out Dad)

The plants that didn't mind the neglect of having to stay in pots over winter, were planted finally (I know...I know...very bad girl Chitweed)

Kitty (the Rottweiler) followed us around the yard as we moved from project to project. She inspected our work. She basked in the sunshine to make sure we could see how truly beautiful she is. She showed us a 12 yr old gal can still circle the yard at a good clip to shoo an invading chipmunk. (wag wag wag)

The first 10 of MANY bags of mulch went down. (ziiiip, dump, rake, rake, rake)

The debris from the overhead trees (a.k.a. tree poop) was cleaned off the deck, the lawn furniture, the gutters, the outdoor light fixtures, the grill, the umbrella, and even Kitty at one point. (sorry baby... wag, wag, wag)

Weed killer was put down on the weeds creeping their way into the flagstone walk way. (spritz, spritz)

15 bags of leaves were gathered up for the trashmen this week. (MOMMMMMM... we did leaves forever this fall and have more? moan, moan, moan)

The cats (Filbert, Hazel, and Jane) looked at us from the windows and thought we were pretty silly. (Where's the catnip planted? yawn, yawn, lick, lick, stretch)

The roses got their first treatments to ward off the aphids and other rose loving enemies of the garden. (spritz, spritz, again)

Yes I have a gardening hangover. The yard looks a lot better than it did before. The kids actually lived thru it, contrary to their predictions. Kitty slept very well, and didn't bother the other 'real' cats at all.

It a good kind of hangover. I hope to get one again later this week. ;)

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toni wrote on Mon May 21, 2007 1:36 pm:

Hi Chitweed, your day sounds like the kind I love to have too. Very productive in the garden.
Your first blog entry is a fun read, looking forward to reading more of the garden adventures.

Please post an intro of yourself in the Welcome to GardenStew forum so we can all get to know each other.

eileen wrote on Mon May 21, 2007 3:33 pm:

Hi there Chitweed. It certainly sounds as though you achieved a lot in your garden. Hope the aches and pains don't last too long!!!

Chitweed wrote on Mon May 21, 2007 3:58 pm:

Thank you toni. I hope I have time to go to the forum thingie and intro myself. I'm glad you enjoyed my first entry. I've enjoyed reading garden blogs for some time now..thought I'd try it myself this spring. Always want to try and learn something new...grow and fertilize the mind...ya know?

eileen...I actually took 2 tylenol a little while ago...the back was saying 'oooowwwwweeeee'. I don't take it that often....Feeling much better now. :)

Pianolady wrote on Mon May 21, 2007 3:58 pm:

LOL....and my doctor once told me gardening wasn't "real" exercise! HA!

glendann wrote on Mon May 21, 2007 5:14 pm:

Sounds like you got so much done .You really made up for kinda laying back a little this Spring.
I really enjoyed reading your blog looking forward to the next one.