Never a dull moment! (could use a few!)

Category: gardening among the rocks | Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:14 pm

Goodness, it's wonderful to see how busy this site gets! No way I'll be able to catch up on posts but I think I'll go searching to see if anything came of the suggestion for Stew to put the logo on t-shirts at cafepress or something.
Well, my boy is winging his way to New Orleans. I guess the homes they will be working on have gone untouched since Katrina hit. How disheartening that must be for the people who lived there! Hope they can get at least a couple of them close to ready for living in. And, I'm wondering if the powers-that-be have thought about flying to the Netherlands or someplace like that, where cities have been below sea level for a long time, and see how they construct their walls? Dunno, maybe it's a different ball game since hurricanes don't hit in that area. Just seems like something could be done...
Tried to mow a bit of my grass this week and, ta-daa, the battery in my mower is dead. I've recharged it too many times, it's well and truly dead. Rotten timing, but O well. It's raining again anyhow so I can't mow anytime soon. And I have some yard work lined up this week so I'll set that aside for a new battery. I don't really make any money gardening, I just recycle it into maintaining my equipment!
A friend gave me some native plants he had potted up, so I get to plant those some time this week. And I splurged on a bleeding heart to go down by my pond, did a mini-landscaping job around that. I am looking into getting a little solar-powered fountain to float in my pond (2 of them, actually) just to keep the water moving. Don't want to run power down to where the ponds are.
So, I've been weeding, pulling dandelions to feed the bunnies, pulling weeds, and, did I mention the weeds? Between that, my daughter having an allergic reaction to a medication (she's ok now) , my son flying across the country and all that entails, and so on, it's been a truly adventurous week. Think I'll go check out what the rest of the Stew is up to before I have to go take a chocolate mousse to a potluck!

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eileen wrote on Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:28 pm:

Isn't it always the way when you need a piece of equipment it decides to die on you?!!!! I hope you manage to pick up another battery at a resonable price.
You must be so proud of your son travelling to New Orleans to help rebuild some of those hurricane damaged houses - I know I would be. Thank goodness your daughter is OK after the reaction to her medication. Allergies can be really serious and very scarey. My youngest lad is severely allergic to peanuts.

Bet the bunnies loved their fresh dandelions!!!

Gardenstew wrote on Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:54 pm:

You have been busy Mary, as a matter of interest what did the post count read when you logged back in? :) Don't worry I haven't given up on the 'logo on t-shirts' idea, just need to get around to organising things ;)

Best of luck to your son and well wishes to your daughter. Oh and happy easter!

cajunbelle wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:34 am:

Good to hear from you Mary. Please let us know how you son does with the rebuilding project. It is a great thing for him to do. I think Mary Landrieu , a senator, from here and a several more people, some being engineers, did go to someplace and study there pumping systems. I do not know what came of it.

glendann wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:43 am:

Hi Mary was wondering where you were.You have had your share of problems.I bought a battery charger as my battery was down when I started to mow. I paid more for the charger than I would have a battery but I needed one.I hope your son and the others accomplish lots on the home they are working on.

CritterPainter wrote on Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:01 am:

Just got a phone call from my boyo!!! The group finally arrived and are headed to where they will be sleeping on air mattresses for a week, he was amazed that the piped-in music everywhere was jazz, lol! Missing his guitar already, but sounds like he will be too busy to play anyhow.