Rain, Readiness, and Workout

Th rain is welcome, though it really made me hustle.

Yesterday: there were still the beans to get in, and that involved digging up Melinda's bed from last year. She ended up not planting anything last summer and that space pretty well got taken over by quackgrass. By the time I dug all that out (took a couple hours) the dirt was nice and fluffy from all that shaking of root clods. But now the bed is full of planted beans and a few marigolds for good measure.

This morning: checked the radar and realized there was more work to be done.

Having promised to put in some flowers at the church, and looking at the approaching rain, I saw that waiting for Sunday (when we are there anyway) was not an option.

Kind of sad about the extra gas, but we are slated for rain all the way through Sunday, and possibly after that.

Channeling my inner cheapness, I dug some of my own perennials and potted them up, along with a $.99 packet of violas I found on special at Wal*Mart. Sure hope nobody at church notices not much is blooming at the moment. I'll have to get a few more bedding plants but that will wait until I find more good deals :-D

That job got finished just as it started to pour.

On the Kendra front, I am collecting some of my extras in the kitchen to fit her out for her apartment in Des Moines. There is NOTHING furnished, so she's starting form scratch.

If I'm feeling particularly benevolent, I may throw in a houseplant or two.

There's no reason I should kill everything by myself.

Now, with all this hustling about I have totally missed the treadmill, today. Which means I'll be spending about 5 miles worth of time in ye olde basemente.
 

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