Thanks for the fish

How did I ever survive in Virginia? blech.. it was about 80 something today and I was outside most of the day. Did some weeding, laid some landscape fabric, mulched, bought our vegetable plants, planted some leftover plants from last week. Weeds are taking over, now I’m tired and starting to doubt my grand plan. : ( I think the wine is bringing me down. I don’t know why I started drinking when I felt good when I started. Oh well.. bought some deer repellant and sprayed it liberally on all the attacked shrubs. J says it smells like ass. I think it smells more like an infected wound that’s not healing. I can’t get the smell out of my hands now. Hopefully it will work. Here are some pictures.

Phlox

Turtle…strike a pose! 

Barren wasteland of my own creation. 

J & J stopped by and took us out for an ice cream. Reading my weight lifting book. Starting Generation Loss… I like it. It’s a lot like the other book I started and didn’t finish (veronica).. .tough women living rough lives… drugs, sex, etc. etc. Good stuff.

Tomorrow I need to get more mulch, clean up the weed garden, mulch the other beds, do laundry, work on practica musica, read, exercise… at some point need to write.

Some tension between me and J today. I think he thinks I’m bossy and rude. Which I think might be true. : ( He’s been working hard all day. But he whines a lot. He’s a good man.

Piano - recital songs finally going well. Also working on ashokan farewell (in preparation for next year’s recital!) and big rock candy mountain (just because I like it). I hope it’s not so hot tomorrow. I’m wearing my new yellow cable knit sweater. I’m trying to think of one more random thought to round things out… nope. oh, eddie’s hanging out up the driveway..still keeping his distance. My god.. it’s like a freaking nature preserve down here (not that I’m complaining).

Oh, I keep meaning to mention…lilacs are blooming (not that I have any..boo hoo), dogwood finally leafed out. Oh, cranesbill started blooming as did my lipstick pink strawberry. We planted a sugar maple in the back where I wanted my labyrinth to be. Maybe it will die. I also had an idea for a Venus garden. You know how they have Mary gardens where they put stuff that symbolizes the virgin mary? I want to do one to Venus. J says it won’t fit in with our rustic charm… I don’t care. I worship the goddess of love. yeah, I’m drunk. zzzz….sleepy.