Taking a break to put on a bandaid because I can’t possibly work in the yard without drawing blood. Dammit. But I’ve cleared all the gravel and plastic away from the future flower bed, and I’ve put down landscape cloth after roughing in the edging strip. Next I’ll set in the edging with gravel on both sides, tho just a narrow band on the flower bed side. Then I need to dig the topsoil out of my former raised beds and spread it in the flower bed, followed by a thick layer of mulch. I think that’s today’s goal. I don’t know if I’ve got enough energy to transplant much. I will erect and place the trellis for the native clematis. I can’t leave it on the ground like it is.
Even tho it’s a lot of work, I do prefer doing it myself. I don’t have to worry about FCD overdoing it or trying to offer suggestions. I know how I want this to go.
I called the chimney cleaners and I’m set up to have both inserts and chimneys cleaned on June 9. And we may or may not get a new blower for the pellet stove. Regardless, it ain’t a cheap service call, but it’d be about $300 more if I schedule it later in the summer. And even more if I neglected it and had a chimney fire.
I pulled a hunk of ham out of the freezer for supper. Maybe I’ll make the scalloped ham-and-potato casserole for supper - well, a small version. I don’t mind leftovers, but that casserole is so big, it’d make at least 3 meals for us, and that’s too much for me (since FCD isn’t much for eating the same meal twice in a week.) I can scale it down.
OK, I’ve finished my sugar free Fanta Orange - guess I should get back to work. It’s sunny and not hot, so that helps. If I sit much longer, I won’t want to get up, even out of this rather uncomfortable chair. Onward!