An Olio of Nonsense

I don't have anything particularly exciting to tell you and so I am not likely to blog. But I remind myself that this blog is not only for the exciting events in my life (though there are so many). It's for my whole life, and most of it is pretty regular. So here's an account of some regular things happening at the Palmer household.

We have morning glories growing in our gutters on the front of our house! I think this is pretty cool. They are purple. I'd like to harvest and replant them, does anyone have a ladder? Whose morning glories are these? Where did they come from? I have no other morning glories in my yard. To whomever planted these beauties in the first place, thanks for sharing!

Last week our computer died. Saturday we bought a new computer! It's seems gigantic compared to it's predecessor, a 10" Netbook. Our new computer is a 15" laptop. Huge, I know.

I like garden tools. I've never had a real need for any. I've borrowed here and there, but now we have a yard and a garden. How exciting! My list of recently acquired garden tools is as follows: leaf rake, garden hoe, trowel, garden hose, watering can. My list of desired garden tools is as follows: wheelbarrow, shovel, hedge trimmers, 1 1/2" loper (telescopic, preferably), Miracle-Gro hose attachment, weed whacker, lawn mower with bag, leaf tarp.

I finally got rid of the poison ivy in our front yard. I unknowingly encountered said poison during my first work day at our new house in June. That poison plagued me for over 2 weeks. Son of a...! That's stuff's no joke. We have a small rock wall in our front yard. The ivy was growing behind it, over it, through it, and all throughout a large bush in front of the wall. I have been afraid to tackle it. If you had seen my arms and legs (some of you did), you wouldn't blame me for my hesitation. Last weekend, armed with elbow length gloves, lopers, scissors and a bottle of some sort of poison ivy killing chemical, I destroyed the ivy and trimmed the bush through which it was growing! Tada! Victory over poison! A taste of your own poison, poison ivy! Moohaha! What's this? A pea sized spot on my arm? Drat!

Otherwise, the cats are happy and Jeff continues to impress me with his dedication to fixing our house. The kitchen plumbing was a success. He's on to wiring now.

Whether you hate this blog or enjoy it, even a little, let me know. I'd love to here from you. Rachel :)