cosmolinguist | Dirt under my fingernails

Another good weekend day, again 100% thanks to good weather.

I hung a couple of loads of laundry on the line. We'll have to move the clothesline because there are increasingly many big pots and raised beds under its path, which is okay for now but I know when the strawberry plants and a few others get going as we get into summer, there won't be any room to hang laundry there!

I finally got to mow the lawn! First time this spring, so I also learned where the WD40 has to go to make the lawnmower move because it was stuck solid; the wheels/blades wouldn't move at all.

And I tidied the shed a bit, looking for the WD40. (It wasn't there, but the shed is tidier!)

All the grass clippings got to go in the compost bin, which is much-depleted after contributing to the new raised beds I built a few weeks ago and the other planting MB has been doing lately.

When I was done with the lawn (or as done as I was going to get today), I sat outside eating my lunch in my gym shorts and baseball cap and tank top, feeling like a dad.

Even more so when we went to two garden centers this afternoon, buying a big pot and topsoil at the one that has those and peat-free compost and strulch (straw mulch) at the one who has those. And I might have tempted MB to another acer. And picked the pot for that one. I love it when the three of us get to go on little outings like this.

At home we put the acer in its big pot, threw strulch (which keeps away weeds and holds in moisture) around where it was needed, and tidied up the garden a little.

Gary has had a good day too. He loves the warm weather so he's had a million little walks and been outside a lot. He was happy that we could keep the back door open most of the day and he's just been such a good boy. I'm so happy to see him happy.