This is the back corner of our yard. Or should I say, this was the back corner. And then I painstakingly weeded it, BY HAND! TWICE!
So that it eventually looked like this. Of course, this is only a small section of it, but you get the picture. We mulched it and had a nice little garden area. Well, the long awaited rain came, while I was working 4 nights in a row, I might add. The thistles are back!!! With a vengeance! So the bastards were vinegarized this afternoon (is that a word?), because I am determined to keep it organic, despite the callouses and foul odor of hot pickles. And my fingers still smell like pickles, despite washing them AND taking a shower.
I suppose if I were to actually plant something back there, it would take away some of the thistles space. I play around with this fantasy of having a house with some acreage someday. And then I think, who am I kidding? I can't even maintain a 12x8 garden plot! Anyway, the moral of the story is, when you look at your garden and think to yourself, or even out loud, hmmm, I should probably get out there and weed that before it goes to seed...... GET YOUR ASS OUT THERE AND DO IT!
So that it eventually looked like this. Of course, this is only a small section of it, but you get the picture. We mulched it and had a nice little garden area. Well, the long awaited rain came, while I was working 4 nights in a row, I might add. The thistles are back!!! With a vengeance! So the bastards were vinegarized this afternoon (is that a word?), because I am determined to keep it organic, despite the callouses and foul odor of hot pickles. And my fingers still smell like pickles, despite washing them AND taking a shower.
I suppose if I were to actually plant something back there, it would take away some of the thistles space. I play around with this fantasy of having a house with some acreage someday. And then I think, who am I kidding? I can't even maintain a 12x8 garden plot! Anyway, the moral of the story is, when you look at your garden and think to yourself, or even out loud, hmmm, I should probably get out there and weed that before it goes to seed...... GET YOUR ASS OUT THERE AND DO IT!
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I thought that was where the pool was going...
Oh come on, you know it's a great idea. How fun would the summers be then!
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