We interrupt our regularly-scheduled program to show you my Grande Dame rose:
It’s so symmetrical and floriferous and fragrant and beautiful! I love it!
Author: Brad (Page 1 of 1372)
At many of the on-ramps to the interstates here (which everyone calls freeways), there are traffic lights that control entry into the road. They turn green, one car goes through, and they turn red. If a car has more than one person it, there’s an HOV lane that isn’t regulated by the light. At the on-ramp lights I frequent, I see a lot of people cheating.
I’m wondering how common this is, what people think of it, and whether or not people get caught sometimes. But how would I find an answer to this question about local culture? Maybe I’ll start asking people this as I’m introducing myself. Or I could make this part of my regular parent/teacher conference discussions…
Every once in a while, I stop at Starbucks on my way to school. I get lots of Starbucks gift cards, and I try to use them now and again.
I stopped yesterday, and as I was waiting in line, I noticed the Subway across the parking lot. It says it’s open 24 hours. A 24 hour Subway? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that. But I guess now I know a place I can go if I want a sandwich at 2am.
Yesterday was a day off of school, and I did something! I am taking it as a good sign.
I’ve been digging out the rocks from the small strip against my house in the back yard. I started more than a month ago. My big problem has been what to do with the stuff I dig out. I’ve been putting it in trash bags a bit at a time, but it was taking forever, so I devised a new plan:
Only part of what I still had to dig out fit in those two giant pots, so I went out and bought two more, and that got the job done.
I had to buy more potting mix than expected to fill the empty space. I’m glad to be starting with a blank slate. There were a lot of well-established weeds in there.
Here are a few “before” and “after” shots.
And some whole side shots:
These plants grow quickly. In the shot below, the one on the right was planted in October. The middle one was from some plants I bought in February, and the one on the left was from a couple of days ago.
I’m happy to have this project completed. It represents a major development in my garden, and a major commitment. It means I can start dreaming and planning the next Big Thing. Yay!
I got a new Easter tie! Here it is:
Ha! I rang in the handbell choir yesterday morning, so I was wearing a robe the whole time. Here’s the tie. I got it from Goodwill.
The music was the same in all three services. The first two were packed. The third one had fewer people, so I was almost alone in the balcony and could take a picture:
The choir pieces were good. The hymns were good. The organ and brass were good. So much good. Happy Easter, everyone!
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