Yesterday was a productive day. I started out in the morning just looking to get a weeding tool. I’m not sure what this tool is called, but I had one in Baltimore and used it all the time. It’s great because it gets under the roots of the weeds and gets them out for good.
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After weeding, I worked in the garage a bit, but I didn’t take any pictures. It’s much nicer in there than it was. Then I potted some plants I’ve been meaning to get outside. They need full sun. They are three kinds of succulents that I’ve put in one pot. I like how they look:
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I will write their names out here, so I have a record of them in the memory archive:
Sedeveria ‘Jet Beads’
Sedum adolphi ‘Shooting Stars’
Sedum ‘Aurora’/ Sedum rubrotinctum
While I was working outside, my next-door neighbor saw me and invited me to a party they were having last night. A bunch of their friends were getting together to have snacks and sing Christmas songs.
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It was fun to meet some new people and to get to know my neighbors better. I’m so glad I went.
I was also excited to see the fire thingies that Lauren has talked about. They were on the tables as heat sources. I thought that if she was at the party, she would have been so excited! They even had a big bucket of pellets and a box of wood chunks to feed into the fire pots.
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It was late when I got to bed. Hopefully I can get my school work done today.
We’ve always had/used hand weeders to remove dandelions by the roots, etc. Good catch! (Yes, that seems to be the official name…”weeder”. Pretty technical, I know. ๐ )
That neighborhood party sounded wonderful – God’s once again put you in a good place, hasn’t He? Advent blessings…
Because I am easily distractible, I saw the Mesa stove in the top right corner of your second photo and my heart rate SHOT UP. Those are 2 for $120 at Costco right now and I am not buying them, but I do look at them to further my research. Thank you for thinking of me! ๐
That carol singing idea is great for a party. How fun!
Dandelion picker.
Thatโs what Cheryl Kroger told me, and she knows things.