Better

[miladycarol]

I slept in this morning. When I say "slept," I mean I actually catnapped between post-nasal drip episodes. Ick. Still, it helped to get a bit more rest.

I feel better when I'm upright, though. I was so shocked at how beautiful it was outside that I went out to do a bit of November yardwork. I kept it light. I raked up a bit of leaves on the beds so I could plant the new bulbs, then redistributed them. I'll not rake my beds for good until early spring when all the leaves are down and have blown where they want to blow. I should get out there and mow before the next rain, but I didn't want to push my luck today.

I trimmed the new tarp that I have hung over the doggie door to protect my babies as they enter and leave the house. Previously, the rainwater sloshing over the roof was splashing onto the door so they had no desire to use it. I don't blame them. Even my intrepid explorer, Aldina, sniffed dubiously at the situation. The new tarp configuration seemed to work well during the last rainstorm. I trimmed the excess and duct-taped the edge so it wasn't dripping down and blocking more light than necessary to the dining room and lavette. I'm pleased about that.

If I manage to buy the rest of the vineyard retaining bricks before the spring hits, I will likely purchase a yard of soil and build up all my beds. I've put in the new brick walls over two of my beds. I plan on remaking the main garden bed in spring. That would need a copious amount of soil, so it seems a good time. I still have sugar snap peas flowering! It's so pretty! And many of my spring bulbs are sprouting beneath that layer of leaves. It's like spring and we've just begun autumn.

Comments

[thatgirly.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're feeling a little better. Hope the drip clears up soon!

I have some silly little miniature daffodil thingies coming up right now. I've tried to tell them to wait for 4 or 5 months, but they're not listening. I do hope they get a chance to bloom before it freezes hard enough to kill them.

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty confident the little bulbs will do what they do and then settle into their winter torpor when the colder air hits. They really only need 5-6 weeks of cold to be ready for a new bloom, so we should be fine by spring. I planted a little hyacinth in a small pot and plan to put it in the fridge for a few weeks for a new year bloom. It's fun to have fresh flowers in the house in the dead of winter.