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Post by reve on May 20, 2024 18:53:24 GMT -5
Loving the idea of finding money and gold rings while decluttering!
Done: Ordered mum's groceries Stacked and ran dishwasher Cleared and folded clean towels Achieved dining table zero Wiped down dining table Handled mail Achieved coffee table zero Achieved floor clothes zero Got lunch for tomorrow out of freezer Set out clothes for tomorrow Sprayed down shower surrounds
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Post by goldenthreads on May 20, 2024 19:14:01 GMT -5
we are reading historical fiction debut novel by Ghanian-American Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing a three generation family saga We read that one, too. It's a good one.
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Post by desposito on May 20, 2024 19:37:32 GMT -5
Ooh, sounds like like a long book scholar, I hope it's good!
Good evening reve and golden!
I went outside just to look at things and it's so uncomfortable that I came back inside. Tomorrow will be even warmer.
Good night everyone, see you tomorrow!
Diane
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on May 20, 2024 19:54:58 GMT -5
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Post by ohblondie on May 20, 2024 21:35:00 GMT -5
Busy busy day
Ended up with 6 bags of garbage out. Cans are stuffed full Box spring is cut it and in a dumpster (with permission). Old mattress is in the driveway ready to go out with the trash at the end of the week
New mattress is in place, bug proof covers on the box spring, mattress and pillows. New bedding in place.
DE on the floor and in every crack and crevice I could find. I think we might have to spray as well.
One good thing about being horded is we live small, bedroom and work so we did not "carry" bugs to any other room so hopefully this has been contained to just the bedroom. Fingers crossed.
I have been giving away things for free in our neighborhood free group. That feels good as well.
Ok. Time to clear a path to the bathroom.
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Post by desposito on May 21, 2024 9:53:40 GMT -5
Good morning everyone!
Today (May 20) is World Bee Day
I went out to the yard for an hour right after I woke up, because I knew once the sun was over the tree it would be too hot. I started out by wanting to plant 2 zinnias, but when I went to the area where I wanted to plant them I had to dig up something that looked like catmint, so I could transplant it. There was another plant almost attached to it that might have been Black-eyed Susan but it looked a little different--I transplanted it anyway, if it's something I don't want I can always pull it out later. Then I found a stray milkweed right in the middle of the lawn, so I dug that up but I broke the root so I don't know if it'll live--I transplanted it anyway. Then I finally got to the zinnias, but by this time it was already getting warm. I watered a few things and then came inside.
I seem to have lost the last of the roll of chicken wire. I had it in the DR weeks ago because I wanted the handyman to make it into a secure circle for me, but time was short and I decided I would just do it myself later on, in a less secure fashion. I remember taking it out of the DR but now I can't find it. I looked in the basement, the enclosed back porch, and outside--where else can it be? I will look again today since I have to just be missing it, I know I wouldn't have thrown it away. The zucchini plants have already outgrown the little wire trash cans and if I leave them on any longer it will impede their growth.
This morning I will do some sweeping/vacuuming, look for the chicken wire, and check all the indoor seedlings.
First I have to call my decluttering client.
Diane
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Post by oust on May 21, 2024 10:45:20 GMT -5
Yesterday was a PUPA adventure. I just put music on and focused for a long while. Several places look better today.
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Post by phoenixcat on May 21, 2024 11:03:46 GMT -5
Diane -your weather always seems a bit similar to my parents old property - based on growing zones - 6A/5B. Do you have any recommendations for pollinator bushes that require only Mother Nature? I thought I would put some decorative plants there on my next visit but they would need to be independent. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/p3gKGV2hl_4rqf_iASER.gif) . Or maybe a hearty perennial? I think it will look more cheerful there with some blooming plants but unfortunately the care of them would just be my visits with some occasional trimming back by the guy who mows the lawn. ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/xitP0jPdwJqnxUGMSshO.gif) PC
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Post by desposito on May 21, 2024 12:17:56 GMT -5
PC, I don't have any shrubs so I don't know much about them--the only one I can think of being recommended for pollinators is called buttonbush. I think it depends on how big you want them and if there's sun or shade. All the native perennials I have need very little care once established, they are drought resistant--the only problem with them is they need to be staked because they're all tall. On the pollinator forums they say to plant very close together so that the plants hold themselves up--that's fine, but gardens take a while to establish so you can't grow some of these plants in just one season--plus, the ones on the edge of the plot will still fall over because there's space in front of it. And some of them only bloom in spring, or fall.
Honestly, if you're just looking for something pretty that doesn't need much care, and that pollinators like--zinnias are the best--I've had some tall ones fall over, but they generally just grow on their own, bloom for the entire summer, and they don't need an exorbitant amount of watering either. You just have to get the kind with the single blooms--the double blooms are pretty but the pollinators have trouble getting into them. I assume you can buy zinnia plants in garden centers, but they are so easy to grow, that you could probably just scatter some seeds, make sure they're watered the first few weeks, and end up with plants.
Much as I hate the National Wildlife Federation (they promote hunting) they do have a decent native plant finder by zipcode--it's at nativeplantfinder.nwf.org and they have a separate section for trees and shrubs.
I am in zone 6, and that's new--this area used to be 5 until the weather has turned so warm.
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 21, 2024 13:10:31 GMT -5
I found the chicken wire--as I thought, it was in the basement, I had put something down on top of it so didn't see it right away. I fashioned it into a circle so after it gets a little cooler I can go out and put the two circles around the 2 zucchini plants. I swept or vacuumed all the floors, up and down, except the ever messy plant room. And I checked and watered the inside seedlings. There are a lot out on the porch waiting to be planted, so I'll have to check them this afternoon to be sure they don't need watering again.
I'm going to eat lunch now, and then I will clean the bathrooms.
Diane
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Post by catcats on May 21, 2024 13:42:27 GMT -5
Diane, My goodness, you are doing so much today !!
catcats
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Post by goldenthreads on May 21, 2024 13:51:43 GMT -5
Yesterday was a PUPA adventure. I just put music on and focused for a long while. Several places look better today. Great! Focusing for a long while is amazing to me. It's so gratifying to see the difference in a space. Happy for you! ![](http://storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/ESqoQoCHIu0AgXxSKYcR.gif)
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Post by desposito on May 21, 2024 14:34:56 GMT -5
Hello oust and golden!
Catcats, I haven't seen you here much lately, how are things going?
Diane, My goodness, you are doing so much today
Ha ha--I know, I can't remember the last time all the floors were swept/vacuumed on the same day! Usually I do a few at a time. It's getting uncomfortable inside now, the temp downstairs is up to 77 and I have to wait until it's a couple degrees higher before turning the air on because I usually set it at 78. Upstairs I have my window AC on set at 79 and it makes this one room comfy but it doesn't help the other two rooms up here. I figured I'd get as much done this morning as possible before it gets unbearably hot.
I just went outside, just to switch the zucchini covers. While out there I see that a little clump of milkweed has sprouted in the circle of dirt that the zucchini is in! That's kind of weird, it was tilled there, so if seed landed last fall you would think it would have been disrupted. I know they also send out runners underground but it seems a little far for that. I will need the large shovel to move this one, I don't want to break the roots this time, so I left it there for now.
While outside my neighbor told me he just cut his grass and noticed that one of the two remaining large trees (I think they're junipers) in his front yard is splitting in half and looks like it's going to break. Ugh, not another tree removal, I could just cry. But obviously it's not safe. He's going to call the village and see if they will do anything, even though it's a foot or two into his front yard, instead of on the parkway. Luckily, it's the tree on the other side of his house, not the one that reaches in front of my house, that I look out at from my reading chair.
And there are supposed to be high winds tonight with the (possible) storms. I feel bad for him, he seems kind of overwhelmed trying to figure out what to do. I said maybe a tree company could strap it together until he can have it taken down, but I have no idea if that's even possible. I didn't go out and look at it but he says it's splitting quite far down the trunk and the weaker side was swaying in the wind!
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on May 21, 2024 14:50:59 GMT -5
Good afternoon everypony!
If the tree situation was happening here, I would call an arborist/tree removal today--they will be busy tomorrow!--or if it is near lines, the power co. I got lucky when the tree fell near my car, as a neighbor does this kind of cleanup and he took care of it for $100!
its hotter here today, but will get back down to warm. a sneak preview of the summer.
I took meds too late last night... did not fall asleep until after 4:00 am, but then slept like a log until after noon. DVD just left for his mom's--trash day and water the tomatoes.
I have a backlog of the regular chores as well as the projects. Maybe I will follow oust's lead and put on some music! First meds and a mini online check in...
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Post by ohblondie on May 21, 2024 15:41:49 GMT -5
WOW - it is hot out. A storm just rolled through and it is so humid now. Last night I showered and went to a PTO meeting (as a liaison). The ladies are wonderful and we went out for a drink after. The owner of the establishment has been saving liquor bottles for me for a craft at the ALF. So I grabbed those at the same time.
Came home and DS and DH had the new mattress and box spring set up. DH and I made the bed. Slept til after 9....
Once I got up I started grabbing all of the laundry I could. I grabbed what was regular laundry. DH said he saw a bug when he went to grab his socks. So I grabbed all of the clothing that was piled in that immediate area. Even stuff that was in that area that was clean was picked up to be re-washed. I grabbed the bedding we took off of the old bed, random things that I found when cleaning - everything! I went to the laundromat and ran three triple loaders and one double loader. and then ran items through the dryer.
I stripped the guest bed, put some DE on the mattress and put a clean cover on it and a clean (just washed) sheet. Since that bed appears to be "safe", I am placing all of the clean clothes, socks, uniforms, everything there. I will continue to work my way through our BR - washing or tossing, whatever.
I will need to treat my suitcase in case any visitors crawled in there.
I do have some wash to hang to dry - some is hanging and some is in a basket to be hung, The AC is on so it takes longer, and the laundromat washers do not spin as much water out as my own washer does.
both of my garbage/recycle bins are crammed full. And I have three bags ready to go out. I am stacking them and keeping them ready to go.
I found a dollar in the washing machine at the laundromat. It must have been in the pocket of DH's jeans. Mine now.
OK - an egg salad sandwich and some macaroni salad. I am fueled and ready to move forward.
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