Rain, rain, rain! Lovely! I woke up to the sound of a steady drizzle outside, which had been going on for quite some time ... mippies wish I could make it stop, they want outies - but ... I have to go to work, anyway.
Yes, all this rain means that I probably won't be able to garden this weekend - but it also means that I can turn a lot of ground, during dry spells! I'll be able to loosen the ground along the wall, where I want to plant my Spekboom, and I can loosen the ground around the Jacaranda, where I think I'll put my bottomless pots - I just have to be careful, not to pierce the septic tank. But since I only use any force when I hit resistance (and I'm sure I know WHAT that is), I don't have to really worry. And then I can weed those areas at my leisure.
I'll be spending most of the weekend inside, though - by the look of things, and going by the weather report. Cookies! Ha Ha! I can bake cookies, I can try a new dish with my new Pyrex bowl, and I can do more unpacking. Yes, I know, I SHOULD be steam cleaning ... heaven knows, it's needed! But I'll do what I feel like doing, thank you very much!
My new shoes are working out quite well - on the whole. Yes, there is some chafing on my right heel, I've placed some cotton wool in my sock as a cushion. Skin is broken, but that won't be for ever, and it's not very painful.
Some news I don't understand: Eskom allowed to raise the price of electricity to 'recover' revenue. Huh? Just how is this even legal? Basically, what it means is: Write off all the corruption and mismanagement in your past - just keep doing what you're doing! No accountability, no responsibility ... I give up ... I just give up!
Back into my own little world. When I get home, this afternoon, I think I'll start with laundry. Do a load of light colour, low temperature. Funny thing nowadays: ALL your laundry labels ALWAYS say, either cold wash or 30 C ... it's like even our clothes are turning into snowflakes! Might as well just go stand in the rain and call it 'laundry day'!
Happy place! Happy place ... stop the negative thinking! Okay, so I'll wash the 'duck egg' coloured new shorts with light coloured clothes and the navy with the dark. Also low temperature. Considering the weather, starting at least the first load today is probably the only way I can be sure my clothes will be dry by Sunday night. No problem.
Then ... during dry spells ... gardening ... WHAT? Yes, the succulent bed needs to get finished, but the problem there is that the ground is too soft. I can weed what I can reach from outside the bed - but what's in the middle, I can't reach. And if I step in the bed ... I just sink in! However, what's bad for the mid-bed weeding is good for the new bed making! If I feel like heavy labour, I can take out the fork and start turning ground. Or I might want to clear the center bed. The one with the big ponytail right in the middle of the lawn out front? So ... some options close, others open!
I got home and found everything dry! The gauge showed 18 mm rain, most of which must have been during the night and this morning. The grass was dry, so I got out the lawnmower and got busy. I was a bit worried that I might not be able to mow this weekend - and by next weekend, it would be difficult again. And guess what? I mowed in sunshine! Yip, so much for 'you won't see sun till next week'!
Well, the lawn is mowed. And I made some more progress on the jungle bit. It took about two hours just to mow the lawn, and I spent another hour tackling the tall grass. That's as much as I had energy for. I did, however, fetch the fork and gave the ground by the wall a couple of pokes - goes in like butter! If it's dry tomorrow, that's what I'll be working on. That'll achieve two things: 1 - make room for my Spekboom and 2 - finish the lawn. If I can clear all those round beds around the roses and ponytails, that will make a big difference!
Ziva is pestering me for attention, even though I just spent five minutes scratching her ears ... she's most insistent, so ... good night!
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