Friday, August 10, 2007

Things to do this weekend

1) Order some mulch and have them deliver it. Costs 10$ a yard more to be delivered but a sight easier than shoveling it onto (little) truck, shovelling it off into a heap at home, then shovelling it into a wheelbarrow. If they deliver it I only have to shovel it onto the wheelbarrow. Last time I had a truckload of mulch delivered, in Sacramento, they put it in the middle of the driveway and within 24 hours it had started to generate so much heat it was steaming... maybe even smoking. (Note to self: be home when they deliver otherwise there will be 20 cubic yards of mulch on the front doorstep).
2) Buy wheelbarrow. Otherwise 20 yards of mulch will remain in place.
3) Find mulch shovel. It's somewhere in the room-with-all-the-stuff-that-hasn't-been-put-away-yet.
4) Buy wellies. Had no need for welly-boots in Sacramento. If it had been raining, it was pointless working in the garden, because it was solid clay: just compacted it more by walking/climbing on it. And it was embarrassing sliding down hillside on rear end with turkeys watching.
5) First find out what wellies are called in New York state. This will help avoid feeling like an idiot when they ask you what the heck you're talking about. Gum boots? Rubber boots? Eraser boots?????? Haven't seen any in Home Depot. Only saw pretty kiddies boots in Target. My feet are too big for those. Maybe at a Bait And Tackle Shop? (Waders would be a good idea seeing the scratches and mosquito bites from yesterday evening. I disentangled about half a ton of the Nasty Vine from a small unidentified-as-yet tree/shrub. That's about 1.5% of the area done.)
6) Find a way of disposing of brush/undergrowth from wooded bit of property. May have to be sneaky.
7) Get busy.

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