Okay, so I have issues.
Dirt issues.
Specifically, Dirt-on-my-Hands issues.
I cannot stand having my hands dirty.
Having gritty/oily/sticky/etc. hands makes me so uncomfortable, the mere thought (this blog entry included) makes me want to go wash my hands.
Repeatedly.
This fact, coupled with my decidedly black thumb, makes gardening a real challenge for me.
I’m explaining this so you’ll understand the pride I feel having accomplished this:
Two ledge-sitting planters with fresh herbs.
Parsley (both flat and curly), spicy basil, cilantro, oregano, chives, dill, rosemary and thyme (why do I suddenly have Simon and Garfunkel running through my head).
I plant an herb garden every year. You can’t make homemade salad dressings properly if you don’t have fresh herbs on hand.
Two pots of pansies.
As these pretty little things need to be tended daily, I fully expect them to perish within the month.
A small (~ 3×20) strip garden with hostas, euonymus, Jacob’s Ladder, silver mound (a few others I can’t recall) solar lanterns and decorative stepping stones.
As I said, I’m fairly proud of myself.
We’ll see how long I can convince them to survive.
The Half-Assed Housewife 
Purty, purty!
(and I totally get the dirty hands thing)
Purty, purty!
(and I totally get the dirty hands thing)
I had to hack off all my nails to make sure that there would be no dirt under the nails whilst gardening.
**shudder**
~Angela
Purty, purty!
(and I totally get the dirty hands thing)
I had to hack off all my nails to make sure that there would be no dirt under the nails whilst gardening.
**shudder**
~Angela
Purty, purty!
(and I totally get the dirty hands thing)
Purty, purty!
(and I totally get the dirty hands thing)
Very beautiful!
Very beautiful!
Thanks.
Fingers crossed, they’ll stay that way.
I’m not holding my breath, though.
~A
Very beautiful!
Thanks.
Fingers crossed, they’ll stay that way.
I’m not holding my breath, though.
~A
Very beautiful!
Very beautiful!
My guinea pigs are on their way over to finish off all those lovely herbs.
My guinea pigs are on their way over to finish off all those lovely herbs.
GASP!
You keep those furry, herb-munching (utterly adorable) spawns of Satan away from my shrubbery.
~A
Did you say something about shrubberies?
As long as it’s not MY shrubbery, munch away.
So cute, by the way.
What are their names?
~A
The yellow one is Woodstock, the brown one is Snoopy.
I have a one-track mind.
What about Linus?
He was my favourite.
~A
I want to get a little tabby and name him Linus. And probably a little black girl and name her Lucy. Or, if a black female isn’t available at the pound, maybe a little yellow girl, and call her Sally.
Oooh!
You need to get a red one (do they come in red?) and call him The Baron.
~A
My guinea pigs are on their way over to finish off all those lovely herbs.
GASP!
You keep those furry, herb-munching (utterly adorable) spawns of Satan away from my shrubbery.
~A
Did you say something about shrubberies?
As long as it’s not MY shrubbery, munch away.
So cute, by the way.
What are their names?
~A
The yellow one is Woodstock, the brown one is Snoopy.
I have a one-track mind.
What about Linus?
He was my favourite.
~A
I want to get a little tabby and name him Linus. And probably a little black girl and name her Lucy. Or, if a black female isn’t available at the pound, maybe a little yellow girl, and call her Sally.
Oooh!
You need to get a red one (do they come in red?) and call him The Baron.
~A
My guinea pigs are on their way over to finish off all those lovely herbs.
My guinea pigs are on their way over to finish off all those lovely herbs.
Thanks.
Fingers crossed, they’ll stay that way.
I’m not holding my breath, though.
~A
Thanks.
Fingers crossed, they’ll stay that way.
I’m not holding my breath, though.
~A
Thanks.
Fingers crossed, they’ll stay that way.
I’m not holding my breath, though.
~A
GASP!
You keep those furry, herb-munching (utterly adorable) spawns of Satan away from my shrubbery.
~A
GASP!
You keep those furry, herb-munching (utterly adorable) spawns of Satan away from my shrubbery.
~A
GASP!
You keep those furry, herb-munching (utterly adorable) spawns of Satan away from my shrubbery.
~A
I had to hack off all my nails to make sure that there would be no dirt under the nails whilst gardening.
**shudder**
~Angela
I had to hack off all my nails to make sure that there would be no dirt under the nails whilst gardening.
**shudder**
~Angela
I had to hack off all my nails to make sure that there would be no dirt under the nails whilst gardening.
**shudder**
~Angela
Did you say something about shrubberies?
Did you say something about shrubberies?
Did you say something about shrubberies?
Loverly!
I have pansies in pots, very much like yours, and all I do is water if it doesn’t rain for 4 or 5 days in a row and weed once in a blue moon. They’re doing fine.
You know, instead of hacking lovely, glamorous nails, you could invest $2 in a pair of gardening gloves.
Loverly!
I have pansies in pots, very much like yours, and all I do is water if it doesn’t rain for 4 or 5 days in a row and weed once in a blue moon. They’re doing fine.
You know, instead of hacking lovely, glamorous nails, you could invest $2 in a pair of gardening gloves.
Hmm, my mom had said that if you don’t continuously pop off the dead pansy heads, the plant gets all scraggly and gross.
As for the gloves… ::shudder:: I can’t do those either. They make my skin crawl. Mittens aren’t so bad as it means my fingers get to touch inside the mitts, but gloves? Yelch.
Do they make gardening mitts?
~Angela
They can get a bit scraggly, BUT – you have them planted in a group, which overcomes a lot of the scraggle factor, and you can just cut them back when they do get scraggly and they’ll reflower in a couple of days. I’m a big fan of low-maintenance gardening.
Mitts wouldn’t work so well, you need to use your fingers. Sorry, can’t help ya there.
I’m a fan of no-maintenance.
We’ll see how it goes.
~A
Loverly!
I have pansies in pots, very much like yours, and all I do is water if it doesn’t rain for 4 or 5 days in a row and weed once in a blue moon. They’re doing fine.
You know, instead of hacking lovely, glamorous nails, you could invest $2 in a pair of gardening gloves.
Hmm, my mom had said that if you don’t continuously pop off the dead pansy heads, the plant gets all scraggly and gross.
As for the gloves… ::shudder:: I can’t do those either. They make my skin crawl. Mittens aren’t so bad as it means my fingers get to touch inside the mitts, but gloves? Yelch.
Do they make gardening mitts?
~Angela
They can get a bit scraggly, BUT – you have them planted in a group, which overcomes a lot of the scraggle factor, and you can just cut them back when they do get scraggly and they’ll reflower in a couple of days. I’m a big fan of low-maintenance gardening.
Mitts wouldn’t work so well, you need to use your fingers. Sorry, can’t help ya there.
I’m a fan of no-maintenance.
We’ll see how it goes.
~A
Loverly!
I have pansies in pots, very much like yours, and all I do is water if it doesn’t rain for 4 or 5 days in a row and weed once in a blue moon. They’re doing fine.
You know, instead of hacking lovely, glamorous nails, you could invest $2 in a pair of gardening gloves.
Loverly!
I have pansies in pots, very much like yours, and all I do is water if it doesn’t rain for 4 or 5 days in a row and weed once in a blue moon. They’re doing fine.
You know, instead of hacking lovely, glamorous nails, you could invest $2 in a pair of gardening gloves.
As long as it’s not MY shrubbery, munch away.
So cute, by the way.
What are their names?
~A
As long as it’s not MY shrubbery, munch away.
So cute, by the way.
What are their names?
~A
As long as it’s not MY shrubbery, munch away.
So cute, by the way.
What are their names?
~A
Hmm, my mom had said that if you don’t continuously pop off the dead pansy heads, the plant gets all scraggly and gross.
As for the gloves… ::shudder:: I can’t do those either. They make my skin crawl. Mittens aren’t so bad as it means my fingers get to touch inside the mitts, but gloves? Yelch.
Do they make gardening mitts?
~Angela
Hmm, my mom had said that if you don’t continuously pop off the dead pansy heads, the plant gets all scraggly and gross.
As for the gloves… ::shudder:: I can’t do those either. They make my skin crawl. Mittens aren’t so bad as it means my fingers get to touch inside the mitts, but gloves? Yelch.
Do they make gardening mitts?
~Angela
Hmm, my mom had said that if you don’t continuously pop off the dead pansy heads, the plant gets all scraggly and gross.
As for the gloves… ::shudder:: I can’t do those either. They make my skin crawl. Mittens aren’t so bad as it means my fingers get to touch inside the mitts, but gloves? Yelch.
Do they make gardening mitts?
~Angela
They can get a bit scraggly, BUT – you have them planted in a group, which overcomes a lot of the scraggle factor, and you can just cut them back when they do get scraggly and they’ll reflower in a couple of days. I’m a big fan of low-maintenance gardening.
Mitts wouldn’t work so well, you need to use your fingers. Sorry, can’t help ya there.
They can get a bit scraggly, BUT – you have them planted in a group, which overcomes a lot of the scraggle factor, and you can just cut them back when they do get scraggly and they’ll reflower in a couple of days. I’m a big fan of low-maintenance gardening.
Mitts wouldn’t work so well, you need to use your fingers. Sorry, can’t help ya there.
They can get a bit scraggly, BUT – you have them planted in a group, which overcomes a lot of the scraggle factor, and you can just cut them back when they do get scraggly and they’ll reflower in a couple of days. I’m a big fan of low-maintenance gardening.
Mitts wouldn’t work so well, you need to use your fingers. Sorry, can’t help ya there.
The yellow one is Woodstock, the brown one is Snoopy.
I have a one-track mind.
The yellow one is Woodstock, the brown one is Snoopy.
I have a one-track mind.
The yellow one is Woodstock, the brown one is Snoopy.
I have a one-track mind.
What about Linus?
He was my favourite.
~A
What about Linus?
He was my favourite.
~A
What about Linus?
He was my favourite.
~A
I want to get a little tabby and name him Linus. And probably a little black girl and name her Lucy. Or, if a black female isn’t available at the pound, maybe a little yellow girl, and call her Sally.
I want to get a little tabby and name him Linus. And probably a little black girl and name her Lucy. Or, if a black female isn’t available at the pound, maybe a little yellow girl, and call her Sally.
I want to get a little tabby and name him Linus. And probably a little black girl and name her Lucy. Or, if a black female isn’t available at the pound, maybe a little yellow girl, and call her Sally.
I’m a fan of no-maintenance.
We’ll see how it goes.
~A
I’m a fan of no-maintenance.
We’ll see how it goes.
~A
I’m a fan of no-maintenance.
We’ll see how it goes.
~A
Oooh!
You need to get a red one (do they come in red?) and call him The Baron.
~A
Oooh!
You need to get a red one (do they come in red?) and call him The Baron.
~A
Oooh!
You need to get a red one (do they come in red?) and call him The Baron.
~A