Shame on Us...

For months now, the yard has been getting worse and worse. Until just the last couple of weeks, the thought of going outside to do anything has been entirely out of the question. For not really getting more than a couple sad dustings of snow, winter has been hanging on entirely too long. In fact, just at the end of March we had a brief couple of hours where it was snowing (but not sticking). That just isn't normal around here.

The last week or so, though, I've noticed that Boone- our Jack Russell Terrier, has been having an unusually difficult time finding a 'safe' place to pee in the back yard. The grass, in what seems like just a week and a half, grew to be between 12 and 15 inches tall.

So yesterday, my husband pulled out the lawnmower and got to work. Considering the height of the grass, his chore was not a pretty sight. I witnessed him unloading a torrent of obscenities at least once, as he removed Sadie from her chain on the back patio and 'escorted' her inside. It turns out that as he was passing by his beloved hound with the lawnmower, she playfully decided it was time to run around him in a circle (winding her chain around his legs) and tripping him, bringing him to the ground. In his attempt to catch himself he'd firmly planted one of his hands in a pile of her crap.

I'm not a very nice woman, I laughed so hard I almost peed when he told me that story.



As you can see the grass was crazy long. We really ought to have been out there sooner. I'm planning on getting out there at least a couple of days in the next week. There are many, many weeds to be pulled and a lot of plants that need some pruning.

I also have a lot to do in the way of indoor improvements. Most of my heavyweight chores still involve organizing and tossing, as well as deep cleaning and painting. I should have done so much more by now, but I've been so deeply involved with the wheel and finishing my seriously long-term works in progress that always seem to still be on my needles. At least I'm nearing my finish with these. I have one sock out of a pair to finish for the Vintage Sock KAL, one sock's worth left of roving to spin and knit to finish my homespun pair, and then there's finishing my Christmas sweater, then restarting the Henry. Then I'm free to start anything I want to.

I've been very good about not starting new projects, except for this little one. I knit this for my daughter this weekend. If only it were this easy to knit clothing for myself.