archive for May, 2007
May 3, 2007
and then they cut down the wrong tree
We were supposed to have had 2 trees cut down today, an entire dead tree that grew up and curved directly over the house and another scruffy weed-tree that was choking out another tree. The first one went well, and then they cut down the wrong second tree.
May 6, 2007
in which digging and cursing is interrupted by children
We made the first move this weekend on reclaiming our back yard orphaned outside of the fence. The 6 or 7 neighbor children from across the alley found our work out there to be *fascinating*.
May 7, 2007
R.I.P. Tommy the cat
Our new outside cat Tommy has, of unknown causes, gone to the big cat nip in the sky.
May 25, 2007
green and pretty
Our 2 remaining “before summer starts” projects are still hanging, though we ought to make some good progress on the retaining wall over the long weekend. We’ve been working on the yard a lot, though, including planting 2 pretty big trees.
May 29, 2007
almost a wall
We began working on the retaining wall out back a few weeks ago. We made real progress this weekend but we’re still not finished. My fingers are scraped raw, my back is starting to get tight and I think I sunburned my face. It feels like summer.
