10:02 pmThings That Make Me Giddy
What do I do in my spare time? What types of things float my boat? Since (I imagined that) you asked, I’m all too happy to share.
This catalog came in the mail the other day, and I’ve been furiously planning and plotting and adding up the price of seed packets ever since.
I’m obsessed with my future garden. Right now it’s just a big dirt area in the corner of the yard (currently inhabited by a half-dead plum tree, 5 neighbor cats, and a roughly made fire pit), but I affectionately refer to it as “the garden area”. I have big plans for this spot, come spring. Tomatoes, berry bushes, grape vines, peppers, cukes (that’s gardener slang for cucumbers), and maybe even some luffa. Yeah, you heard me: Luffa! Like, the sweet n’ scratchy bath sponges you buy at the store. Did you know that you can grow them and eat them? Or dry them and make your own bath sponges??… for about 3x the price you can purchase them at WalMart. I know! Totally not economical, but sweet, huh? I’ve also been eyeing backyard composters; the rolly kind that you can spin. Yep, by next summer my backyard will either look like the garden of Eden or a jungle-ish compost heap. It’s really too soon to tell.
The other thing I’ve been doing a lot is watching these:
Did I mention that my husband enables my Star Trek habit? He does. What a sweetheart. He got me the entire collection of Star Trek movies and I’m moving my way backwards from Nemesis. I watched First Contact three times, though, because it’s my favorite.
Anyhoo, garden planning and Star Trek. That’s where I’m at. Possibly a little weird, but that’s why you love me.
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Can’t wait to see how the garden turns out! I’m rooting for you on that one. =) Make sure to plant some peas so we can eat them when we come over! =)
Comment by Diana — January 4, 2008 @ 8:43 am
a trekkie gardener? who’d have thunk it?
Comment by kate — January 5, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
I hope you’ll post photos of your gardening adventures! I’ve discovered that gardening is not my strong suit. I had dreams of luscious and inviting landscaping around our home last year, but I just couldn’t make it happen. I don’t think plants like me much.
Comment by Leslie — January 6, 2008 @ 6:17 pm