I would venture to say that I'm older than most of my audience. I'm 48. Maybe this will be helpful for some of you to hear, but even in my late 40s I'm still figuring out how to be an adult.
I got a new food processor, and today I bought a watermelon. I cut it up and put it in the freezer, and this evening I'm going to make watermelon sorbet.
One of the things I only recently learned is how to pick a good watermelon, and I picked a GOOD one.
One of the things I only recently learned is how to pick a good watermelon, and I picked a GOOD one.
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They got used to the doggy door quickly, and enjoyed exploring my backyard.
Day two of porkchops. I can't believe how easy this is. I also fried up some cherry tomatoes, but I inhaled those before I took the picture.
So far I'm just using salt and pepper. Vegetable oil. It creates a really delicious crust. I'm thinking I'll add a little garlic next time, especially for the tomatoes.
I didn't get the watermelon sorbet made last night. After the dogs left I cleaned up behind them, and then crashed and watched Doctor Who. It's on the agenda for today though.
So far I'm just using salt and pepper. Vegetable oil. It creates a really delicious crust. I'm thinking I'll add a little garlic next time, especially for the tomatoes.
I didn't get the watermelon sorbet made last night. After the dogs left I cleaned up behind them, and then crashed and watched Doctor Who. It's on the agenda for today though.
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Lol, this makes the think of my own little juvenile love triangle. I have that diary somewhere. I'll have to share it when I finally get it unpacked.
A family member, when I shared pictures of my new house before I moved in commented "What are you going to do with all that kitchen! You don't cook."
Turns out I just needed space. I don't mean the kitchen size, though it is lovely with plenty of storage. I mean mental space. And a fridge I don't have to share so I can keep it really organized and don't have vegetables being forgotten until they've become mush.
Turns out I just needed space. I don't mean the kitchen size, though it is lovely with plenty of storage. I mean mental space. And a fridge I don't have to share so I can keep it really organized and don't have vegetables being forgotten until they've become mush.
Boy, I hope y'all aren't going to get too tired of me talking about all the home maintenance stuff, because I'm going to talk about it a lot.
First of all, I'm not great with phone calls. I'm very nervous about hiring tradespeople to do things, because I'm so ignorant about so much of it that I'm afraid people are going to try to take advantage of me.
But, you know, I'm responsible for this house, and I'm going to have to get over myself.
My backyard is a dilemma. I've got a couple of huge stumps that need to come out, and the grass is in a very sorry state.
I had an agronomist come out last week to evaluate the situation with my grass, just so I could even know what I was dealing with. Long story short, it's fescue, and when the trees were still standing it was probably healthy because it was shaded. But now the soil is compacted and hydrophobic and the grass is dying. Fescue, apparently, is pretty high maintenance anyway. So I still need to make decisions as far as the grass is concerned, and of course I have to think about the dogs.
But the stumps need to come out before I even worry about that.
I started just looking online to see what people said about how much they paid to have their stumps removed. Based on what I was seeing online I was expecting to get quotes in the range of about $800 per stump. Yikes.
Well, when I was at work on Friday I was chatting with a cubicle mate who just had her backyard resodded, because it's one of the things I'm considering. I wanted to know how much she paid. I mentioned that I would need to get the stumps removed first.
The guy in the cubicle next to her popped his head over and said "I know a guy who does that". He's a firefighter who does stump removal in his spare time. Totally insured and everything. They were friends since high school, and I went and looked at the Facebook page for his stump removal business and he's got great reviews.
My workmate reached out for a loose quote, and his friend said $200 per stump, but that he'd want to see pictures and things before giving a firm quote.
So I sent pictures and talked to him on the phone and I'm getting both stumps removed and all debris cleaned up for a total of $450, and he's handling getting the utilities out to mark their lines and everything.
There's no way anyone else was going to give me a better quote than that. I'm thrilled.
First of all, I'm not great with phone calls. I'm very nervous about hiring tradespeople to do things, because I'm so ignorant about so much of it that I'm afraid people are going to try to take advantage of me.
But, you know, I'm responsible for this house, and I'm going to have to get over myself.
My backyard is a dilemma. I've got a couple of huge stumps that need to come out, and the grass is in a very sorry state.
I had an agronomist come out last week to evaluate the situation with my grass, just so I could even know what I was dealing with. Long story short, it's fescue, and when the trees were still standing it was probably healthy because it was shaded. But now the soil is compacted and hydrophobic and the grass is dying. Fescue, apparently, is pretty high maintenance anyway. So I still need to make decisions as far as the grass is concerned, and of course I have to think about the dogs.
But the stumps need to come out before I even worry about that.
I started just looking online to see what people said about how much they paid to have their stumps removed. Based on what I was seeing online I was expecting to get quotes in the range of about $800 per stump. Yikes.
Well, when I was at work on Friday I was chatting with a cubicle mate who just had her backyard resodded, because it's one of the things I'm considering. I wanted to know how much she paid. I mentioned that I would need to get the stumps removed first.
The guy in the cubicle next to her popped his head over and said "I know a guy who does that". He's a firefighter who does stump removal in his spare time. Totally insured and everything. They were friends since high school, and I went and looked at the Facebook page for his stump removal business and he's got great reviews.
My workmate reached out for a loose quote, and his friend said $200 per stump, but that he'd want to see pictures and things before giving a firm quote.
So I sent pictures and talked to him on the phone and I'm getting both stumps removed and all debris cleaned up for a total of $450, and he's handling getting the utilities out to mark their lines and everything.
There's no way anyone else was going to give me a better quote than that. I'm thrilled.
One of my favorite things about my neighborhood so far is that I can get rid of things I don't need anymore without throwing them away.
EH replaced the storm door off my sun porch with one that had a doggy door in it. I don't have any use for the old storm door, but it's still in good shape. I gave it to my neighbor across the street.
No waste, no waste, no waste!
EH replaced the storm door off my sun porch with one that had a doggy door in it. I don't have any use for the old storm door, but it's still in good shape. I gave it to my neighbor across the street.
No waste, no waste, no waste!