gardening

What a day.  We actually dragged ourselves off the couch and got outside, even though it was 35 degrees Celsius.  SO wasn’t keen, but after a while he gained momentum.  This was good, as he ended up digging out two large peach trees, which had been living on borrowed time for a while.  I started well, but when it got to axe-wielding time, I was demoted to an interested onlooker, rather than an active participant in the fun.

Anyhow, we’ve ended up clearing a spot which previously consisted of a large pile of grass clippings (as in, about a trailerload’s worth), and two fruit trees.  Now all that remains are two large holes in the ground.  All we need to do now is put the reticulation through that section, and it can actually become a garden bed.  Oh, and some plants.

I’m very excited about this.  We’ve only had the house for two years, and it’s taken us this long to get to it.  Not because we’ve been busy doing other things (although that’s partly true); it’s more, well, we’re not nearly as interested in gardening as we thought we would be.

We had a good Saturday too.  We went to an auction in the morning, and ended up with a 1.5 bowl stainless steel kitchen sink, for $100.  We also got a fantastic porcelain bathroom vanity.  Both are brand new, and flawless.  We’re going to put them in one of our units (apartments) which we’ll be renovating at the end of March.  I’m really looking forward to it – when we did our other unit last August, I got an incredible sense of satisfaction out of the whole process.  And that was doing it at nights after work and on weekends.  This time we’re actually taking leave from work to do the reno, so it should be much easier and less stressful.  Hopefully.