The older man we bought this property from was nice -- but a bit crusty. His wife had died a few years earlier, which was evident in the choice of room decor and emphasis on tools and Guy Stuff. Very masculine.
I had hoped that Wife would have planted some perennials, especially flower bulbs. After all, our Collins house will have daffodils, tulips and hyacinths blooming about now.
Have I seen any? Not a sprout. Kind of makes me feel a bit upside-down, what with the recent snow and all. It IS Spring... isn't it?
Guess this is going to be a fall project. Meanwhile, I started some onion and chives seed. Jerusalem artichokes are next.
Update: Never mind -- for now. We woke up to a foot of snow on the ground, and more coming down.
Meanwhile:
Want to be trendy? Eat spam sushi!
An Italian skier survives 23 hours buried in an avalanche -- with only a few minor issues. Wow!
This is silly -- and I know it. But I really enjoy these videos about budget meals from the dollar store. Walmart's okay, too. Witness:
Easter dinner from Dollar Tree (some of this actually looks good)
And... Easter dinner, the Walmart version.
Gives you ideas, anyways.
Or go the other direction, where the sky's the limit: A boatload of Easter dinner ideas from Bon Appetit.
Turning store-bought refried beans into something that tastes more like the real thing. (From thekitchn)
'I'm drowning in debt:' five stories from student loan debtors. I'm trying to be sympathetic here -- but in every single case, the person sems to have tried to ignore their level of debt...until they couldn't any longer. And few worked during college. (The Brick and I both worked our brains out, trying to minimize this. And we still ended up with a $10,000 debt -- which we paid off, month by month, year by year. So yes, it can be done.)
Oops, Shaun King -- next time, you'd better wait at least a week for announcing you'd converted to Islam -- then the NEXT DAY, announcing a $1000/ticket speaking tour based on your momentous decision. Yep, it was definitely because of the "people of Gaza"... sure. P.S. How much of that money will actually be donated to them? King says 100% -- and he's doing it for the cause, not his own profit and/or notoriety. Just like he's handled other fundraisers and causes.
A Brazilian lady carries her fetus inside for 56 YEARS before anyone notices. Then its removal contributes to her death...
3500 miles... just so you could go to school. Would you do it?
A family returns 22 looted artifacts from Okinawa in WWII -- found in their deceased father's attic. Here's the weird part: Dad was a WWII veteran -- but was never in the Pacific theater! (A letter found with the items is said to explain it -- I wish I knew what that letter said.)
Wealthy Dallas residents give the money tips that helped them.
Justice Jackson, do you really understand why the First Amendment was put in place? Apparently not.
How to avoid being sucked in by AI-generated deepfakes.
Fifty great buys from thrift shops and more.
Did a couple of British officers betray the men depicted in The Great Escape? This survivor thinks so.
A Brazilian lady carries her fetus inside for 56 YEARS before anyone notices. Then its removal contributes to her death...
3500 miles... just so you could go to school. Would you do it?
A family returns 22 looted artifacts from Okinawa in WWII -- found in their deceased father's attic. Here's the weird part: Dad was a WWII veteran -- but was never in the Pacific theater! (A letter found with the items is said to explain it -- I wish I knew what that letter said.)
The Princess of Wales explains her long silence -- she has cancer. Best wishes to this brave and elegant woman.
Have a good week...rightside-up.
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