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Posted on 03/05/2005 11:51:13 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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Heh...I threw a second ball after the first while playing fetch with Tam. He gave me a dirty look, but got it too...came back with both in his mouth. Wish I coulda gotten a picture!
Well...I'm thinkin' I won't get much more outside stuff done today. I'm grateful the snow held off as long as it did, though! Really comin' down now.
I really CAN finish Monday night if I have to. Just hoped to be done sooner.
Kitty's curled up in her cat tree right now.
Tam's finally resting...laying on the floor at my feet like a dog.
He's a rather strange cat, in case that hasn't yet become apparent...
Picked up some boxes while I was running up to school to do the day's backups... ugh, it would be my weekend to do them when we're going to get snow... not that I have much that needs to be boxed as opposed to just carried but it might make life easier.
I'm also gathering phone numbers and such to put in the notebook I'm going to keep with us while driving - for reference. That way it won't be something easily lost, like a scrap of paper.
I'm taking a break from being productive to watch you-know-what... a very weirdly gorgeous SF version of "The Count of Monte Cristo".
The original's a favorite of mine...
Maybe this would be the gateway that would suck me into your anime world :)
I like the original too.
It's a really gorgeous anime but weirdly animated. The background art is magnificent, most of the little details are lovely - but the faces are a little flat, and the clothing patterns and hair are just weird. It's a little distracting sometimes.
And I'm only up to episode 3 (21 is broadcast this week and there will be 26 total) so I'm not sure how faithful it is. It's definitely a reimagining, since bits of it are set in space.
At the rate we've been going, we may not have full snow melt until mid-May!
So you were able to use the truck and get stuff to the dump? How about the big things you were taking to The House?
Got the main stuff! The heavier snow held off. Someone up there loves me! ;-)
Still have bunches o' boxes, plus some odds and ends - Van-sama's summer tires, which I should probably put on before we go, for instance - but the hardest part will be finishing cleaning.
I'm not sure you should change to the summer tires before you go; especially since you'll be traveling up in the northern tier of the country. You never know when a spring storm will hit and you'd need the traction. Could you lash the summer tires to the roof rack and just cover them with a tarp for the trip?
They're all season tires...should be able to handle a little snow, though they aren't as good as straight winter tires. Putting tires on the roof wouldn't work that well, plus it'd cut down on gas milage...which is one big reason I pretty much scrapped the rooftop cargo carrier idea.
Evening All - was a great day for digging, cleaning and planting. Removed three large Rose-of-Sharons that were causing some visibility problems. Glad I had a digging bar to lever out the roots ball.
Found a dug daylily that managed to overwinter, it deserved to live so split into quarters and planted it where the Rose-of-Sharons were.
Lots of bed cleaning, wonderful temps. THEN the front came through and we lost about 15 degrees bout that quick. Sheesh.
Neighbor rented a chipper and took care of all the branches in their backyard, only been there a couple months, thought they might wait for the natural process to reduce them, but the chipper was the answer for them. They even still have all their body parts.
Just got back from Gypsygirls walk. A family was flying kites in the park, she was fascinated by the kites. Heck she is more interested in birds than rabbits or squirrels. Odd that.
I've been looking around at bulbs comin' up and wantin' to get out in the yard. Too busy and too cold today.
Just got back from helpin' 'em clean up at the concession site. Seems they expected my truck (with one dwarf driver) to be around all weekend.
I helped 'em out tonite, but corrected them on tomorrow.
If they're all season tires, why would you need to change them out at all? Could you just sell the summer tires?
We've had almost 10 inches of snow today. I'm well and truly SICK of it!!
Since I'm here...
I'll just take this. ;o)
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