Third Verse (Same as the First)

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Jed droolz.

I think this was for an 8th grade dance in, ahem, 1986-ish. Thanks to a closet clean-out by the mom-ster, I am now the proud owner of the same dress as pictured there in all its peach and lace nightmarish glory.

I am not normally a big bug aficionado. But this was one cool lookin’ caterpillar. The kids and I were transfixed for quite a while. Then, he/she/he-she disappeared down the driveway.

Despite the fact that it’s weed city in the garden at the moment, we’re starting to get some good stuff. The peppers and the beans are lovely shades of purple and green. And the tomatoes are nice variants of color as well. The apricot colored ones are Garden Peach and I’m not sure if you can tell from the shot or not, but they’re covered with a fine peach-like fuzz. Mmmm…mater tasting tonight!

With really green potatoes. And lots of weeds. I mean, uh, ground cover to preserve the moisture for the mesclun.

I was looking for a seed inoculant today. I also needed toilet paper. So Zander and I found ourselves in the Walmart garden department asking the garden center cashier if she knew of any such thing. She originally said no, but on our way back through, apres TP selection, she suggested this stuff. I had looked it over but rejected it based on the fact that I couldn’t concentrate enough to read all of the crazy packaging. Then at the check-out, I figured I’d might as well try it. I have no idea if it works yet, but it appears to be the garden equivalent of Dr. Bronner’s.

Here’s the front display part of the packaging. The bottle was attached with a metal strip to this.

The instructional SUPERthrive info continues on the back of the cardboard display. Directions - EASY! Hose, flood, etc.

And on the bottle. Which is complete with tiny pictures of SUPERthriving eggplants. Maybe?

And on the BACK of the bottle. “Pure. For edible plants, but do not eat.”

And even on the TOP of the bottle. “Activator, perfecter”

I expect great things. I mean, since 1940, $5,000. GUARANTEED to be World CHAMPION!

• Ate radishes from the garden today! Some were a little small, but they were great. Not bug eaten. Not pithy. Just little and round and cute and delicious. The kids thought they were too spicy, but I dug ‘em. I should’ve taken pictures, but I didn’t. Next time….
• Potatoes are re-hilled and looking good.
• Mesclun mix is coming up nicely, though I didn’t realize that so much of it was spicy. Need to supplement with lettuces for the kiddos.
• The half row of peas that came up is still doing well. Screw you, remaining non-growing pea plants.
• Need to get in the rest of the plants - come back, weechie daddy! We need you for rowing and sowing and garden love!

So I got me some new tires at Walmart about a month and a half ago. This is what happened the other day. It started leaking audibly about 4 miles from home. I filled it up, hoped for the best, and made it home. It was totally flat about 2 hours later. I have totally lost faith in my tires and check them every time I get in the car. I’m sure I’ll get over it, but for now, curse you Walmart tires. And I guess thank you for suckering me into the Hazard plan so I didn’t have to pay for a new one. For once that actually paid off.