Moving Right Along

     Well, not a whole heaping helping going on around here as of late. Just crazy ass weather; freezing one day and near record high temps the next.

     I took my brother down to our step mom's tother day and we passed a dirt pit i.e. some fellers got a permit for "surface mining" and are digging a monstrous hole and selling the dirt from it. I've semi calculated the dirt I need to fill all the low spots and holes in my yard, raised bed & container gardens. I just need to find out is the soil sand, clay, what I call "dead dirt", lots of rocks and/or gravel or what before ordering a truck load. I don't expect potting soil quality product but don't want dead dirt with no life left in it whatsoever. Also I don't want to have a dug up Indian burial ground in my yard and gardens!

     On the clothes dryer front, I've found a couple places with new machines for $299.99 and some used online for around $150.00.  I can't help thinking soon a better deal will come along for a new machine. Meanwhile I use my clothesline as much as possible and in rainy weather I hang laundry as close as possible to the heater vents to get maximum use of heat when my heater is warming the house.

     I'd mentioned earlier the idea of building a greenhouse out of scrap wood and windows my Mom had given me. The more I think on that the less appealing the plan seems. I'd need to shim a lot for level and square, buy stuff for roofing, door and some supports and the end product would not be aesthetically pleasing. A local tool store has a 6' x 8' greenhouse for a mere $300.00.  That should be enough for starting my seedlings for not only my garden but my business as well.

     Between the crazy weather, my health questions and family health issues, knobs I work with at my 40 a week job it's been a trying time but with God by my side I'll not only survive but thrive.