A Blythe Epiphany

...now with more curry

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Lovin' the weekend...and friends!

Yesterday I tried to get a couple of friends to go with me to the local farmer's market downtown, but when they couldn't go, I decided to go on my own. Not only was the farmer's market happening, but one street up was host to a street fair for the arts. They closed off the main street for about 5 blocks, and artists set up tents to sell their jewelry, pottery, paintings, photography, etc. I started there first. I saw several people I know, so I spend a leisurely time chatting and browsing.

I found a cute print to go in the guest room, and a great pen-and-ink drawing from a 10-yr old kid (for a quarter!). I also found a new (to me) photographer whose work I really love. I wanted to buy some things then and there, but there was so much to choose from, I couldn't decide. So I got his card for later.

Then I got some more cash and headed to the farmer's market, where I got some fresh green tomatoes, locally made goat cheese (chevre just sounds better, doesn't it?), hand lotion, and some plants: sunflower, mint, and lavender. I'm looking forward to getting those in the ground after I finish typing this.

After I got in and put my things away, another friend called and we went out to a local garden shop to browse through their offerings and continue the planning for my garden. While there, I saw another friend I haven't seen in a while, and I was able to introduce the two of them to each other. They work in related fields and can help each other out a bit.

After getting back in, the sun had sapped a lot of my energy, so I just got some dinner, watched a movie, and headed to bed early.

Now it's Sunday, I slept in 'til about 9, and today I plan to do some shopping with a friend, then break the camera out to take some headshots for another friend.

All this to say, remember when I was so busy I couldn't catch a breath? I had so overextended myself that I had no time to just relax and be me, and hang out with my friends? Well, I think I've finally gotten over that. I think it could be a continuing struggle for balance, but at least I've broken the habit of over-committing myself. *whew!*

Now, off I go to play in the dirt. Happy Sunday, all!

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

For next time

Things to remember when mowing one's lawn:
1 - wear gloves
2 - wear goggles (sunglasses aren't good enough)
3 - start earlier, before it gets hot.
4 - wear gloves

Monday, September 01, 2008

Still plugging away

I managed to get everything out of the inside of the apartment by 11:58 pm last night. Feeling rather relieved about that. The problem? The stuff I got out has no room to fit inside the new house, so it stayed on the porch and in the vehicle. So that means I have stuff from the strike of the show in my car, and boxes full of junk in the vehicle. I have to unpack more boxes (in the neighborhood of about 20) and get rid of most of the contents, sending them to various locations. I have to do lots of sorting and laundry on the costumes and props from the show. And I have to clear out the jeep so that I can go back to the apartment for one more load, this time the clay flowerpots from the exterior of the apartment.
Oh. And I have to mow my (MY!) yard today too. And do a ghostwalk.
Time to have my coffee and get to it.

Edit: Skipped the coffee and went straight to work loading up the flowerpots from the apartment. Got them in one load and headed on back to My Home. What a relief to have that done, and be completely moved out.

Figured out how to work the lawn mower without amputating anything. Feeling pretty proud about that. Friend Amy has pointed me in the direction of some nice grass that I can plant that will do well in this climate, grows slowly yet still chokes out weeds, and feels thick and soft on bare feet. Next step is to kill off the existing lawn, wait a couple of weeks, and plant new grass. Assuming that it's not too late in the season to plant it. I'm feeling a bit of a pang at the thought of chemicals killing what little grass is there, but hopefully the end result will be a gorgeous lawn that doesn't take much water to thrive, and can be cut with the reel mower that Grant brought me (thanks, Grant!), cutting down on gas usage, noise pollution, and chance of personal dismemberment.

Now I'm off to shower, eat some lunch, and maybe pay some bills.