"Jokels"

Today was the first day back to school.  After dropping people off, making sure they had their lunches and all that yap, I came home and slept.  zzzzzz  Best nap ever.

Kinda like this

 Picked up kids, dropped them at home, met Hubby downtown to pick up our new bank cards (SQUEEEEE finally), and then noodled around with whatever until I happened to walk out into the kitchen and see this thing:

It's...growing

And since this seems to be the Year of the Garden, I read up on planting sprouted onions, cut the thing up, put my shoes on and outside we went to plant the dear old rotten thing in the garden. YAY!!! First time.

It's scary to look at!

I didn't plant these.  Gosh they're pretty.
Before I could do any planting, however, I was compelled - FORCED - to do something about the Overgrown Fence de Ivy et Blackberries. "We don't want weeds in our bed."

Off you go, you infernal vines of death

You too, blackberries

Ick.  JUST ick.

In years past, before the seeds ever hit the light of day, I would have spent many fruitless hours toiling in the soil just to get the weeds cleared first. I understand this is usually the accepted method, but that's as far as I ever get - clearing one area of the garden plot before I'm like, FORGET IT.

 

Today I decided, the stupid weeds are just gonna grow back again until I get some mulch out there. So weed away, weeds. I'll just work around you for now.

 

(This is a trick I learned from my Sims who always have wonderful gardens, even in the middle of their lawns, as long as they keep the sprinklers on.)

This is how we do it

Them's my potato-in' tires.

In other garden-y news: The tulips are up and running.

And no garden-y post would be complete without SEEDLING PICS!!!

Marigold - click on it if you don't believe me

Alyssum

This is as far as I've ever come with any gardening exploit, so I'm pretty happy and pleased and impressed with the way things are going. Braggity brag.

 

At some point I should start blogging about my kids again. :)