Well that's done
Jun. 16th, 2017 03:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kengrEarlier in the week I had managed to weed all of the plot but where the strawberries are *and* transplant the "stray" strawberry plants into gaps in that section. I wasn't too worried if they'd survive, we've got too [censored] many of them anyway.
Thursday I hoped to plant the rest of the starts Fay'd picked up but it was raining a bit more than I wanted to deal with. I did go ahead and set them out in roughly the spots I'd plant them, but left it at that.
Today, it's obviously been raining off and on, but it wasn't raining when I went out a bit ago. so I managed to get them all planted.
The two zucchini starts are near the top edge of the plot. I decided to tuck the two lemon cucumbers over near the tomatoes.
I'd *planned* on setting up a row alongside the strawberries with a habnada on each end and the broccoli in between. I still did it but things aere a *bit* more crowded than I'd planned on. I hadn't realized that there were *six* broccoli starts, not four. (Hey they were crowded all together in a carrier)
It went a lot faster than I expected, and I was having a much easier time getting down and getting back up.A little of that is that I finally gave up on the old "everyday" pair of shoes I'd been using since the Crocs wore out. Having the sides of *both* half split open *and* the sole of one cracked clear thru was just too much.
So I dug out my *good* shoes. A couple pairs of Doc Martens. So "less nice" pair is my everyday shoes for a while.
Anyway, the soles being stiffer may have helped me getting up. Not 100% sure. And I may be regaining some flexibility.
Once the inspection quits hanging over our heads (and they repair an outlet in the living room) next priority is to get a portable air conditioner.
After that, shoes have moved up the list. I need to get a pair of crocs (they are just too comfortable and useful). I need to replace my ancient cross trainers (they are in good shape, but a bit too narrow and it hurts to wear them for more than an hour or two. And I need to get another pair of black shoes that are "androgynous".
Oh yeah, I gotta start replacing my jeans, too. Been way too long since I got a new pair and the ones I have are rapidly reaching "unusable" status. That means multiple trips to the big & tall store (56x30 jeans are neither common nor cheap).
At least there's a shoe store next to them that has large shoes, too.
Thursday I hoped to plant the rest of the starts Fay'd picked up but it was raining a bit more than I wanted to deal with. I did go ahead and set them out in roughly the spots I'd plant them, but left it at that.
Today, it's obviously been raining off and on, but it wasn't raining when I went out a bit ago. so I managed to get them all planted.
The two zucchini starts are near the top edge of the plot. I decided to tuck the two lemon cucumbers over near the tomatoes.
I'd *planned* on setting up a row alongside the strawberries with a habnada on each end and the broccoli in between. I still did it but things aere a *bit* more crowded than I'd planned on. I hadn't realized that there were *six* broccoli starts, not four. (Hey they were crowded all together in a carrier)
It went a lot faster than I expected, and I was having a much easier time getting down and getting back up.A little of that is that I finally gave up on the old "everyday" pair of shoes I'd been using since the Crocs wore out. Having the sides of *both* half split open *and* the sole of one cracked clear thru was just too much.
So I dug out my *good* shoes. A couple pairs of Doc Martens. So "less nice" pair is my everyday shoes for a while.
Anyway, the soles being stiffer may have helped me getting up. Not 100% sure. And I may be regaining some flexibility.
Once the inspection quits hanging over our heads (and they repair an outlet in the living room) next priority is to get a portable air conditioner.
After that, shoes have moved up the list. I need to get a pair of crocs (they are just too comfortable and useful). I need to replace my ancient cross trainers (they are in good shape, but a bit too narrow and it hurts to wear them for more than an hour or two. And I need to get another pair of black shoes that are "androgynous".
Oh yeah, I gotta start replacing my jeans, too. Been way too long since I got a new pair and the ones I have are rapidly reaching "unusable" status. That means multiple trips to the big & tall store (56x30 jeans are neither common nor cheap).
At least there's a shoe store next to them that has large shoes, too.
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Date: 2017-06-17 01:34 pm (UTC)I wasn't feeling well this Spring when it came time to plant my flower bed, so I didn't do enough prep. The only things I planted which are actually still growing are a couple of sunflower plants, and even those aren't where I planted 'em. Everything else came up solid weeds. :-(
I have long, narrow feet with shallow arches. I generally wear either lightweight athletic shoes or nurse's shoes. Mostly bought from Zappos, which occasionally has some pretty good sales. (Though I try to go barefoot when conditions permit, which actually helps strengthen my arches.)
Anyway, hot here the past few days, which explains my icon. :-)
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Date: 2017-06-19 08:36 pm (UTC)As for shoes, I prefer brick and mortar, because I can actually try on things. Yeah, I could send stuff back if it didn't fit but that adds to the time and cost.
I may do it someday just so I can have things like high heels, but that's a ways in the future.
I avoid going barefoot, even at home, because diabetics are at *major* risk if they damage their feet.
Had a friend who got diabetes, continued working barefoot in his home workshop (working on *metal*) and wound up losing a leg to an infection. And dying not too long after that.
He's one of several "bad examples" I keep in mind...
I wear some crocs flip-flops around the apartment. They are nicely cushioned (as opposed to most other flip-flips where the foam compress under my weight and I go lame because my toes are higher than my heels).