Tag Archives: lawn mower
Getting to be that Time Again
It was getting to be that time again. The landscape was looking overgrown and a bit wild. I needed to go round and shave everything down again with the lawn mower. The lithium batteries were dead so i had to purchase more and wait for them to arrive, then recycle the old ones in the …
Homesteading with ADD on a Wednesday
i arrived home from work after a short day and began unloading the car. I took the bag of popsicles, the mail, and my purse into the house. I let the dogs into the dog run and filled one of two water bowls for them. I took a look around the property while i was …
Time to Mow the Grass Again
We had a relatively mild winter. Everything came back early this year. After a long drought it began raining one day a week pretty much every week. It wasnt much rain. It wasnt anything near the amount we needed to fill the dry riverbeds. However, it was enough to convince all the plants to wake …
Life Rolls On
I didn’t have a full weekend off from work, only Sunday, because I had to go in Saturday to make up for Thursday when i had to stay home with a critically ill chicken. I nursed her back from the brink of death only for her to give up, refusing to eat or drink further. …
Tove
I came home late from a good friend’s house and ended up doing the evening chores around midnight by moonlight. I fell asleep working on my family tree. At dawn i was startled awake by sunlight coming through the window and two dogs sitting in front of the bed asking if i forgot to do …
Mowing the Lawn
After the scythe was fully functional i took care of the armpit-high grass and then it was time to use the mower to get at the waist-high stuff. Because it was winter and the grass was dead mowing over it multiple times in opposing directions was actually working to cut it down. Over the course …
The Impossible Task
I had completely let the property grow wild for an entire semester. In my effort to pass my intensive summer course while working at a very physical job i had quit mowing the grass. It had also rained, a lot. The entire 2 acre property was covered in grass that ranged from knee high to …
11.3 Miles
Between semesters i had a week and a half to get a lot of things done. I knew i only had a certain amount of days off to do them in. To maintain my license and certification to practice occupational therapy in case i ever wanted to use my degree again, i would need to …
Crystal
I was waiting for a break in the rain to mow the lawn, but the rain kept coming and the grass got taller with each passing day. with a 5-blade reel mower i couldn’t afford to let it get any taller. So i put on a t-shirt and some pants i didn’t care about and …