Spring - the evening of. . .

I have planted four red yarrow, two yellow yarrow, one star jasmine, and two delphinium.  I have spread 6 bags of topsoil, and planted 8 red bell peppers, 8 green bell peppers, 8 roma tomatoes, and 6 banana peppers, plus parsley, cilantro and 2 jalapeno peppers.  Still have canteloupe & watermelon to go, but it was getting really dark outside.  I hope everything makes it.  Have you seen the price of the peppers in stores?! 

Between the cleaning, and the planting, I am gonna be SORE tomorrow.  Think I will be taking an epsom salt bath tonight. 

Yard guy came back tonight.  This morning, he had finished the job from Monday & mowed the lawn.  He had mentioned a solution for one particularly wet spot in the yard, involving some pruning and cutting back of bushes, and taking out one small tree.  I did not tell him I wanted it done today.  I'm sitting on the porch thisevening, talking to my Mom & he shows up with the tools.  Tells me it will "HAVE to be another $15 to do that job".  I tell him that it will have to wait.  And he keeps going on, and on about how much work it will be.  Fine.  (It's work that will have to wait.  I've spent a hundred dollars on yard stuff this week, not counting the stuff bought with gift cards.  And besides, I have my own daggone loppers.  I can prune the bushes myself, for FREE.)  Anyway, I'm sitting there with my phone to my ear and he keeps talking.  I finally had to tell him that I'm talking to my mother.  Could he not SEE the pink phone next to my ear?  Grrr....

Back to work tomorrow.  Oh the joy. . . :)