YardWORK Sucks

Spent most of the day mulching leaves. The Osage Orange leaves don't dry out and change colors. They just drop all green and soft.

Makes mulching them a pain. They pile up under the front of the tractor to the point you can't steer. It's easier to back over them. Then you're driving around the yard backwards and that's just stupid. Somewhere along the way I grabbed some wood pellet bags from their covered outdoor storage to find the bags soaking wet. Not sure if the pellets are damaged, but the moisture under all the plastic was really annoying. I'm hoping it was just condensation.

At some point we went to Petsmart for Gretchen's make-up kindergarten class. It was just us and Albert. He tested her sit, come, stay and watch me skills. He was impressed. He even started her on down.

With the outside work done, it was time to head inside to clean the stove and floors again. Going in and out all day for the dog leaves our place a mess.

At least I've got a homemade turkey soup, ciabatta bread and a Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale to wash it all away.

- b