being a farmer in these clothes

planted bulbs yesterday. planted rhubarb and rose bushes today. the only things i have left are carnations and some other flower that i could neither pick out of a crowd(of flowers) or that i remember the name of,right now...
but it's cold,so i'm done for today.
speaking of being done...there are so many freakin' rocks in this yard/area,that it takes a special kind of person not to become really frustrated in about 3 minutes of trying to dig a hole of any sort...

attention-span=zero.

did a small entry yesterday,but with the weather,and our only non-dial-up connection being satellite, was thwarted in actually posting.

we got the trees planted the other day.

as well as everything except the flowery-bulbs. today.

made a cranberry pumpkin bread...well,muffins.

turned out good.

my attention span with everything has been non-existent.

snowsnowwsnosnow

potted the asparagus and strawberries yesterday. it's gonna be awhile before stan rototils the garden,though we already had snow happening last night into this morning,though no accumulation. plus strawberries should wait until spring to go outside.

going to get outside and plant some stuff today if it kills me,which, w/the recent weather,might be an occurance.

we finally had to turn on the heat...the main user of the propane that is freakin' expensive.
not managed to get anything curtain-like happening,which i really wanted to do to save on heating expenses. stupi stupid stupid. lazy.

we'll see in like an hour when it will be at the height of warmness.

hazelnut trees!

i've had the intention of getting all of the flowery-type-things that mom got us,in the ground for days,but i get discouraged every time b/c i start with the tiger lily plants that i should have put in 2 months ago,and the area in the front,near the road is rocky and rooty. i know that the others will be easier as the soil around the house is topsoil for about a foot or so,which should be fine.

janice will be here with mark and alex to visit colleges, like binghamton, in a few days...mom is already planning to put them to work digging holes for her to plant stuff. so,i will try to do the same.

mom/stan got us the kitchen table that i've wanted for months! kitchen nook!!

//prove you're different from the rest//

finally finally finally carved one pumpkin.
it now has a bat on it.
i will do the other one today. it will have a cat on it.


going to have a giant,pumpkin-patch next year.(saving the seeds)

some things that we will also have next year,thanks to my mom's cwazy ordering are: a hazelnut tree, cherry trees, rose bushes(what are we,back in portland?), lilac trees, lilies, asparagus, birch trees...and i don't currently remember what else,but i'll know later when i move my cold self to get more coffee. either way...wooo. oh. strawberries!

stan is almost done with the steps to the...porch/deck.

i feel like being lazy today...too bad i have to get all of that stuff from mom into the ground...not easy when your yard is apparently MADE of solid rock,like ours is. plus my hands have started to be in the perpetual state of cold that they will enjoy until about april...

fast cars,danger, fire and knives

yesterday we met with some ladies who jake works with to talk about project-y type-things. as usual,my awkwardness took over. it generally turned into what S.C.A.R meetings and such always turned into...we just managed to make all the weird,old, regular-dudes really uncomfortable...it's sort of like,when we went to see cub's band play and we were THE FREAKS. "punk" band at a skate shop...in elmira,oops.

surely hoping that we can meet again,hopefully somewhere more comfortable...

maybe some pumpkin carving today...

it's cold and fall-y.

i think that i'm not really made to be around people. that's why cats,jake,netflix and the interweb are my BEST FRIENDS. mostly cats right meow(and by cats i mean euronymous.)

//you can't consume much if you sit still and read books//

jalapeno jelly yesterday,finally.

it's very jelly-y. i might have added a little too much pectin...but it works.

we're in the market for more canning supplies.

i guess, on thursday we're finally meeting with the ladies who jake works with to talk about old-lady canning parties! and whatever else we can come up with besides booze-ing. not a book club! as it has been pointed out,we have enough trouble reading the pile of books that we already have...don't need more stress added to that unfortunate-ness.