This little journey back to high school math Venn diagrams aptly describes two current concerns.
Admittedly, the idea was borrowed from Jessica at the very clever Indexed.
First, garden plans:
Second, my fitness wardrobe:
4 Responses to “High School Math, Gardening and My Gym Clothes”
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Today was Sophie and Sarah’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
They went to the vet to have their teeth cleaned. Sophie came out a few teeth lighter. Both are very tired, hungry, needy and out of sorts.
February is National Pet Dental Health Month, so our vet offers a 15% discount on the cleaning. That’s a big savings. It’s expensive to have a pet’s teeth cleaned because they must be anesthetized. No animal will willingly sit in the dental chair with his/her mouth open!
It must be done though. It’s not just a matter of bad breath—although my little dogs’ breath was plenty bad. Dental problems can lead to more serious health issues.
Well, at least the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day is nearly over. Poor dogs.
Robin
Another Monday.
Harry and I spent the better part of the weekend painting the master bedroom. We traded off between rolling and detail work and we both made our fair share of messes. For a while Sophie perched on top of a chaise to supervise our work. Sarah was distraught. She does not like change.
Today we get back to normal. I will have to do something about my manicure. Speckled fingernails in Benjamin Moore Light Pewter is not really a good look.
Here’s wishing you a happy, calm and productive week.
Robin
If you’re in the neighborhood and just happen to have your paintbrush and paint clothes with you, stop on by. Harry and I are taking the day off from work to start painting the master bedroom. We figure it’ll take until Sunday. Harry does most of the rolling—no small chore with high ceilings—and I do all the tedious detail work. You, of course, can pitch in wherever you like.
We’re painting it a dove grey. So if you see some grey in my hair in the next few days, it’s paint. Got it? The grey is paint.
Robin
Happy Groundhog Day! What are you doing to celebrate?
We’ll have a special dinner of NOT groundhog. Dinner will be a special pasta (TBD) and some yummy homemade yeast rolls. Then we’ll pull out the photo album of past Groundhog Days and reminisce. We will toast Puxatawny Phil by opening the first bottle of my homemade apfelwein, which I hope is sparkly by now. If it’s any good, you’ll hear more about it.
Cheers!
Robin
Garden and food writer Robin Ripley is co-author of Grocery Gardening and has a cookbook in development. Bumblebee is about her life in rural Maryland, her garden, cooking, dogs and pet chickens. She also blogs about food and chickens at Eggs & Chickens. Welcome! Thank you for visiting.
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December 1st, 2007 at 3:10 am
I always thought they were spelled Venn diagrams. Thanks for the link to Indexed. Never been there before.
December 1st, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Very clever. I like the garden plans. So true!
(By the way, I have to clear my browser cache anytime I’ve viewed your blog and then want to go back and see the next post with pictures!)
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
December 1st, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Haha! #1 is so true! Cracked me up.
(PS – I have the same problem as Carol)
December 1st, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Kathy – When I post at 9 p.m. on a Friday there is no telling what I will write or how I will spell it. Add to that the fact that I was on the telephone at the same time and you see what happens. Public stupidity.
Carol and Katie – It’s annoying about the photos. Very.
Katie – The SquareSpace (my hosting service) people said this about the photo issue:
<<I’d recommend the user clear their browser cache — from Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Internet Options > Delete Files — then select "Delete All Offline Content", and click OK. If you’re using Firefox, this option is in Tools > Clear Private Data and select "Cache".>>
Maybe that will help some?
I am working on a plan to move my blog after the first of the year. I hope that will resolve the issue.
–Robin (Bumblebee)