Today was the longest, most miserable day I've dealt with in a long long time. At one point, I looked up at the clock and exclaimed, "It's not even 9:00 yet! Feels like I've been her for forty seven years today." I think having the day off tomorrow ...well, it certainly didn't help the day go by any faster.
Not to mention, we're going to be under a heat warning for the next several days at least. Heh, my coworker asked me what my thermometer said, and I told her 92°. She replied, "It's 93° outside, so we may as well be outside." At least outside we'd have fresh air instead of the filthy pollution we have to breathe inside the plant.
Then, when the second person in two days fell out, they finally decided to pass out water and the little Gatorade packets they keep for the people up in the front office -- you know, where they have air conditioning. They used to pass out Gatorade all the time, but stopped because we had water and didn't need it. Or so they said.
I was going to come home and mow, but as of this writing, it's still too hot. What I did instead was to put together my last Prime Day purchase which finally arrived. Can you tell what it is?
It's a thatching rake! I'd bought it to clear away the ground ivy, which is a highly invasive species and is absolutely taking over my yard. I'd been pulling it up by hand, but that takes forever and is very hard on my back. I thought this would make an easier job of it, and boy did it ever!
Here: I took a before photo.
And after literally 30 seconds of work, all of that ground ivy is cleared away.
It was so easy to use, too. Next I tried it on a spot where the ivy is very thick, and after about a minute, I got all of this up.
After coming inside to cool off for a bit, the last thing I did was to fill the pedestal of my new bird bath with rocks and put fresh water into it. Now I'm just waiting for the birds to find it.
And to finish this up with a bit of good news, I found Major Dad on Tubi. I used to love that show, so if you'll excuse me, I'm off to binge.
Laters.
2 comments:
If you were outside you have that slight breeze, too. That makes SUCH a difference. I've been having fun reading your gardening journey. Even if it sometimes feels mundane to you, with the yard work. It's all about of the journey.
Thank you! And thanks for commenting. I sometimes wonder if people really read, or just click like on Facebook. I always appreciate the comments that let me know you've really read the post.
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