It's Lit!

It's lit!  It's lit!  I went outside late last night -- well, late for me, but it was already dark -- and my little fairy house is lit!  

Isn't it cute?  I'm thinking maybe next year, I'll even get another one for the other side, and the little gray house my brother sent me for Christmas can go in between them.  I can't do it this year, because I didn't allow space between the zinnias for such a large house.  Well, I suppose I could move the bee pond, but I don't really want to.  

Maybe I'll go ahead and buy the other house and put it into the bed where I'd planted the bachelor's buttons.  It doesn't look like very many of those are going to grow, so there'll be plenty of room in there.  I could put the house in place, then dump the rest of the seeds throughout the bed...Hmmm....

Unfortunately, I didn't get out and get the little stone pathways put into place.  I'll try to get them down tomorrow.  Even if I don't, there's no big hurry.  I have all summer to do that. 

And of course, Oberon the Fairy King was right there watching over everything. 

On a similar note, my little pepper plants seem to be settling in right nicely.  I have noticed that they are definitely perkier first thing in the morning.  

I walked around a few moment ago and they're quite droopy.  However, I checked with my moisture meter, and they aren't dry, so I'm going to leave them alone.  One of the videos I watched says that's a common mistake new gardeners make -- assuming because the plant is a bit droopy, it's dry.  So they overwater and end up doing more harm than good.  The videos mostly say to be patient and let them develop a strong root system, and most of them will be OK in the end. 

While I was out there, I dug up my garlic and hung it to cure in my utility room. 

That may not be the best place for them, but it's the best place I have right now.  Then, I planted the little rosemary cutting I'd been rooting, and yes, it had developed some roots.  

That's all that is going to go in that bed for now.  Since rosemary doesn't seem to attract too many bugs, I don't think it will need any companion plants.  I know it looks like a lot of space between them, but from what I've read, rosemary can get quite large.  By the way, fresh rosemary makes a fine hot tea just by itself, with maybe a tiny bit of sweetener of your choice.  

I also didn't plant the other three cayenne peppers yet.  I'm thinking about putting them into my tomato beds, since they seem to make good companion plants for those.  The only thing, with the tomatoes, peppers, basil and marigolds, that bed is going to get a bit crowded.  Maybe tomorrow I can get out there and mark exactly where my tomato plants are going to be planted, then I can see where to put everything else.  

The big project for the day was to begin cutting up the last of this debris from the ice storm. 

And the first step in doing that was to put on my protective Kevlar arm sleeves and gloves.  

Don't want a repeat of last time when I tried to cut my arm off.  Alas, I did all of that prep and got to work, which is when I discovered both of my chainsaw batteries were deader'n hammers.  I brought them back inside and put them onto their respective chargers, then went back outside and just enjoyed the day for a while. 

A couple of hours charging time, a new chain on the chainsaw, and in short order I had a nice little pile of pit sized firewood where storm debris once was. 

I might go start stacking it here in a little bit, or I might watch TV for the rest of the day, and stack the wood tomorrow.  

I started a new series on Prime called Young Sherlock.  It is, as you may have guessed, about Sherlock Holmes.  I've only seen one episode so far, but it's pretty good.  They are also showing a series of Father Brown on PBS, so I have those to watch as well, and there is a new series called The Count Of Monte Cristo, also on PBS.  I've watched the first episode, and have really enjoyed it so far.  

I might go watch some more after I finish episode three of The Hollow Crown, which is Henry IV Part II, by William Shakespeare.  

Oh, and I still need to practice my piano...

I guess I'd better get to it, then. 

Talk to you later.