Archive for May, 2008
We Did It! Planting by May 31
Our amazing string of sunny weekends was forecasted to end today. And it did – it’s now pouring thundershowers outside. That meant we had to do some weekday and early morning work to get everything done before June 1. Tuesday the spruce tree disappeared! Brian said the tree guys cut off the lower branches, climbed […]
Posted: May 31st, 2008 under Home, Susan.
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Spring planting, rounds 2 and 3
Last weekend we did a little work the yard to keep our momentum going, mostly defined the beds and moved the extra sod to the two bare areas. One area was where the bees built an underground hive a couple years ago, so there’s a valley in the lawn. The other area was under the […]
Posted: May 24th, 2008 under Brian, Home, Susan, Us.
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Spring Planting, round one
Another weekend of good weather meant more time in the yard. This weekend’s activities chipped away at the preparation of the backyard. The beds along the patio all had brick edging. I pulled that up and was ready to pull up more bricks around the garden when I realized it would be a good idea […]
Posted: May 11th, 2008 under Home, Susan.
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Mini-Marathon and Weekend in Indiana
Brian and I ran the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon, a 13.1 mile race, on May 3. It starts in downtown Indy, goes out to the Speedway, around the race track, and back to downtown. Shortly after the start, the race course goes past the zoo. A large and small elephant were looking down the hill at us, […]
Posted: May 10th, 2008 under Brian, Fitness, Susan.
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