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June 12, 2007

Up to Speed

Sorry for the hiatus. It was mostly involuntary. I had, as Heather and Maaike know (because I complained about it, a lot), a nasty bug last week that put me on a strict Sprite and Saltine diet. As both wonderfully patient women also know, I lost NOT A GODDAMN POUND. All I ate for five days was Sprite and Saltines, and after that, I still had to be really picky and limited myself to bagels and bananas and tortillas and Sprite for a couple of days. Even now, things are dicey. And let me repeat, I lost no weight at all. In fact, I might have actually gained some weight instead.

Stupid virus.

On Wednesday, despite my being weak and ill, a huge shipment of plants that I'd ordered when I felt fine arrived on the back porch. In the 50 degree weather, in my pajamas, I cut the plants from their cardboard cells and then almost cried because I didn't have the energy to plant them and was sure I was going to feel ghastly for the rest of my life and watch them die on the porch in their little plastic pots.

I started planting on Saturday.

And Sunday.

And yesterday.

I also spent a total of eight hours weeding and re-shaping one of the scary front flowerbeds. The less scary one. It looks vastly better, but it's still not finished. I have to mulch it now.

Today I did no planting, despite having four more shrubs to go. Instead, I walked downtown for a meeting. Then I walked to campus for another meeting. Then I checked my mail and watered the plants in my office. Then I walked to the grocery store for some decent sunscreen. Then I walked home and sat on the couch and fanned myself the end. I should plant now, but I'm still really tired, a little sleepy in fact, so I may just take a nap or go to bed early instead.

Notice, by the way, that I am blogging rather than either gardening or sleeping. I must love you (each and every one of you!) very much to put your petty needs before my own vastly more important ones. But you pled (pleaded?) so nicely, what was I to do? My public needs me!

Okay. Since I appear to be drifting off regardless of my earnest determination to blog, I'm going to give in to nature and just post this now and then see a man about a bed. Tomorrow (if the weeding and mulching and planting don't kill me) True Celebrity Flowerbed Confessions or Why I Can't Date Hugh Laurie.

Posted by sally at June 12, 2007 06:42 PM

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