Dog Days

This is my last week of summer before I'm back in the library. I'd better make it last. Although, getting a steady income again will be nice.

I discovered this morning that I can outrun my husband... but only when he has a mild lung infection. (Just you wait, Henry Higgins... I'm catching up.) My daughter still outruns me like I'm standing still. I may never catch up to her. And I'm perfectly okay with that. You go, girl!

Yesterday I dug out the bottom of the composter in our backyard, and then shoveled it all back into the top again, as it hadn't finished digesting. When we moved in the entire bottom of the thing was filled with shredded paper, and very little else. So, we cleaned it out a bit, threw some stuff on top, and left it to digest for a couple years.There were still some shreddies in there when I dug it out, and some very fragile eggshells (still in their halves, which I crushed). It was dry as a popcorn fart, too. So, I went in from the top, shoved everything down, mixed it up a bit with a pitchfork, and then watered it. That should get the everything working again. Air and water, and a bit of afternoon sunshine to speed up the thermal processes. Go, bacteria and fungi, go!

The soil in our area is pretty much pure clay, and this was worsened by the fact that the developer of our co-op stole all the topsoil (after he agreed to leave it, and we paid extra for that priviledge- he sure made off like a bandit that day. literally). So, consequently, the gardens in our backyard are not as nice as they could be. We've put in some compost, but it still dries and cracks in the heat. Hence, starting to kick the composter into gear. I expect there will be plenty of good, black dirt by next spring. Well, for one garden anyways. Probably the one that I grow my backyard veggies in. My community garden plot is completely set up after my dad's birthday gift to me of a small bale of topsoil. It's been fabulous this year.

Time to stuff some lunch into myself, and then off to the park to poke people with blunted weapons for a few hours. I'm going to be hella tired tonight after the run, and then this...