This Perfectly Imperfect Life

I thought not! Posted via My Palm Centro

(Part of the mess that is now our basement floor). Today was a long day of more torrential rains which finally began taking their toll (again) late this morning. Sand bags. Shop-vac'g. Buckets. Digging a trench. Shop-vac'g. Shop-vac'g. You get the idea. Our basement's flooding (I took the pic above after Hubby's shop-vac'd it the first time) and water's coming in around the patio door (still, that started yesterday). But, it could be worse and probably is for a lot of folks in the area, so in essence we are lucky. I don't feel we can complain since we Knowingly live in an area with "drainage issues" though many others apparently don't feel the same! Nothing has been damaged so far in the basement - everything's up on pallets and shelves for the most part and the only kind of boxes we put on the floor are the plastic kind w/lids (and most of those are on pallets too). We're keeping our fingers crossed for the washer ...

And yet again it's flooding! That last (5 day) storm we lucked out. This time we've got flooding in the basement and water coming in around the patio doors in the kitchen. But it could be worse, it is worse for many others in the area so we are in fact lucky again this go-around. I mean, we knowing live in an area with "drainage issues" (aka flooding) so we really can't complain though it Is a bit of a nuisance. Mainly it's tiring because of all the worrying (on my part - on Hubby's part it's tiring because he's the one shop-vac'g out the basement time and again). Posted via My Palm Centro

At the very least you've needed a pair of these yesterday and today, unless, of course, you have webbed feet. Posted via My Palm Centro

Despite a raging sinus headache on Friday, (I've lost so much time to headaches of one kind or another as of late) I started seeds in little peat cups (as I couldn't find the un-waxed paper cups I've used before) with Miracle-Grow Seed Starter Potting Mix. Veggies: Spinach (Bloomsdale Longstanding) Swiss Chard (Mixed Colors) Chives (also an herb/spice when dried after harvest) Squash (Dark Green Zucchini - the seedlings smell Heavenly!) Tomato (Rutgers) Tomato (Kellogg's Beefsteak, orange color) Herbs: Lavender (True, pale purple) Cornflower Lavender (True, dark pink purple) Perennials: Echinacea (Purple Coneflower, pink color) Columbine (Blue) Mix (Mainly yellow & pink perennial flowers) Viola (Johnny Jump Up, purple & yellow) Black Eyed Susans Annuals: Zinnia (Enchantress Rose, pink) Zinnia (Envy, pale lime green) Vinca (Little Choice Mix, pink, dark pink & white) There's nothing like the scent of damp soil in a peat cup... Well, there'...

Nicest entry to a car parts business I've seen but the service was lousy. Don't judge a book by it's cover! Posted via My Palm Centro

Well, almost. Sorry for the tease! It's still a wee bit too early to do much here but we've cleaned things up (again) after the last storm and things are coming back to life quickly, especially my Roses, Bleeding Heart, Butterfly Bush and Autumn Joy Sedum. I did bring home 5 four packs of Pansy's day before yesterday (3 light purple , 2 deep dark purple ) and tomorrow we're heading back to the farmer's market to pick up some more plus a Forsythia ! (I'm so excited, I've wanted a Forsythia for Years!) Oh, and it's a small world: The guy who runs the year round farmer's market up the highway from us is Hubby's (second) cousin! They both come from such large families that they're both meeting people they end up being related to. But here's the Exciting reason for my post ( exciting to all of you gardener's out there that is ): Yesterday I picked up a Dinner Plate Contraste Dahlia for $2.99! They usually go for $10 and up around here...