my band didn't have rehearsal on friday, even though carnival is next weekend, because of the calypso monarch competition. so i had a rare chance for a friday-night date with R. we went out to play darts, eat wings, and have a few drinks. my practice on wednesday nights with the engineering guys has paid off; R and i are about equally matched now. we also reestablished that darts are NOT like pool. you do NOT get better after a few drinks. we watched a couple of episodes of big love on the tivo, too.
saturday morning i weeded the garden while R mowed the backyard. R planted beans, carrots, and cucumbers in our side yard. The beans especially seem to be thriving, but we know almost nothing about growing things, so we'll see. after we worked in the yard, we went to see cars, which was really cute (although it was no finding nemo.)
then it was off to the pan jam at crossroads saturday night. we played next to last. it was pretty good, although the crowd was not as big as i expected. hung out a bit with kristen, noah, and adam afterward.
sunday we skipped church, opting to commune with nature instead. first, though, i had to let the guy at the bike shop commune with my credit card. R and i had been meaning to get bikes for a while - there are a gazillion bike trails around here, not to mention downtown dc, which we can get to on the metro with our bikes on the weekend. so we shopped around a little, picked our bikes, and then we went out for a short ride down the rock creek trail, from right next to the church (hi church! sorry we missed you earlier) down to the dc line and back. it was about 9-10 miles, nice and easy.
we were starving when we got home, so i cooked up some cubed steaks, steamed zuchinni and baked potatos. then R had a basketball game with her rec league. i packed, checked in for my flight (i wasn't upgraded this time! -whine-), and then we watched the last episode of big love so we're all caught up on the season... and that was my weekend. i was supposed to go to the zoo at some point with a friend, but we never got a hold of each other. ah well.
fascinating, yes?
Weeding is very therapeutic, but if you buy some stuff called "Preen," it will prevent weed seeds from germinating, and cut down on your weeding time, thus leaving more time to drink beer in the yard while R cuts the grass.
But it will also prevent other seeds from germinating...so don't use it if you are trying to get seeds to germinate.
Posted by: Russ | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 04:25 PM
We may want to plant more beans where the cucumbers and carrots didn't grow, so no can do. It's not like it's BIG, I'll just suck it up and weed it. BUT - can you use that if you are planting stuff - not germinating seeds? How long does it last? If so, I'll get it for our other flower beds where we haven't put anything yet.
Posted by: karen | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 05:54 PM
Preen lasts for about three months. They even have an organic weed preventer that's safe around veggies, kids and animals.
You can definitely use it if you plan on planting established plants...they'll even like it since it's also a fertilizer.
Carrots are tough...they need sun to germinate. If they don't germinate once you plant them, they rot. My carrots didn't come up either. Try the cukes again...they're pretty easy. Your weather just might not have been agreeable. Good job on the beans. Beans are a bitch.
Posted by: Russ | Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 11:33 AM
Yeah, it's funny - I figured the carrots had a sun problem since they are growing best in the row furthest from the house - which is the one that gets out of the shadow soonest.
Posted by: karen | Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 02:58 PM
I'm glad you & R got to spend time together. :)
Posted by: alli | Friday, June 23, 2006 at 06:27 AM