Hi everyone, I saw you had started a new thread.

Weather has been SO much better than it was those awful days in February. I'll be gearing up for the big push at my storage unit. Taking a few partial days around other activities to pull vines out of one of roommate's flower beds. They are ones she is allergic to and has wanted gone because of that and also because they're too aggressive.

The strawberries here have been delicious and plentiful some years but tricky to get before birds steal them. I hope you have good luck with yours, SubC. And Tatoulia I hope you enjoy your birthday.

Hello to newbies and always thinking about Tillie.

Great idea, Lee! Let us know how it goes!

SubC I plan my birthday staying in January/February. It's a relentless process. I can't tell if BF is teasing me by saying he's getting me a cake or if he doesn't want me to bake or just what. I think he just wants to get me a cake. He threw me a surprise birthday for my 50th and I brought my own cake since I didn't want anyone else to get my cake. Lo and behold, I go to cut the cake and I got the wrong cake. We howled.

And as the waiter served the cake to each person, I made him tell everyone that I got the wrong cake.

And yes, I knew about the surprise party and had essentially nothing to do with the guest list, invitations, music, decorations, etc. BF hired staff to bartender and serve the meal so that was good. The following year we had make-your-own sundaes and people teased me that we didn't have any staff and that they had to our their own toppings on. That was a fun birthday. I can't remember what we had for dinner or who got stuck serving it,

Oh the pre pandemic times. We had no idea how lucky we were. My birthday last year was canceled ? had private night out with BF but the party was the following week and was canceled. I remember canceling the catering but still keeping then canceling the cakes. Yes two as one of the attendees had her birthday so I was getting her her own cake to take back to her roommates.

Hi Lee!

Let us know how it goes.

Tatoulia,

That's what I love about this place, out in my physical space, people would be saying "you let three quarters of the strawberries die of neglect. Maybe you should give up on strawberries." But you are all "Yay you! You aren't starting from scratch this year! Progress! Keep going! You can do it!"

Good job on the trash and the litter box and your desk! Nice fresh start for today!

I laugh that you say "planning my birthday" I would say "arguing about my birthday cake". Personally, I think it's your birthday, you should get to do what you want. But then, I have already sent my kids the schedule for Mother's Day weekend. They will be hauling mulch.

Lots going on today, have to go to school earlier than usual on Tuesdays, so I will check in later....

Committing to remove 4 bags today.

My hours have always been crazy, SubC. In high school I couldn't take early classes because I'd watch the news, then Johnny Carson, then David Letterman, then Tom Snyder (was his show called The Tomorrow Show?) then reruns of Dinis Day. I'd be up til the wee hours of the morning. I haven't found a time zone that works for me! And this is when there was one tv in the house, so I'd have to listen to it very quietly.

Trash is out and kitty has clean litter box. I cleared off my desk yesterday and it looks so nice.

Wow! You have some surviving strawberry plants!

It is very windy here and supposed to get cold tonight. BF and I went for a walk. We are planning my birthday, mainly how I want to bake my cake, and how he wants to get me one. We are going to the museum that day, too.

Okay everyone's I'm running the dishwasher and thinking about going to bed, which is code for, I have at least four to five hours before that happens.

Ok, fresh new thread.

Newcomers jump in!

Old timers welcome back any time, and we will always keep a chair for Tillie!

Tatoulia, that is a long walk. 3:30! I feel like you live on west coast time even though your body is on the east coast.

Most of March is going to be about the farm, but right at the end - when my shot is working and good lord willing daily cases are in the single digits/100,000 here - I'm going to do a bunch of drops, so I do need to dedicate a little time to optimizing those.

Today I prepared a strawberry bed. The first two years I had strawberries, and then I lost control of a lot of things and the strawberry beds got overgrown and I never got around to prepping them until after the berry plants arrived and they never made it and I let the beds grow over.

So last year I ordered berries again, and prepped a bed after the berries arrived and I planted late and I got no berries - but I weeded today and six of the 24 plants are alive despite being abandoned. And I prepped a whole new bed and the berries aren't here yet. I am going to wait two weeks and then pull anything that has sprouted and cover the bed until the berry plants come. Ideally, I will do 4.

I used some of the saved cardboard.

I will be getting my garbage out tonight. I took the recycling to the bin yesterday. I walked for three hours with a friend yesterday and it was great. We walked to the office and then other places and then back.

I'm doing a few loads of laundry right now. My furry friend got sick on the blanket we were sharing. She drinks too much water than spits up like a baby,

That is great news about the vaccines! I cannot wait to get mine.

I have started a bag to goodwill. I need to get it filled and get it out of my house. I have a few days off next week for my birthday but in truth, I wish I had this Friday off, too. Mentally I need a break.

Well it's 330 and I haven't eaten, so I'll go make myself some lunch.