tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post244412160392175866..comments2024-02-10T20:22:23.406-05:00Comments on SmallButCharming: It Takes a Villageflwrjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-91359799269968291142013-04-22T17:55:35.952-04:002013-04-22T17:55:35.952-04:00Such a great story! I love the part where Carlos ...Such a great story! I love the part where Carlos stops what he's doing and throws on his superman cape. My yard is quite a mess. Amazing what happens in just one week this time of year. annie@mostlovelythingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964878814684727910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-39763323320982377692013-04-20T20:26:38.101-04:002013-04-20T20:26:38.101-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-75040717004856061182013-04-19T15:07:25.912-04:002013-04-19T15:07:25.912-04:00Jane (and Steve),
the grassless yard was my answer...Jane (and Steve),<br />the grassless yard was my answer. At the time I was looking for a house (while living in a yardless condo) the bf told me quite honestly - "I don't mow grass." I don't like mowing grass either, so I set out to make my yard grassless - the yard is now about 40% pond, 30% flower beds and 30% pea gravel pathways. Still have to weed though...life, in small chunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406557354681766742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-44051156261804131332013-04-18T18:16:04.277-04:002013-04-18T18:16:04.277-04:00Shelley is right - a strapping young man, a studen...Shelley is right - a strapping young man, a student, someone to do it for you. Even if the story was hugely entertaining, I don't think you can go through that every week. And this advice comes from the girl whose Dad with a ride on mower takes care of her lawn. Truly - if it were possible, I would let you borrow him! Amanda xAmanda (Small Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04090007601440404545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-67259909703561769832013-04-18T17:48:15.662-04:002013-04-18T17:48:15.662-04:00Good idea, esp since several of my neighbors need ...Good idea, esp since several of my neighbors need help too.<br /><br />Thanks. xoflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-41992469858669992972013-04-18T17:47:29.561-04:002013-04-18T17:47:29.561-04:00OMG, that's a full time job.
I should do 2x a...OMG, that's a full time job.<br /><br />I should do 2x a week but I would never have time to weed then.<br /><br />And I would shoot myself:-)flwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-88749741168594033582013-04-18T15:20:25.460-04:002013-04-18T15:20:25.460-04:00Grass, what a pain! We Brits are supposed to love ...Grass, what a pain! We Brits are supposed to love and cultivate a pristine green sward, but my lawn is a disgrace. Can no longer excuse it on the dog, my dear departed, who left pee craters. Now I have a moss and weed lawn with a little bit of grass - doesn't look too bad without my specs on! Garden machinery can be mean-spirited stuff.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-1253308686460849092013-04-18T13:29:27.977-04:002013-04-18T13:29:27.977-04:00ONCE a week? Try must 2x a week. Don't know ...ONCE a week? Try must 2x a week. Don't know why, have never fertilized other than 45 years ago and first starting the lawn after building the house. The area over the septic field use to grow even faster (only area that could be considered fertilized) and even with 2x a week would have to rake the grass up. Thank heavens for a lawn tractor because the push mower takes 10-12 hours depending on the height of the grass. (It also cuts much closer.) I would kill for your yard. Well, then again, because the yard I handle is my Mother's, maybe not kill. But I do envy you. The last time I could miss a week was in '99, the year of the drought in the NE. I went 6 wks without mowing!!!! Yeah!!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547955147883142857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-86470789228961300592013-04-18T00:20:25.417-04:002013-04-18T00:20:25.417-04:00Good grief, it worked! I would also look into hiri...Good grief, it worked! I would also look into hiring a student and would call your local high school, or perhaps one in an economically disadvantaged area, to find one.<br />Starbucks and Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc. usually will have bulletin boards where you can (still!) post an<br />actual, hard copy, physical index card. Pbwy Peggy-jane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-61550371051524263632013-04-18T00:15:52.865-04:002013-04-18T00:15:52.865-04:00Well, trying once more to post; let's give it ...Well, trying once more to post; let's give it a whirl. Im with the readers who say take out a lot of the grass, expand your flower beds and walks. Do consider a stone patio & expand every year. Here in CO, we use a lot of native grasses -- grama, buffalo, etc. -- and let them grow tall.<br />Lovely effect and very natural.<br />Peace be with you, " no longer Peggy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-12199237886506187452013-04-17T20:52:59.189-04:002013-04-17T20:52:59.189-04:00Forget the lawn. Make flower beds, gravel paths, ...Forget the lawn. Make flower beds, gravel paths, and a stone patio with bistro chairs and table. And voila, you have a beautiful retreat and never have to mow ever again! cedarmerefarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884226522131587799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-49988464375067336532013-04-16T14:54:29.433-04:002013-04-16T14:54:29.433-04:00Oh no, not you as well! The Gardener is moaning al...Oh no, not you as well! The Gardener is moaning all the time - speed-grass, clunky mowers, hidden stones, and then there's the heavy petrol-driven hedge cutters to wield overhead.... rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-89869759727704899992013-04-16T11:45:52.925-04:002013-04-16T11:45:52.925-04:00Hey, don't you have goat experience. Maybe you...Hey, don't you have goat experience. Maybe you need a goat. No, scrap that. It will eat everything. How about a nice, fluffy sheep?Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-22233860732870767902013-04-15T20:27:04.246-04:002013-04-15T20:27:04.246-04:00Thanks for the pep talk. I'll be out there tom...Thanks for the pep talk. I'll be out there tomorrow or Wednesday.flwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-40430417269715465502013-04-15T20:26:23.205-04:002013-04-15T20:26:23.205-04:00I could get with that plan. Then I'd only have...I could get with that plan. Then I'd only have to ask Carlos to mow once a year. Brilliant!flwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-88292956423768387242013-04-15T20:24:38.213-04:002013-04-15T20:24:38.213-04:00You lead by your example Susan.
My lawn isn'...You lead by your example Susan. <br /><br />My lawn isn't big but it sure is messy.<br /><br />I love goats....wonder if Arlington County would let me keep one.<br /><br />They say no to chickens but a pygmy goat has never come up in conversation.<br />xoflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-46167629491960946432013-04-15T20:15:14.675-04:002013-04-15T20:15:14.675-04:00You can do this. Choosing a set day ofthe week he...You can do this. Choosing a set day ofthe week helps, and our hot summers throw it into dormancy by July, so its not too bad. Im still on break from the shoulder work, but will pick it up soon. I somewhat enjoy it ... good thinking time. Good luck! Xoxowebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-44131388038927722192013-04-15T17:15:44.905-04:002013-04-15T17:15:44.905-04:00I don't mow the lawn, if I had to there would ...I don't mow the lawn, if I had to there would be a problem I'm sure. I do keep appropriating more parcels of grass...a flower bed here, a flower bed there, who needs grass? I was told that the woman who owned the house next to mine (Not the current owner) was a master gardener and she had planted her entire back yard with wildflowers which bloomed beautifully all Summer long. She mowed once a year, in the Fall. This sounds heavenly to me.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548038213207928436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-48845612898234485552013-04-15T16:49:04.336-04:002013-04-15T16:49:04.336-04:00Outdoor maintenance is never ending! Make sure y...Outdoor maintenance is never ending! Make sure you have plenty of lemonade waiting for you when need refreshment. Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285041048746416249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-61602160940017029262013-04-15T16:33:28.459-04:002013-04-15T16:33:28.459-04:00I used to pay my son's friend 25 bucks a week ...I used to pay my son's friend 25 bucks a week to mow 1/4 acre back in TX.<br />When he went off to college, we did it ourselves except for the summers when he'd pick it up again.<br /><br />Then my husband passed away,and the mower moved to California.<br />I bought a reel mower and argued with my grief through exercise. <br />One night for the front, one for the back ( every damn week) and a battery-pack trimmer used twice a month.<br /><br />Here in OR we have gotten rid of as much lawn as possible at the front/sides. Our lawn is in the back-where the dog can enjoy it, too.<br /><br />Some of my neighbors have pygmy goats-so cute, and you'd NEVER need to mow again!<br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611804776552043084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-35764171800989706922013-04-15T15:39:37.566-04:002013-04-15T15:39:37.566-04:00I mowed over the cable 3 times, and then hit a roc...I mowed over the cable 3 times, and then hit a rock and bent the blade, I now borrow my sisters mower everytime I mow, which means it never gets done. I am about to invest in gravel.<br /><br />And more plants.<br /><br />Any excuse.<br /><br />Much love xxMiss Pickeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738662354290134789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-81543695663527362872013-04-15T14:53:10.764-04:002013-04-15T14:53:10.764-04:00My sister mows her big backyard over a couple even...My sister mows her big backyard over a couple evenings rather than all at once. It's less tiring and doesn't wipe out a whole evening.<br /><br />Where one lives may make a difference, but I've been told the price of even having a teenager mow your lawn can take your breath away :(Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847481653550841384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-64730038683781075242013-04-15T12:47:01.332-04:002013-04-15T12:47:01.332-04:00Grass mowing- like life- can be tricky. Thank God ...Grass mowing- like life- can be tricky. Thank God for neighbors!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739053466041886513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-31648549809326860062013-04-15T12:05:26.304-04:002013-04-15T12:05:26.304-04:00That's why I do the things I do:-)That's why I do the things I do:-)flwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-86750890929555781222013-04-15T12:04:49.385-04:002013-04-15T12:04:49.385-04:00Pretty sure Carlos threw away cape when he was fin...Pretty sure Carlos threw away cape when he was finished:-(<br /><br />I will try it myself but also check out cost of a company.<br /><br />Gheesh. Always something, yeah?flwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.com