March 28, 2010

Another beautiful Spring day here in Texas. My compact cherry laurel is just about to burst into full bloom and the butterflies and bees just can't keep away. A bit of yard work again today, clearing out the weeds in the back and cutting back the lilies on the path. I've finally given up that the brown will either fly away by itself or the green will overtake it....so I've just hacked the whole plant down to 4" and I'm hoping for the best. It was a good decision because I managed to find two sprinklers on the path that had been trapped under the encroaching lilies for two seasons now. I also put down lawn fertilizer/weed killer. Not that I want the grass to grown, I just want the weeds to die. And it's already working. I love chemistry. The bizarre thing about it they have scented the fertilizer this year. I thought when I looked at the bag, well who needs that? But then I opened it up and thought the "Meadow Fresh" scent was quite nice. Now my whole garage smells like an air fresher....

March 27, 2010

Wine tasting with the Thetas at Flat Creek Estate Winery in Marble Falls, TX. They have quite a few really lovely whites and sparkling wines. We had a great private tasting and tour from the owner Madeline and thoroughly enjoyed our beautiful Saturday afternoon!

March 26, 2010

One of my co-workers is participating in the MS 150 ride from Austin to Houston to support his friend who has MS. Team NO MAS held a fundraiser with pizza and live music on Friday night. What a great event - Jane and Kat helped pass out Austin's pizza while we rocked out to Todd's band English Teeth. Help support Mike by donating to team NO MAS here.

March 25, 2010

Mmm I love me some huckleberry 'rita at the Roaring Fork! They make 'em strong so you can only have one (especially at lunch!) but they are well worth the treat! Good thing I busted my butt at bootcamp last night to earn these extra calories!

March 24, 2010

Scenes from the Texas roadways. The Blue bonnets are popping out in force this week! I might have to make time to take a trip to the wildflower center to see them. Blue bonnets and Mexican paintbrushes are the first flowers out in the season which lasts about a month. Can't wait for visitors to come and check out the wildflowers with me!

March 23, 2010

My neighbor's yard. I would have a better picture, but they put a lock on the fence! I did briefly consider climbing over it for pictures but I decided to pull weeds in the backyard instead. This dude seriously has no back yard and those stairs to the upper level that is completely rocked in are a joke. But I think this means that I won't hear a noisy neighbor outside - he just doesn't have the room for a party!! We'll see....

March 22, 2010

Counted. I got the letter telling me the census was coming and the letter with the census and the census reminder letter and thought to myself. How can the postal system be going out of business when the census must be keeping it alive singlehandedly? Although I considered Carl's tact, I decided not to put my race down as 'Romulan'.