Mr Whicher

If you like BBC, these may be new to you.

I just found them on Amazon Prime.

Starting on the first one today.

Another planter

Last year we turned an old bench into a planter. The bench was falling apart. It needed a redo or it was headed for the garbage.

This year we turned an old flower box into a planter.

The house has to be resided in that area. The flower box was no longer visit or from the street, a hedge grew.

And I wanted a “flower box” look on the other side of the house.

Very pleased.

Can be used as a seat in either position and also as a kneeler

This would make a great gift.

We now have two because my husband and middle both use it too. Woodworking, projects on the ground, gardening.

Makes a huge difference in our backs.

I use Lowe’s curbside service a lot.

I order these wide mouthed, one piece lids, with inner seals to go on jars

Containers

I thought I mentioned this, but maybe not.

Luckily I still had all my Tupperware.

Two rectangular Tupperware containers hold all my raw eggs and another holds my hard boiled eggs in the refrigerators.

Four Tupperware containers hold my husband’s oatmeal.

Etc.

The outside containers from the store go in recycling immediately. We have been moving things from one to the other.

So the Tupperware has been very valuable.




In this new mindset and practice, our glass mason jars suddenly were prime real estate in the kitchen.

Particularly the big ones were in high demand.

The thing about mason jars is ONE is expensive. A case of them is not expensive.

I looked for you -

ONE 1/2 gallon wide mouth from Target -

SIX 1/2 gallon wide mouthed from Tractor store -

Now you might look at that and think it is because we are comparing Target prices to Tractor store prices, but no. A case of jars at Target is same price comparison. Half gallon wide mouthed mason jars are just not readily available.

My local tractor stores offer curbside. I have been back twice to buy these jars.

Yes, I realize tractor stores might not be close to you, but the point is the same. Look for cases if you need jars. And jars are very very handy in kitchen now.

Confidence

I did major plant work last year. I added a couple perennial/bulb beds. I reworked other beds. I added borders. We pulled a hedge. We pulled a tree. We pulled assorted bushes.

Middle just made me a large paper plot of our property with the beds detailed. I am going to write in the names of plants as they come up this year. Some I remember, some I do not. For the ones I do not, the app  (below) will help.

I have beds with almost no weeds. I have other areas with weeds.

This app also gives me the confidence to weed. I no longer have the “better let it grown so I can see what it is” approach.

It is very easy to use with my iPhone. I simply take a picture of the plant and it tells me what it is.

Oldest has sent me pictures of plants and I have pulled them up in the app and told him what they are.

I paid for this app. It was not very much. I have it set so it does not automatically renew this fall. But I will probably do it again next spring, if I have weeds.

Puzzles back in stock

This is my favorite company -

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