Busy Hands
Busy hands keep me out of mischief. Last week it was time to wash the duet cover of my feather comforter. The comforter was put into the duet and now it was time for the next step in storage over the warmer months. Yesterday the answer came in the mail. It was a Hefty seal and store bag that uses the vacuum to minimize the area needed for storage when the excess air is removed.
This morning, I got the comforter in the bag. Pressing and sealing the strip was another story. There is a yellow strip and a red strip to press together. I didn’t get it done in one swoop. The left hand needed to hold onto what was pressed together correctly, while the right hand needed to make progress. When both stripes indicate orange all is good. That is as far as that project went today. Tomorrow, I will double check the closure and then get the vacuum out. One small thing at a time.
It was too nice to stay in the house any longer. I headed to the east line of the acre with cane, spade and pink plastic scoop shovel in hand. I did get the intended Hosta dug up. It was so easy to put the Hosta in the scoop of the shovel and pull it home. It was also large enough that it broke in two. The remaining of my holes got plugged. It is perfect weather for this kind of transplanting.
Dennis got the hand pump sprayer out and checked out the gaskets and such. It is now loaded, ready for a time when the wind is just a breeze. Roundup to the rescue on green little plants that are a nuisance. They can’t be pulled up as their root is no larger than a strand of thread and immediately break off to come back with multiple plants the next time. We have two old fashioned bushel baskets to put over the plants that will need to be protected. The plan is set for perhaps tomorrow morning when the air is quiet.
It has been a busy day with local effort attained. The hands are happy and tomorrow is another day.