Adventures of Mooch

[jedishampoo]

I have griped about the bad things about living on the southside of Indianapolis... now I'll talk about something good. Being near my parents! If I am going to live in Indiana to be near my family, I figured I'd buy a house in the same township my parents live in, otherwise they'd never visit.

But I have discovered that buying a house means I must spend less money on certain things-- like food. I'm so poor! So I tend to show up at the folks' house for food. I call daily to see what they're doing.

Monday, 2:00 p.m.
Mom: Hello?
Me: Hi. What are you having for dinner?
Mom: Your daddy's getting Chinese carryout.
Me: HOORAY!

Tuesday, 2:oo p.m.
Mom: Hello?
Me: Hi. What are you having for dinner?
Mom: Pork chops.
Me: Awwwwwww....
Mom: But we have baked potatoes and sour cream and cauliflower and broccoli...
Me: HOORAY!

Wednesday:
Mom: Hello?
Me: Spaghetti tonight?
Mom: Yes.
Me: SEE YOU AT 5:30!

And I steal all the leftovers. They won't eat 'em anyway-- they'd just sit in their fridge and go bad. Me, now, I'm a real connoisseur of leftovers. I think I have all my mom's Tupperware at this point.

Oh, and the cicadas!

I tried to take a video of my yard with audio of the very loud cicadas. Sorry for the crappy video! Anyway, aren't they noisy? And also, can you see that crazy hill in my backyard? The previous owners took the drainage ditch and piled it with railroad ties, trying to turn it into some kind of country walk with flower beds and a 'stream.' However, only weeds grow there. I had to pay someone to kill the poison ivy and chop it all down.

On the flat parts we're trying to put down black landscaping fabric and lava rocks, but what do I do with that hill? The rocks would just roll down it. HELP ME.

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Re: A Longterm Garden Plan ...

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

P, thank you so much for all these thoughts... I should look up more of these online, and you're right about looking for long-term. I have just been so desperate that I was trying to think "how do I make it stop being annoying now?"

I always used to dream of what kinds of trees I wanted when I had my own yard. Japanese maples and those other purple-leafed maples often figured into my visions. I think the smaller Japanese Maple might work, but there should be nice colors on the side.

I am going to plant some bulbs this fall... and dig up some daylilies. Lots and lots of daylilies. I hate to dig up plants but the woman who lived here before me had almost completely opposite taste in flora from me. I'm hoping to find a home for them.

Anyway, just so you know, I'm memming and keeping all this in mind and mulling it over-- so thank you very much for all your time and input and thoughts! I've obviously been too stressed to think about it properly, but thinking about it properly will be fun. ♥

I am going to dig up