Yard – Plum Librarian LLC

Flowers to Seafarer from Fly Over Country

Here was my first volley to Portland, Oregon florist Spellbound: I want an ostentatiously fabulous arrangement delivered to a super dear friend that will leave her colleagues going, “Nobody ever sent me flowers like that in all my life. She must be beloved.” And obviously I want her to feel that way, too. Let’s discussContinueContinue reading “Flowers to Seafarer from Fly Over Country”

“God’s Job”

For the first six years we lived in the house, I blithely declared that watering the grass was “God’s job.” I wouldn’t waste the water, couldn’t spend my time on moving the sprinkler every 20 minutes every night, etc. etc. etc. Then we had that really hot summer two years ago and the lawn gotContinueContinue reading ““God’s Job””

Mind Your Own Grubs

“What did they do to my YARD?” Dude. The previous owners of our home, the ones hubby can’t stop bad mouthing, came by to visit one of the neighbors last week and complained, “What did they do to my YARD?” The neighbor promptly reported this to us. I love triangles. What happened to the yardContinueContinue reading “Mind Your Own Grubs”

Tree Trimming

Y’know how you can start out doing one little thing and with no intention on your part it can turn into two seemingly unnegotiable weekends worth of work? OK, that just happened to me and Hubby. For us, it started with an afternoon where Hubby and I took a perimeter look at our house, pullingContinueContinue reading “Tree Trimming”

Toro Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher

Jim: Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here today with the Snake Lady Librarian. Snake Lady, can you tell us what’s happened?SLL: Well, Jim, it’s something of a miracle. I’m not really sure how to explain it. Jim: Please try, Snake Lady. This is important. SLL: Well, all right, Jim. It all started when I found myselfContinueContinue reading “Toro Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher”

Fashionable Window Treatments

Remember that time Hubby and I bought a lawn mower and I gave up after three tries and insist we sell it? Yeah, that time. Well, we just got our check. We have spent the money on MUCH NICER His and Her House Things. For Him, an extension ladder. For Me, new curtains for theContinueContinue reading “Fashionable Window Treatments”

Yard Care

When we bought the New House we also went shopping for a lawnmower. Being the types of people that Hubby and I are, we bought a top of the line lawnmower as well as a weed wacker. Now, I had never mown a lawn in my life to that point. Hubby’s best friend Stud BoyContinueContinue reading “Yard Care”