Busy, Busy Friday

This morning has been fairly full of ideas, plans, purchases, revelations, etc.

When I was scooping the kitty-litter this morning(it's the very first thing I do every morning, even before putting the kettle on) I topped of the box with the last of the litter from the container and realized.... the empty containers would be perfect for indoor planters.

Look at the perfection. I could fit carrots in there.

And this window is far to perfect to go to waste

After coffee I packed up the baby plants in a cardboard box so they wouldn't be shocked when I took them outside.

Happy little plant babies

Cozy nursery in the shed

Turns out the box from Megan's Scout popcorn was the perfect size. :) I figure a day and night insulated from quick temperature changes like this should harden them off enough to put them in the ground safely tomorrow. Oh, and those red coffee cans in the shed? Those are full of ashes from our last fire. We put a sprinkle on the kitchen scraps each time they're brought out. Makes them smell less tasty to the squirrels and adds plenty of nutrients.

At that point I figured I should probably figure out exactly what was wrong in our yard. Last week when we moved the shed I had measured from the fence on the east side and found the dug bed much shorter than the 10' I measured on the west end of the bed (about a foot and a half shorter). This has been bothering me all week and I just had to get a visual and accurate measurements in order to assess the seriousness of the situation.

John's hand & fence pole = 10' from back fence

The house/patio/ect are crooked on the lot

I suppose it's not a big deal, it just means my pretty ASCII art needs and update(later). So with that out of the way I started research on compostable kitty litter and any risks/methods I needed to know to shrink my kitties carbon-paw-print by avoiding the nasty dusty clay litters. Found plenty of interesting info here and here. There was a bunch of nervous-nellies, but there was also a bunch of knowledgeable folks who had information (for and against). We've decided for.

With that in mind I set off to the local shops for some groceries, litter, and mesh.

Lovely new litter that will slowly be added.  

    Mesh to keep compost on our side of the fence.

Also picked up a few heads of garlic that looked perfect for our new found containers. I have some dollarstore seeds laying around that I'll try to grow Our good seeds won't be bought til January and by then we could have fresh herbs and lettuce and such in the window.

Home from the store around 1pm and there was leftover homemade chicken soup in the fridge for lunch.

Gotta love homemade soups.

Then, my boss called! I'll be training for a new position mid-next week. This is good because my hours have been shrinking and this job will bring me up to full time.

Now it's 4:30 pm and I'm going to update my ASCII art plan as well as work on the main garden planning of what goes where. Tomorrow I edge the garden(in a proper straight line) and plant the baby garlic and onions in the front bed. The weather's supposed to be nice(cloudy and 12C) so it sounds like a good day.