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June 27, 2026

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It doesn't look like much - but that white blob is what's left of a root that grew through the edging. It was 1" in diameter and between the metal stakes and the roots - it is really hard for me to dig down and remove all the problems. The edging was/is around a brick patio - that has been sinking. Five years ago is was just a mass of weeds growing through the cracks. I gave up two years ago and covered the whole patio with black plastic. Now I have to decide what to do. Below you can see the back of the garage.  The yard slopes down a bit towards the back so the hostas next to the garage are about 10 inches higher than the ground.  Little by little - soil gravitated down to the patio and the edging was buried a couple inches under the soil.  The whole patio needs to be removed - and then - I have to decide what to do in that space. Below is what the patio looks like -  I had piled a bunch of sod and weeds on top of it and it has all started to compost - so I rolled ...

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I'll mail the package in the morning. Warning: it is the most bizarre package I have ever created. It was a series of ideas that didn't work out. At one point I forgot the rice and the tiny book in a box - so they are stuffed in - in a baggie. Don't worry about slicing through all the tape on the outside with a box cutter - there is another whole layer of foam core inside. The plan was to avoid using bubble wrap. Normally, I would go to the packaging store - but the street is torn up right in front of the store - and it just seemed easier to smallerize a box I had on hand. Normally, I am skillful at smallerizing - but my T-square was over at my son's house - and then it was 4 pm. Clearly, I have to stick with my rule to stop doing anything that involves measuring by 4 pm. But, I had to just forge ahead an let it be what it is - because - tomorrow, I am doing another thing that I should not be doing - which is addressing 40 invitations to a birthday party for the last pe...