Trials of a woodpusher: Adventures in chess, backyard gardening, and maybe whisker chopping

[NurseDave]

I spent a good bit of time Saturday and Sunday (about 7 sessions) "un-shoveling" the snow piles back onto my driveway to melt in the very nice weather we had.

 

[woodpusher]

Why? Because it isn't that sensible to spread manure, topsoil and grass seed on a snow bank.

 

[Scuttlesoap]

Why? Because it isn't that sensible to spread manure, topsoil and grass seed on a snow bank.

But if you did it that way - when the snow melted - you would have both watered and fertilized all in one fell swoop

 

[woodpusher]

 

[NurseDave]

I’m with Brian on this one. And will be tracking to see if grass gets seeded in March

 

[Scuttlesoap]

I’m with Brian on this one. And will be tracking to see if grass gets seeded in March

 

[woodpusher]

Mar.08: Injector I2 w/Personna(5) ... Paladin Sumo .......... Captain's Choice Bay rum ....... Nivea Protect & Care balm

Since I (un)shoveled over the weekend, of course it snows yesterday afternoon and evening. Gadzooks. But it is just a skim on the ground, so I will let Mr. Sun take care of it today.

I'll switch over to my Yaqi Sagrada synth tomorrow as this wonderful brush has not been getting used. In fact, I only used it once in 2021 and that was on Dec.23.

 

[woodpusher]

Mar.09: Injector I2 w/Personna(6) ... Sagrada synth ......... Captain's Choice Bay rum ....... Nivea Protect & Care balm

The Yaqi Sagrada Familia synth, a tuxedo knot, was simply wonderful this morning. Loading was super easy and the lather was nice and creamy.

 

[NurseDave]

I feel like Sam isn't letting us in like he used to.

 

[woodpusher]

My daily life is pretty mundane and correspondence chess doesn't move very fast.

 

[GearNoir]

Come on Sam! Gotta spice things up!

 

[NurseDave]

Ya, Sam! BAM!

 

[woodpusher]

By popular demand, I had an adventuresome morning and early afternoon

6:45am Put out the compost bin (I did the evaluations last night as to whether the bins for cardboard/paper and plastics/glass needed to go out. *whew*)
8:05am Wife got up early on her own ... made coffee 17 minutes ahead of schedule, throwing off my whole routine
8:35am Return emptied compost bin to the garage
12:05pm Drive my wife to the mall so she can pick up some make-up for the first time in over 2 years in prep for Return-to-Office
12:40pm Receive instructions to drive to the grocery store instead of going straight home
1:05pm Arrive at grocery store
1:20pm Arrive home
1:25pm Receive instructions to make chicken sandwiches with piri-piri sauce to have with samosas for lunch
1:35pm Lunch ready (and eaten)
1:45pm Document adventures

 

[NurseDave]

See! This is the crazyiness we're talking about!

 

[woodpusher]

Exactly! Everything was going fine until she got up on her own! I might not manage to get back to my normal routine for a few weeks.

 

[GearNoir]

Gosh Sam…we only wanted to help encourage you to mix things up a bit…not descend into chaos! That was a little too much spice.

 

[August West]

I bet you are sorry you asked.

@NurseDave @GearNoir

 

[Majorrich]

Nothing that can’t be worked out by a nice nap!

 

[woodpusher]

Instead of a nap, we went for a nice (i.e. 0C/32F) 40 minute walk by the lake. All is now normalized.

 

[woodpusher]

Mar.10: Injector I2 w/Personna(7) ... Omega boar, Sue ..... Captain's Choice Bay rum ....... Nivea Protect & Care balm

Inspired by yesterday's switch-up of brush, I went to another one that I have not used for a long time: the Omega boar, Sue edition. Great lather once again. This raises the question to this frugal cheapskate: why do I have brushes that are more expensive? Things to ponder.