Planting and Gardening

Once winter moved on, we decided to try to spruce up the yard. We know that we'll never be able to grow grass; we don't get enough sun and it isn't sustainable over time so we are going to plant as many plants as we can.

We couldn't really afford to go out and buy plants but we had enough friendly neighbors, friends and co-workers that we got many donated plants. What we did spend money on was bricks to line the old planters. We got both red and tan bricks for both planters.

When we got them home we found that we had 72 tan and 24 red, 96 total. It just so happens that there are exactly 25 prime numbers between 0 and 96. So all of the red bricks are prime numbers in succession from 1-96. We were one short so we used one of our Butler Bricks.

Practical Math.

Of course, those pictures were taken in April. Here is what the planters look like today:

Stolen cactus/Pretty flowers

Much better even if it hides the math.

It is over; empty; finished

I finally get to throw out one of the most frustrating gifts of all time:

When I got it last year, the countdown started at about 385. Some days it was painful; most days it was just annoying to have to be reminded of the ex-president everyday but I did because it made November 3rd and yesterday all that much sweeter. And now like it's subject will it be tossed out with the day's trash never to be seen again.

Twelve Dollars and Fifty Cents of Sweat

After 10 years of collecting, starting with Delaware and ending today with Hawaii, M and I completed our commemorative book of statehood quarters.

The dogs were thrilled

The decade of hard searching ended when I found Hawaii in the till at work. I swapped Hawaii out for a duplicate Nebraska and filled the last hole in the non-archival, but quality crafted book.

Over the years I've been surprised at the odd interest that the book generated amongst our guests. If you'd like to see the book (with your eyes, not with your hands) and bask in its glory, our viewing schedule is anytime that we are at home and not sleeping.