Saturday, March 21, 2009

I am brilliant, I say!

Last year I planted a lovely garden: tomatoes in three varieties - or was it four? Bell peppers, jalapenos, artichokes, cantaloupe, yellow squash and zucchini. You can imagine our wonderful bounty - NOT!

I'm not sure what the problem was, but my two theories are that our soil stinks and that the area I planted doesn't get enough sun.

So! I made a new plan for this year. My plan involved container planting and scoping out my yard to figure out which parts actually DO get plenty of sun. The containers I had in mind were galvanized steel tubs, which I thought would make adorable planters but which Alif does not want me to destroy by way of will-rust drainage holes. Well, boo. But wait! Raised beds - yes, raised beds would be even better!

So now. I drew up a diagram of our yard. I made several copies. Then I set out at 10 am and colored all the sunny parts with a yellow crayon and all the shady parts with a purple crayon. I repeated the procedure at 12 pm.

Then I came in and showed Alif my handiwork. He was curious so I explained what the colors represent and said, "The sun shifted!". His face instantly turned to sarcasm-central and he said, "You're kidding! You don't say!" Now, I know general wisdom dictates that sarcasm is rude but it makes me laugh, and laugh I did. Well, that set him off. He said, "You would really have been something back when!" Then, in deep voice as though he were presenting someone strangely fabulous: "The world is not flat! The sun mooooves!"

Maybe it's just my strange sense of humor but I was literally doubled over laughing with tears in my eyes. Ha!

5 comments:

  1. Oh, no! I must have a strange sense of humor, too, because I not only got it, but am still laughing!!! Friendly kidding in marriage is FUN!

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  2. I would have been hysterical, I must say. Rolling on the floor would not be beyond my scope!

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  3. Okay, I'm thinking he was being funny. But I'm not so sure I would have laughed if Scott would have said that. I almost never find him funny because he usually only says that kind of thing when he's grumpy. Hmm....

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  4. Have you read The New Square Foot Gardening book? It's all the rage now! :) I just started it and can't wait to start my garden like this.

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  5. you guys are hilarious. can't wait to see the garden!!!

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