Three hours yard work, not a favorite thing.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
October 27, 2017 7:13pm CST
All I was going to do was mow, about 45 minutes total. Then I saw the two bedraggled tomato vines that needed to come out, so I did that. Anne was out there too and wanted to pull out our exhausted strawberry plants in a planter box which produced very poorly this year. "Okay, I'll help"....Eeyore's voice.
That turned into quite a job with so many roots, then she said, "Maybe we should get rid of the dirt in the planter."
(Me) Ummm, okay."
So, she brought buckets, I got a shovel and filled four 5 gallon ones. Then I had to take all the grass, tomato plants, and strawberry plants without the dirt to the big dumpster we use for yard stuff.
Finally, through at 1 PM and she made me a big ham sandwich while I was in the shower. I definitely got my exercise today.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
Yes, it does. and I am feeling well still too, so no harm done. I might fall asleep watching TV though.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
@JudyEv I did fall asleep while watching Shetland (great series).
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@JudyEv (382259)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic Most times after Vince plays his 9 holes of golf he falls asleep halfway through the news! 
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@Genipher (5405)
• United States
28 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic
So a good day for it, eh?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
@Genipher It was a sunny, but pretty cool day here, so it was okay.
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Oct 17
Yard work is definitely not my favorite thing to do! I hope you have a good, relaxing evening. =)
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
I mowed up a bunch of them today.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
When you've finished I could use some more help picking up those blasted black walnuts that keep hammering g down on our roof and littering our lawn....enough already.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
28 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic the amount we have....you are welcome to collect all that you want. I'm so done....hubby says we wil NEVER plant any kind of nut tree...between the walnuts...the hickory nuts, the chestnuts on the farm and the acorns....we have been bombarded by the messy things.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
@Morleyhunt Well...nuts to all those nuts then for you. That would get tiresome.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
28 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic That would be a perfect timing to do such an activity.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
It was pretty cool here today, but sunny.
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
28 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic I will check tomorrow if I missed something, but I think that for this year the garden does not need more work.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
We still have some pots that need to be emptied.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Oct 17
Unless there was a Gator football game on, I never minded spending an entire day out working in the yard.
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic Of course I have books to read! After I get the yard all tidied up, I can shower and clean up and then lay out in the hammock and read a book and enjoy my immaculate yard! lol
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Oct 17
OMG, a whole day wasted like that! Don't you have books to read?
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@teamfreak16 (43627)
• Denver, Colorado
30 Oct 17
I honestly do not miss yardwork!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Oct 17
I would not either, but Anne must have her flowers.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
29 Oct 17
A garden does take up a lot of time but the results are worth it...And the ham sandwich must have been good
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Oct 17
It was a badly needed sandwich too!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
I am glad all that is done, now we don't have to do it again.
@LeaPea2417 (40037)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Oct 17
Yard work always wears me out! I really don't like doing it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
Same here, I will sleep well tonight.
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@sallypup (69190)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Oct 17
You did get a workout. Its nice, though, to share the garden with your mate. This coming weekend looks to be our final mild one. I should put in more than 3 hours out and about, messing with black tomato vines and doing some digging up. Kind of what you did plus we must get the hens situated for the winter. Like you said, on and on....
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
Yep, that is the nature of it.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Oct 17
Take the rest of the weekend off!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Oct 17
I like the way you think @JohnRoberts!
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
14 Oct 18
@JamesHxstatic
It sounds like a simple mowing job turned into a big project. I can say you certainly did get exercise with all that to do. I bet a nap after eating and the shower would sound good.
