MG is SOLD!!!

Whooo-eeee! Ah yes, Funemployment. At least for this week anyway. We are "off" this week because they are taking down scaffold at the Church and we can't be working in there while that's happening. There are other factors too, but nothing I can get into here, unfortunately. Anyway, I have decided to use this week to get some work done that I've been trying to get to for weeks and haven't been able to. I could just sit around, but I prefer to get stuff done so I don't feel like I am wasting my time. Goal #1: Gym every day this week. Goal #2: Clean basement (started today) & weed out crap. Goal #3 Marmalade.

The big news is that the MG is SOLD!!! They are coming up from NC tomorrow with a trailer to buy it and haul it away. I'm very excited. I feel kind of bad, it is a really cool car. There's just no way that we have the time or money right now to dedicate to getting it on the road, and I'd rather see it go to someone else who can deal with it, rather than watching it rust away in our driveway. (Taking up valuable tomato growing real estate) And that means we can also turn in the tags and get it off the car insurance, which will be awesome. (Marc's job for the week) It's amazing how much we have paid to let that thing just sit there. Anyway, I'm very happy that it is going to a new home. Now I can start plotting my raised beds and order compost and mulch.

(FYI, I found great deals on big bags of vermiculite online. If you order it as a gardening item, you can only get small bags that are pretty expensive. Vermiculite is used to ship hazmats like paints and chenicals, they just bury them in it to prevent bumps, and it's absorbent if there is a spill. Uline packing supplies sells it in 4 cubic foot bags for $20. )

Tonight I made corned beef and cabbage, an homage to my Irish foremothers. It's not St. Patrick's day until Wednesday, but it's a cold rainy night that's perfect for a yummy dinner like that.

I am also contemplating delving into the world of marmalades this week while I have some time... I've never made it, but I'd like to try blood orange or pineapple-lime. I might hit the Korean market and see what they have. I'd love to get my hands on some quince, but they are tough to find.

So, yes, I am keeping busy while I plot world domination on my week "off."