tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post2568524787538451511..comments2023-08-09T23:53:26.561-05:00Comments on Three Things Very Dull Indeed: First mowing of the yearMr. Riggenbachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794236758126578018noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-32692942816203944832011-04-28T12:26:51.875-05:002011-04-28T12:26:51.875-05:00Diane -- Welcome back! Your goo-grass doesn't...Diane -- Welcome back! Your goo-grass doesn't sound like anything I've run into around here, but I would guess one of your readers knows how to deal with it. I suggest you post a picture of it on your blog and wait for all the advice to pour in. Meanwhile, I'll see if the girls have an opinion on your spiffy shoes.<br /><br />Mrs. B -- Yikes! I've never tried mowing in the snow, but I don't think I'd try it if I were you.Mr. Riggenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794236758126578018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-83320435746807901922011-04-27T21:14:03.372-05:002011-04-27T21:14:03.372-05:00I couldn't have mowed this morning - there was...I couldn't have mowed this morning - there was snow!Gloria B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09701566153455711907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-74989619719314496142011-04-25T11:34:18.038-05:002011-04-25T11:34:18.038-05:00We have yet to mow our yard... it sorely needs it ...We have yet to mow our yard... it sorely needs it though! We are putting it off due to this odd plant that grows in our yard during the very early spring. It looks like very healthy verdant grass, but is actually from some sort of bulb. The stuff is a huge pain in the derriere, if you wanna know the truth... there are big patches of it randomly located all over the yard, big patches of what looks like grass, except it's taller, thicker and greener than the rest of the grass. It kinda makes the yard look like a drunkard has gone over it with a riding mower (or maybe like yours truly made an attempt at mowing.. yeah.) Why, you ask, don't we just mow it all down to an even level with the grass? Well, I answer, because since it isn't actually grass and is some kind of other plant, it doesn't mow. The blades are full of some sort of gel-like substance which clogs up the mower and makes the yard slick and slippery, and if you fall down upon a patch of the stuff newly mowed your clothing becomes sodden and stained with something like a grease stain. Noah calls the stuff GOO-GRASS, which I think is a very apt name for it. So there ya go.. more than you ever wanted to know about the state of our yard!<br />Your welcome;-}<br /><br />Oh and the girls might be interested in the shoes that I posted about today... and maybe they can help me date them? The person I bought them from said that he was sure they were pre-WWII, but I'm not so sure. I'd love to hear their thoughts is they have the time to share 'em☺Diane Shifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449110271720365988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-32651758416576202852011-04-23T09:28:15.150-05:002011-04-23T09:28:15.150-05:00Victoria -- oops! for some reason I had you in th...Victoria -- oops! for some reason I had you in the wrong stateMr. Riggenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794236758126578018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-75820098382435773962011-04-23T00:44:09.972-05:002011-04-23T00:44:09.972-05:00It can begin as early as February or as late as Ma...It can begin as early as February or as late as March but we're next door in Georgia not Alabama. Their season is about the same as our's.<br /> We'll be mowing in the morning. Lots of rain last week to get that grass shooting up.<br /><br />VictoriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-75456396805743200212011-04-21T22:23:31.929-05:002011-04-21T22:23:31.929-05:00Merrys -- one doesn't win the "Aptly-Name...Merrys -- one doesn't win the "Aptly-Named Blog Award" without good reason...<br /><br />Kathryn -- if it weren't recorded on this blog, I'd never remember the dates. Check the "mowing" label if you're interested...<br /><br />Jeremy -- pictures, yes; charts, not yet<br /><br />Victoria -- I'm glad I don't live down there - 6 months of mowing is bad enough! While I was mowing, I actually thought of all of you in Alabama, and wondered when your mowing season began...Mr. Riggenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794236758126578018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-8534463323767443122011-04-21T17:11:23.609-05:002011-04-21T17:11:23.609-05:00Ha, you should live down here. We started mowing t...Ha, you should live down here. We started mowing two months ago! You have me beat though because I couldn't tell you the exact day or when we started last year. <br /> <br /><br />VictoriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-18629208525929439692011-04-21T13:12:26.321-05:002011-04-21T13:12:26.321-05:00Kathryn,
Not only does Kurt remember that day, bu...Kathryn,<br /><br />Not only does Kurt remember that day, but he's pictures and 12 different charts worth of data from that day. ;-)Jeremy Beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846504465586562069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-84837057146305231792011-04-21T07:23:39.696-05:002011-04-21T07:23:39.696-05:00You seriously remember the day you first mowed fro...You seriously remember the day you first mowed from 2 years ago? Though given that I have followed your blog for a while now I don't know why I am surprised. :-)Kathryn Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596587421146745254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-84965739659524278192011-04-20T21:39:18.652-05:002011-04-20T21:39:18.652-05:00oh no. i think I heard about this and why your bl...oh no. i think I heard about this and why your blog is named as such. :-)verymerry7http://www.verymerryseven.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com