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Broken drawers, double yolks and messy spots

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I recently had a friend text me that a dozen eggs at Kroger's in Portland were $11.49!  We had empty egg shelves during Christmas around here, but when they were back in stock (limit 2 dozen per customer) the price was in the $7-9 neighborhood.  I'm curious what everyone is paying for a dozen eggs, if you are an egg purchaser. I grabbed cage free Jumbo Lucerne because that is what our Safeway had - DOUBLE YOLKS!  I don't know why this is so exciting, and I did wonder about my cholesterol levels during the day. *It was a freakishly large egg -reminded me of our ducks eggs.   In spring of 2016, we ordered 6 baby ducks.  They arrived in a little peeping box via USPS.  We ordered our chicks the same way. The ducklings lived in the garage under a heat lamp until they were ready to live outside. James and I put together a large coop for them to live in.  It's crazy to look back at the garden and see it full of perennials- I do not recognize it! So brigh...
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Privacy, please

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In my last post I talked of making changes to the front, and I did do some clean-up.  Somehow I found myself in the back again.  Our palms back there have grown so high they don't provide any relief from seeing the neighbor's roof of a ? I don't know what that is.  Luckily the slope provides some privacy. It drives me bonkers, thankfully they don't peer over the fence, haha.  In an effort to erase that roofline from my sight, I will plant some nice tall things on top of the palm roots.  The palms don't mind, so far anyway. I've added a few things up top this way, a Banksia and uh oh I think the Azara is dead.  It's really blending in nicely with the black fence. First I scouted the slope for rocks to build up a "planting nest".  Here is one hidden, serving no purpose!   Heavier than I imagined, and it is a slope so good footing is imperative.  I rolled it up, feeling like a crafty cavewoman.   I popped in a pretty Podocarpus el...
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

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 We're enjoying a week of mild weather. I made plans to pick up some of the leaves and chop down perennials in the front garden.  When I walked outside, I had a sudden realization -I just wanted to be in the back garden..  I don't think that is the case all year, Springtime brings me to the front.  Then summer scorch takes a toll, and this time of year brings the blah.    You put stickers on your bins, too? Not pictured is the recycle can, it stays in the garage for easy access from the kitchen. Will share in a future post. Anyway, in this tiny section by the driveway I noticed the Mangave 'Bad Hair Day' was flourishing.  Despite this area getting doused by the neighbor's DAILY sprinklers.  This area also gets run off from the sloped bed above.   *My neighbor is a lovely person and isn't physically able to tend her garden.  She has a service who loves sprinklers and blowers.  Enough said. I'll clean up the area and fill with lo...
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