Later and sore.

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Nothing unexpected.  Actually better than anticipated on the soreness.  I didn't get dishes done last night so I really do have to do them today.  The goal is to do those, then take a shower, before dinner arrives.  No promises though.  Digging and weeding hit both my legs and lower back.  Not terribly, but it does slow me down.  Then again, I don't feel pain well, so it's probably worse than I suspect.  Moving more slowly is a way for my body to continue hiding pain.

I was thinking, if the plastic doesn't work as well as I would alike, or alone, I might add cardboard underneath.  And, with the raspberries, I may do more than the plots I have.  Perhaps dig out the whole area?  If not now, in time.  I would like those transplants to turn the area into a true hedge.  Though I may see how these do then go from there?

As for general purposes, I need to get some goop to put on shoots from around trees and scrubs I cut.  Otherwise every year I have to cut just as many as before.  I honestly thought eventually they would stop.  Nope.  So... yeah.  I am sure I will always have some, but not this many.  These mostly look like reshoots off old cuts.  I'll fix it.

Cleaning the gutters will be a chore for this week too.  While I am doing that I would like to get an idea about additional or new gutters.  While I do have two levels of roofs, the upper level simply drops directly to the lower level.  If I wanted to try to be tricky, and catch more, I might well Put a small section of gutter, without need of a drain... just let it pour out further in toward the middle of the lower roof.  But that might be a lot of work for very little.  Having a clean, unpainted, metal roof really helps in a lot of ways.  Oh, and beside my house, my garage.  I have some outhouses too, but the closest one has traditional roofing... and it's small.  Not sure it's worth the work.  Though maybe.  Actually, that one might be good to water the raspberry bushes.  Bushes?

This week?  Attempting to find local rhubarb, asparagus, and horseradish... perhaps another bigger planter pot or halfbarrel to plant a second horseradish root.  Finding shoot-goop and then trimming the shoots and scrub while applying the goop.  Keeping an eye on the opened beds, laying cardboard if necessary.  Raking the lawn, sweeping the sidewalks, and doing some general cleaning.  Calling about the fees for a dumpster, though that isn't quite in the books yet, I just want to think about when to schedule it.  Oh, and checking out materials for a compost center.  That's outside.

Inside I am hoping to finish all dishes, as well as that is possible.  Then getting laundry going again.  I would like to finish that and be up, then keep up.  Then hit the bathroom and kitchen, a bit or enough, along with restarting the bedroom.  Ugh.  But, that's... the deal.  Oh, I do have a few pieces of business to manage as well.  I best get these dishes washed, a shower in, then rinse them, and maybe, later, take a soak bath.  It'll help get me started for the week.

Later.