Gardening Woes

Have just finished reading a brilliantly funny new post over at CancerGiggles and decided that my readers may enjoy the story I shared about my recent "I've got a bad feeling about this" experience.

I was determined that I would take up gardening (not pushing up daisies, but real live gardening!). Starting the seedlings was difficult but done inside my cozy home (and with lots to hang onto and fall asleep on).
Well, the other day I went outside to put these little guys in the ground. Have you ever noticed how FAR AWAY the ground is? Well the sky turned dark and the wind picked up (bad feelings abounded) but I was determined (or just over medicated?). Shortly after I found myself face down in the dirt with rain drops falling on my back. I suppose it could have been worse, I could have fallen face first onto the cow poo I used as fertilizer.....Oh wait, scratch that....I WAS on the cow poo.
Hmmmm....I think it's time for me to go wash a bit with soap and gargle a bit with something that has a high alcohol content.

Comments

[Gimpy Mumpy]

Thanks everyone :)

Fortunately I didn't come away from the experience with any permanent injuries.....or e.coli infection (now that would have had me looking out to complete the "shit" trifecta). No, just some bruises and the unpleasant feeling that a cow somewhere is laughing at me.
MooMuahahahaha

[Attila the Mom]

Ooooh Cow poo breath!

Let's go have some Margaritas (I'm kind of off rum at the moment)!

I'm really enjoying your blog. Gotta get me some of those fermented beans. :-)

[Kim]

I,too have noticed how far down the ground is, although cow poo and I have not made an accquaintance (except on this certain path I use to walk the dogs - twice a year).

I got around it by bringing the ground up to ME and gardening in pots. Big pots. For some reason I don't kill things in pots, but if I try to put a seed in the ground it hangs onto me for dear life, begging for clemency!

[charlesdawson]

Hey, Mumpy, we have a saying in the North Country here, "Where there's muck there's brass [money]".

[Timmargh]

Timmargh: "Hiya Mumpy! How's your day been?"
Mumpy: "Shit!"

;^)

P.S. Hope you didn't hurt yourself ... :^(

[Ziggi]

Cow poo? I can't say I have had the honor of such an intimate association with that stuff. Anyway, what are you trying to grow? I hope it's something that you can eat or at least something that smells nice. I think maybe the "smells nice" variety is what you should shoot for. It might come in handy the next time your face down in the garden.

[Eternally Curious]

Mumpy...read your post over at Cancergiggles and laughed like crazy! Followed you here, to your own page, so I could laugh all over again!! LOVE your spirit!! <|:))

[N. T... AZ.]

Mumpy....
As the saying goes.."Muck for Luck".!!!
Keep Smiling.