moe ghoul

Yer the anal retentive yard guy. Did you knit a cozy for the mower for the off season?

sweet. is that 2 stroke?

I successfully transplanted a 7 foot monster that's close to 8 foot now, less than a foot from the garage ceiling. It's Yooooooge and loaded with buddy goodness. Should be ready to harvest in 2 weeks.

Oh, snap. Good Afternoon Mr. Bxxxxxxx, I wanted to inform you that I have received your application to the position groomer. I would like to offer an invitation for interview and informal discussion about the job and your motivations for becoming a groomer. I am available Thurs this week from 7A-4P and Fri 12A-3P. The following week of 10/20 I am available Mon-Thurs 7A-4P. Let me know when you might have availability to come up to Smuggs' for interview. Best Grooming Manager Smugglers' Notch Management Co. 4323 Route 108 South Smugglers' Notch, VT 05464-9537

I can't remember the last time I filled out a W-2. 80's most likely. Blasting tunes and smokin doobies. But i'm getting ahead of myself.

Just put in an app at Smuggs for a groomer job as well as a few others. May have the inside track for it. Livin' the dream hotboxing til 8AM and skiing thereafter. Stay tuned.

Chance for some high elevation snow Thursday nite up here. Leaves have peaked, went over to Stowe yesterday to check out an arts fest and pick up some beer and fudge before the Notch road shuts down for the season. Lotsa out of town leaf gapers this past weekend.

2% in VT. One of my biggest reservations about the pizza shop was getting good help. Current crew is dubious. Seven Days, a free newspaper out of Burlington (think City Paper in Philly if its still printed) had a front page about the shortage of workers in the F&B biz up here. I got bank approval for the money, but decided to hold off until the New Year. This is the slow time of year for them, why suck wind? Plus my offer is going to disappoint them since i have no interest in paying for good will. Philly house officially sold today, check's in the mail. Hot tub and sauna are operational. Possibly snow in the higher elevations by Friday. Leaf peeping has about another 10 days left. Gained back some weight from late night pigging out on homemade apple pie and ice cream. And almond M&M's. Been eating them by the bushel. That's your up to date report from the Notch.

Had 3 fires going today. Firepit cardboard burn, hardwood grill fire for leg o lamb, and the1st fireplace burn for the season. Stacked wood in the new woodshed Friday. Timing......

Had to build frames and put the plants under plastic tonight. Dipping as low as 35' tonite.

Bummer. My wife had toe surgery about a month ago and is still hobbling around in a plastic Herman munster bootcast for the foreseeable future. I think the northern rockies got some. Heal up fast!

Still is. 4' + in some areas out west. Is Barb geeting any of this storm?

Ski mag came today. Possible blizzard conditions in CO. Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs.

I had to move my Sauna 6 ft to access the control panel on the spa. Ended up using the same technology they used to move rock for the pyramids and Stonehenge. Except I used PVC pipe instead of tree trunks to roll it.

Rainy and cool up here. Picking up a cord of wood Friday. Water delivery for the hot tub this AM, electrical gets hooked up Friday. Built a burly shed for the firewood. No small task when you have no help.

Can't start snowing too soon!

Santa showed up in a UPS truck today. Need to try them on for fit. Super light boots.

Me, too, should be here next week. Picked up new skis, bibs, shell, epic pass, smuggs pass. Need bindings and skins.

Days keep getting shorter, September is 2 weeks away. Pre-season NFL games.......I'm jonesing for some pow.

You grow some pristine produce. I'm thinking you buy it at some organic farmers market and use it all as props to impress us. My 2 pot plants survived transplanting at the end of April despite near freezing temps into May. One is approaching 8' and the other one is about 6'. Since I wasn't around to maintain, it'll be below average yield. Parsely and rosemary survived. Basil died.

Went as low as 48 at night last week. Luv it.

I have a stone bed out front with a round flower bed in the middle. I dump rock salt on the stones and it keeps the weeds out for 3 months or longer. Safer and cheaper than roundup.

Days will start getting shorter next Friday, we're marking the event with Dead & Co at the BBT pavillion next Thursday night. Been super busy pimping the house and landscape for listing which should happen the 2nd week of July after some carpeting and flooring installation which I'm having done after we move out. We'll be pulling out of Philly July 4, spending the night at the Homewood suites in Newburgh and arriving in VT on the 5th. Got 2 guys to unload the truck on the 6th. What's that have to do with ski season? After I booked the Homewood reservation (Hilton property) they wrangled me into their Points program and I got 4 days, 3 nites at the Sunrise lodge in Park City for 350$, 5500 points and another $200 towards a room after I sit through a 2 hour time share presentation. No blackout period so I'm looking to book mid march. I can ski Park City and Sno Basin on the epic pass. Gonna be deeeeeeeep......

If you have access to a soil line in the basement or some discharge pipe, Hammacher Schlemmer has a dehumidifier that pumps the water out so one never has to empty the bucket. I don't have a sump pump in the basement, so this is a good option if you are away from the house for extended periods of time during the swampy season.