Garden Musings (06-01-12)

Vinca, Major or Minor = Verrrry BAD! Do not plant. Ever.
(Yeah, I know, those star-shaped deep blue flowers and dark glossy leaves sure look harmless and enticing...)
But the worst is yet to come: tentacle-like pull-resistant sturdy shoots that spread far, wide, high, and deep. This one is as bad as ivy, - even worse because it spreads in every direction at once.

Left Photo: Pretty...                                                   Right Photo: After hours of pulling.

Even more frustrating... (05-25-12)

...is to get a bid that suggests redoing everything, and for a fortune, of course! All I can do is shake my head.

More contractor news (05-21-12)

When we moved in two year ago, the first thing we noticed was how cold the house felt. So, we had some work done to insulate the house, as part of a program of the Energy Trust of Oregon. It is frustrating to find out, based on a recent test done with Clean Energy Works Oregon, that the previous work was apparently not completed as thoroughly as it ought to have been...