Comments on: As you wish

By: might i add...?

might i add...? — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:25:02 +0000

Jen, I felt so guilty after reading this post that I finally posted my gardening secret to keeping deer from eating your luscious flowers, etc. I’m sorry you’ve been taking such drastic action, and I hope your back is OK. My solution is simple, but it does seem to work!

By: Brightside Susan

Brightside Susan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:41 +0000

My back hurts just thinking about your toiling in the yard. I would need something gas powered.

By: green girl in Wisconsin

green girl in Wisconsin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:00:20 +0000

The right tools are totally worth the money.

By: Kirstin

Kirstin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:10:30 +0000

I’m thinking both of these new toys are going to give you quite a workout!!!

By: Lori Anderson

Lori Anderson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:42:02 +0000

I NEED that sledgehammer for metal working!!!!!

By: jenn

jenn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:49:42 +0000

Oh, I totally get this. I’d be way more excited by the sledgehammer or the wheelbarrow than by any traditional romance-y gift. Currently, I’m holding out for a nail gun.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:41:08 +0000

Pete, you’re right. I had totally forgotten about that yard cart. It was a doll’s toy compared to the old wheelbarrow.

By: bdaiss

bdaiss — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:55:09 +0000

Um, (the other) Alison? I’m totally crashing your place. I *puffy heart* Lee Valley! I just bought watchman’s cases from there to upgrade my herbs/spice cabinet.

I also had a craptastic wheelbarrow. It’s wheel finally fell off. I’ve been making do without. We have a golf cart that needed a rebuilt engine (don’t ask). Josh is determined to turn it into our “yard cart” and get a trailer for it. I like your idea better.

By: Slow Panic

Slow Panic — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:37:19 +0000

I totally love our new wheelbarrow. I really need to upgrade this year.

The best gift I ever bought my husband was Fat Max — this big tool thing that hammers and rips things apart and does all kinds of things.

By: Jen's Pete

Jen's Pete — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:19:22 +0000

Jen, just to refresh your memory, the “old” wheelbarrow was actually our second one, and we didn’t buy it until we moved into our second house. The original wheelbarrow had a metal handle that later rusted off, necessitating its replacement. It also had wheels that would occasionally pop off.

I remember that one because I used it to haul a keg to a block party right after we moved to our first house in NoVa. We never did really fit into that neighborhood, did we?