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04/14/2006: "The Yard"

It begins. I paid to have my lawn aerated and seeded today. We're all hoping like heck that the grass actually does grow. The front's been pretty much a desert since last August, while the back yard remained painfully thick and green. I was hoping for a miracle recovery after winter -- grass dies out every year, right? -- but it didn't happen. Now I'm just hoping it wasn't a waste of money to pay for seeding. Sure, you can do it yourself a lot cheaper, but I don't have any intention of spending any more time outdoors than I have to. For goodness sake.

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on Saturday, April 15th, Brady said

Why would you plant grass if you don't want to cut it? The only time you need a thick green yard is when you are ready to sell your house.

on Saturday, April 15th, Dan said

Yes, you make an excellent point, young apprentice. And it was nice only having to mow half as much for the last couple months last year. But I still care what people think and I'm sure the rest of the neighborhood frowns upon a dirt yard. This isn't Phoenix, you know. (And for all I know, there could be ordinances about keeping your yard up. This is definitely not one of the fancy north shore suburbs, but we've still got the ordinances.) So for the first time in 15 years of owning a house of some kind, I've bought a little sprinkler to attach to my hose. Why do I have a hose? Hmm. That's a good question. But right now I'm letting the water flow in the hopes that the seeds prosper. Frankly, I don't know why my yard's the only one that died. I'm pretty sure only a couple people on the block are regular waterers. I'm not the only one who never waters his lawn. But I'm the only one with a dead yard.

on Saturday, April 15th, Craig said

Like Egypt, your lawn caught the plague. Just give'er some wata, some seed, she'll have new life again. Look at Epworth's backyard.