. Between yesterday and today, I "cleared" a roughly 6 x 6 foot square area inside a fenced garden on the north side of the house. There was poison ivy in there, and vinca growing right up against blueberry bushes. I cleared the first one. Then I transplanted some perennials, then cut holes in a large piece of white plastic.
Tomorrow when i go to the landfill, I'l pick up as much mulch as I can carry, and I'll dump that over the plastic. If that doesn't kill the remaining vinca roots, I don't know what will.
It's extremely tiring work, but if I don't clear it out now, it will only spread more.
Clematis in bloom
More clematis
Astilbe
Yesterday I went on a fruitless search for local eggs. The two homes on a certain local street where I'd seen "Eggs for sale" signs several weeks ago no longer had signs out. Two other locales in town that I knew once sold eggs also aren't doing so now.
I went onto my town's Patch online and found an article talking about all the places in town that sell chicken eggs.
I now know of a farm that sells them and plan to go tomorrow.
Early this a.m. I started work ghostwriting an article for a builder magazine and was able to finish in a couple of hours. I got a brief email back later this afternoon. "Terrific, nice." 
So then I billed them, $290.
The last few days have been absolutely LOVELY, weatherwise. Warm, in the 70s, but no humidity. All that's going to change Tuesday night, and Wednesday will be very humid and in the 80s/90s. I'm so bummed to see this great weather go. I imagine my productivity level will drop to 0.
Got some great news from the publisher's. They are setting up new computers and don't want me to come in at all this week. I can work at home all 3 days. Hooray!
Bluebirds already feeding young 'uns, second time around! I love watching them swoop around the yard refining their insect-hunting skills.
Doing battle with vinca
June 19th, 2012 at 12:10 am
June 19th, 2012 at 01:12 am 1340068361
June 19th, 2012 at 03:15 am 1340075729
Another option is to check your local food co-op or organic food store. They may have some brochures in them that list the local farms or other places in your area. We have one here called Farm Finder, but of course yours would be different.
June 22nd, 2012 at 02:41 am 1340332888
Good luck on your egg hunt and staying cool.