you buy an iPod, I buy a tiller

Okay, I'm posting this here as a part of a way of keeping myself honest. I'm not going to buy any new yarn until June, because I ordered a Mantis tiller. I had originally thought I wanted an electric one, then ordered a gas one by mistake...called the company this morning (I placed the order late yesterday afternoon) and the lady told me it was already on the truck, and that I could either refuse it outright or try it out and see if I liked it, and if I didn't, exchange it.

Now, that's fast. I placed the order at like 3 pm yesterday (a Sunday) and by 9 Eastern Time Monday Morning, my tiller was on its way...

It is about $300 all told, so that's why the no-new-yarn pledge.

I do think I'm going to try the gas tiller out - she told me there was pre-measured oil sent with it, and all I have to do is buy gas (which means, I guess, I have to buy a gas can now...). Downside will be that it's louder and pollutes, upside will be I won't have to worry about running over a cord and it might be more powerful.

Even though I hear Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni in my head, talking about how two-stroke engines are "bad" and no one likes a two-stroke engine (which is what the gas tiller has).

I envision ripping up my backyard and turning it into a giant herb garden. I probably won't go that far, but there is some St. Augustine grass whose days are numbered back there.

In other news, I planted my seed-starts of tomatoes and basil today. Yes, I said last year I would never again try starting tomatoes from seed (they come out all wimpy and don't amount to much) but this time I have a special self-watering (or mostly self-watering) tray. And I'm going to try fertilizing once they come up this time.

Hope springs eternal...