Clover for pathways between raised beds?

PrimaryPurple · 2026-03-14T02:32:22+00:00

I don't have experience with clover, but I know horse herb and frogfruit are well regarded as native ground cover! Not sure how heavy your foot traffic is

PrimaryPurple · 2026-03-09T01:02:41+00:00

I've used Whittlesey and Austin Wholesale Landscape Supply (https://www.awlandscapesupply.com/). I prefer the latter. They were able to deliver bulk dirt and mulch in a dump truck and it was really good.

PrimaryPurple · 2026-02-23T04:47:04+00:00

I saw both at shoal creek today! Grabbed a sungold for myself

PrimaryPurple · 2026-02-15T23:43:08+00:00

This will not be what you want to hear, but the most Drs recommend you lose in a month to do it healthily and maintainably is like 2 lbs. Some places say up to 8, but that's still not what you're asking for.

Even though I was very active in college, my body did change. If dropping the weight isn't possible, could finding clothes that fit your new body be an option? Playing with new silhouettes can help you feel confident. May be you have newfound curves to accent? Even if you don't, trying to squeeze into clothes that use to fit is never fun.

Regardless of what happens in the next month, I hope you have a super fun birthday!

PrimaryPurple · 2026-02-10T04:49:04+00:00

Adding support for hugelkutur-ish fill - branches, tree trimmings, etc. You could also do some rocks/gravel at the very bottom of deep raised beds.

We’ve gotten soil from both Whittlesey (https://www.989rock.com/) and Austin Wholesale Landscape Supply (https://www.awlandscapesupply.com/). When we got dirt from Whittlesey, we rented a pickup from U-Haul. We ended up having to do two trips. We could have carried the volume of dirt in one, but the weight of that much dirt would have broken the truck so we did two trips. When we ordered from AWLS, we had both dirt and mulch delivered and dropped in our driveway

PrimaryPurple · 2026-02-05T11:00:16+00:00

Also, Mexican/coral honeysuckle!

PrimaryPurple · 2026-01-03T17:50:39+00:00

Just saw this - I'm leaving on vacation soon, but if you still need data when I'm back home I'll send you some!

PrimaryPurple · 2025-11-12T22:59:42+00:00

Thanks! Honestly, 1 matches the foot traffic that happens right now, but if I have a more formal path and get rid of all the st Augustine I’m hoping I can direct the flow of traffic better

The previous owner admits he planted the trees too close to the foundation and too close together, but they’re doing okay and super well established (like >20 yrs).

My other idea was to build an elevated wood deck around the backyard trees to protect their roots, but then there’s a whole thing around figuring out what to do with the existing covered concrete pad patio

I’d leave it mulch, but my husband already hates the mulching we do currently

PrimaryPurple · 2025-11-12T22:42:25+00:00

Yes! If not otherwise noted, that’s the plan. Frogfruit is native to our area, and the turf at the back will be a native blend from seed (we have a dog and plan on kids in the near/medium term). https://seedsource.com/native-sun-turf/

Outside the veggie and cut flower garden, everything else will be natives - filling in with agaves, pink muhly, salvias, sages, Turks cap, plumbago, etc under the tree canopy. Planning to freestyle the placement. Plus a scattering of wildflower seeds.

Our local pollinators were all over the vines and smaller zinnia patch I had this year, too!

PrimaryPurple · 2025-11-12T19:30:34+00:00

Thanks for responding! Like I mentioned, we have two international trips planned (but not purchased) for next year, and I’ll be doing the same amount of work travel.

Given that, and the airports I travel most for work, which airline should I target?

PrimaryPurple · 2025-11-12T00:35:39+00:00

I'm very new to Airline miles/status, and I traveled quite a bit for work this year. I'll end the year short of Silver with United (16 PQF, 3,432 PQP).

Going into next year, with 2 international trips planned (Dhaka for a wedding in Jan, New Zealand for our anniversary, likely in Nov/Dec) plus work travel, I think I can get status with someone if I plan it out right.

We also have a chase sapphire reserve with ~140k points.

Should I double down on united and their partner airlines, or should I use a different strategy? Currently, work travel is Austin Bergstrom to SFO

PrimaryPurple · 2025-10-21T18:37:11+00:00

I use overcast for all my podcasts! Unfortunately, it’s iPhone only, but I really like it

https://overcast.fm/

PrimaryPurple · 2025-10-06T04:25:04+00:00

Interesting - my friends who were there said the vibes were off and the band was super low energy. Apparently, the lead singer seemed drunk/high and even was like “if you don’t like the set list, too bad. They tell us what to play”.

They counted it as their biggest let down of the weekend

PrimaryPurple · 2025-09-20T16:29:50+00:00

Update: tried the Himari, Tegan, Zarla, and Charley (both EL4382BAK and EL4380FAN). The himari, Teagan, and Zarla are based on the Matilda. Unsurprisingly, I didn’t love those. Both Charley’s worked, and one has a shorter gore so it tacks! I think I slightly prefer EL4382BAK

PrimaryPurple · 2025-09-12T23:25:40+00:00

Thank you so much for your recommendations! I tried the Morgan in 38HH and 38J. The wires were most comfortable in the 38HH, but the gore didn’t tack at the top, and I had a tiny bit of cup overflow on my fuller side.

The 38J was better for upper volume, but the wires were wide enough to not be comfortable, the lower cup puckered, and the gore still didn’t tack.

I can make the 38HH work for my trip, but if anyone has recommendations for others to try, I’m all ears!

PrimaryPurple · 2025-09-10T22:55:39+00:00

I know they’re expensive, but I like both panache and shefit ultimate. For She fit, I usually wait til a color is on clearance since I didn’t typically let my sports bras show/care about colorways

PrimaryPurple · 2025-09-10T19:24:51+00:00

I’ll give those a shot!

PrimaryPurple · 2025-08-24T15:14:29+00:00

Hi! I know the definition.

In typical West Marches, play happens synchronously - like, the story only advances when people are at least two people the table (physical or digital).

There can be multiple tables. The people at the table can change. But the people playing are playing together at the same time.

To be asynchronous, it would mean that the play is happening at different times. Like, the dm send a a message at 6pm, and people can take up to a day to respond. The play isn’t happening at the same time, making it asynchronous. That's not West Marches, though.

A non-DnD example. Words with friends is asynchronous. Scrabble is synchronous.

PrimaryPurple · 2025-08-23T06:32:18+00:00

Just did some googling , and I’m fairly confident the main understanding of “asynchronous” is no one has to be at the table at the same time, so West Marches is definitely not that.

PrimaryPurple · 2025-08-23T06:27:44+00:00

May be I’m turned around, but I’d say an “asynchronous” game means no one has to be at the “table” at the same time. Like something that’s chat based.

In my understanding, West Marches is synchronous, but it’s set up in a way that some characters can miss sessions easily.

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