Gardening - one stick at a time

I do my best to help with the gardening, but SHE reckons I've got a very long way to go in the mulching department.

Big day today - I don't altogether know going on, but SHE reckons that when she comes back this afternoon, she'll see everything clearly now, and the eyes in the back of her head will be sharper than ever.  Something about a bright shiny day.

Not quite sure what it means, but it sounds ominous.