I've decided not to renew the rental of my community garden plot next year.  I've had that same plot for... how long??  I think it was between 2002 and 2004 when I first signed on.  So it's been a very long time now.  It started out as my sanctuary, and I truly loved learning about nature, and growing things, and how to enjoy getting my hands dirty ( Read more... )

On August 31, my van's transmission died.  Although still under warranty, the shop that did the rebuild after it died back in December 2009 is out of business, and there is no one left to honor the warranty.  POOF!! went the $2,340 I paid for it, and of course, I have absolutely NO money to have it done again.  We had to borrow $2,000 of that back ( Read more... )

I had intended to post something profound on my birthday last month, but you know how it is...  Time  just seems to slip away when you're having this much fun.  But I can't let the beginning of my 49th year go by without SOME pontificating and expounding.  No, wait, that's for teachers, politicians and clergy.  So I'll just ramble, and YOU can ( Read more... )

Last Sunday was the nicest day I've had in a VERY LONG time.  And the best part was that there was nothing "special" about it.  It was just an average, but busy, weekend day, but I enjoyed every single minute of it.  I can't remember the last time I felt that good, especially ALL DAY ( Read more... )

Last Saturday, the ground was mushy enough from the storm earlier in the week that Martin and I were able to go to my garden and REMOVE. THE. FENNEL.  At last ( Read more... )

Sometimes it really DOES take a 2x4 to get my attention ( Read more... )

I am SOOOOO bored at work right now that I have the almost overwhelming urge to babble senselessly.  I will attempt to refrain...

Yesterday was my birthday.  (And if you don't already know, I'm not going to tell you which one.)  I took a vacation day, just like I took one on Monday for Martin's birthday.  We didn't actually go anywhere or do ( Read more... )

Today I finally got back to my garden after about three weeks of being unable to go, due to being out of town, then having my transmission die and need to be rebuilt.  We just got the van back on Thursday.

It was horribly overgrown with weeds, like I figured it would be, and my dwarf pomegranate looked totally dead, with bare branches and little ( Read more... )

I started today by seeing the New Year in with one of my coven sisters who lives upstairs in our complex.  We were watching the Blue Full Moon, which had a gorgeous ring around it.  It would have been great, except for all the noisy illegal fireworks (some of which were really pretty) and the moron down the street who felt the need to empty 20-30 ( Read more... )

Once again I find myself carrying around waaaayyyy too much stress baggage, so I have decided to let go of what is not serving me well, and conversely, what I am not serving well ( Read more... )