This and That

 Stream of Consciousness Morning

Three types of radishes I harvested yesterday. Miss Landers shared her seeds for them.

Here's more or less what's tossing around in head this morning. It's not actually not stream of consciousness, because I don't think you could keep up with that. I know I have a hard time sorting out the rapid fire thoughts that keep me company every day.

I am trying to figure out where I can plant more things without making a new bed. I have very generous friends who have shared many plants and seeds with me. They all seem interesting, but I've run out of space. So far this year, I've added two pussy willow bushes, two beauty berries, one butterfly bush, a mum, coneflowers, astilbe, four o'clocks, and columbine that I can remember. Some of these are in new spots and some are additions to old beds. I like to tuck things in here and there for little surprises as the year goes on. It brings me great joy. Some of the plantings are for curb appeal and others are for my enjoyment. Now the problem with all of this is that instead of making the yard easier to care for, I'm making harder. Oh, well. Spring will do that to you.

I also went overboard with planting my spring weather vegetables. I didn't expect all of them to survive the transplanting or even sprout, but they all have hung on and begun to thrive. It's long way between here and harvest, so we'll see what happens. Sometimes, nature has other plans. I did manage to plant 4 tomato plants over the weekend from my father-in-law. But that's all the room I have. The squash and beans will just have to wait.

My cousin is in her last days on earth. She is quite a bit younger than I am and I haven't seen her much since we were adults. But still it makes me sad. Mostly because she and her sisters have had a very, very hard life. I feel so fortunate to be on the branch of the family I am on and to have had parents who were able to break the cycle of problems and give me a stable and good beginning. Life is so complex and how it turns out is the luck of the draw sometimes. However, I do believe that we each have some control over our destiny. As I said, it's all so complex.

I had leftovers from yesterday for lunch today. I love leftovers. I made the menu for Mother's Day and the men prepared it. We had grilled hot dogs, potato salad, and a green salad. I'm not sure you would call me a foodie. But I know what I like. :)

Time to go to work. I'm hoping for a quiet day, so I can catch on some things, but we shall see.

Hope everyone has had a good day and seen or heard something that made them smile.

Until next time...