It hasn’t quite sprung yet. It was 80 degrees for 3 days in a row, and I got cocky and planted stuff. Then this past weekend I had to scramble to build a cold frame to put over the raspberry bushes because it got down into the low 30’s at night for a few nights…
I’m 44. The fact that I’ve just bought a house with a 30 year mortgage, which means I’m probably not going to be able to retire until I’m 74 has not escaped me. The fact that I took a good chunk out of my retirement funds to help buy said house may seem like a…
I am not a great gardener. I try, I dabble, and I fail an awful lot. Growing weeds, that I can do. My garden teems with them, and I have a very hard time keeping up. But every year I try again, telling myself I’ll do better. I’ve never had that better year, but somehow…
I am a stubborn and tenacious person. I don’t give up very easy on most things. If there’s a part of my that does want to consider giving up on an endeavor, I will hem and haw and consider the options for a long time. Tenacity can be a good trait, but there comes a…
I had a very busy weekend. Most of the business was of my own making. But in all it was full of accomplishments, both big, small, successful, and not-so-successful. I’m going to refrain from calling some of them failures, because they were attempts and showed me where I might need to improve in the next…