Hi Sharon ....
I am kind of taking a day off from gardening even tho' the temps are twenty degrees cooler. I woke up this morning with my whole body hurting again. I am tired of that and I am getting kind of negative about almost everything. It's time to change the cycle even if it is only for one day.
I am puttering as I clean house and not going full out which is my normal approach because I just want to get it done. I need a day where I am not pushing.
I finally figured out another advantage you have in your garden vs. mine. You don't have the watering chores that I have in this climate because you get rain during the gardening season. That frees up a lot of time for other things that you want to do in the garden.
I should be out watering today, but it ain't gonna happen. I might do some tonight, but that depends ... lol. I am planning on making chicken paprika. In other words, I am going to really cook. Something I have just been too tired to do for several weeks.
No salad tonight, but I am going to heat up some frozen veggies instead. There was virtually no produced available even at the high priced market. And what was available was marked up even higher ! I think part of that is due to the drought. Next week, I am going to make a point of going to the farmer's market. Their fruits and veggies are also over priced, but at least they are generally fresh.
After cooking and cleaning up, I may go out to the garden in the evening and do some survival watering. Just looking out the window, I can see some plants that need attention. However, I need to pace myself more than I need to worry about them. I've always said the only plants I want to grow are the ones that can handle this climate, my soil and my style of gardening. If they are so needy that I have to jump and push myself hard when I am feeling weary, then they don't belong here. Of course, if I carry that too far, I may end up with just weeds ...
OK ... break's over. Back to puttering.
Smiles,
Lyn
