May 4, 2006 at 8:38 am
· Filed under Family Matters
G is late to school today — last minute decision to do the work we asked him to do over several days… and he missed his bus. When he is older, we will need to be less helpful in situations like this, but for him it was a step just to finish his work. Unfortunately, the quality of the work has suffered, and he didn’t do as many things as he might, but I think it will be okay for this project. He studied geodes and made rock candy to show how the crystals grow.
His violin class has their last recital tonight. He is also nervous about that.
And M has a “pre-contest” concert at the same time… I think we’ll have T go to that one.
I don’t have anywhere I “must” be today, so will finish this blog, play some babble and get to work in the garden again… I am ready to plant those dahlias, and need to get things ready for the other tubers Mother bought me in February.
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May 1, 2006 at 8:39 pm
· Filed under Peace Making
This is a wonderful site, and appears really focused on making the world a better place… check it out!
Kiva.org
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May 1, 2006 at 6:32 pm
· Filed under Gardens and Life
The first of May… it was lovely here.
Bright sunshine most of the day, with a few fluffy clouds here and there. The breeze blew constantly, but not annoyingly.
There weren’t many birds in the yard, but I suspect that had more to do with the lack of handouts than anything else. I need to take down, clean and refill the hummingbird feeders, I notice, but that can wait until tomorrow.
I weeded maybe 25 feet of dahlia bed, it looks as if every fifth tuber has been consumed — mole? gopher? whatever it was, it was hungry. I have more to plant, though, so will do that tomorrow — trying to do things in increments so I can work with fewer full days off.
Took a few pictures of the yard, pretty things here and there, and admired the quince blossoms that opened up this morning.
I like this month here in Washington. In Virginia, there were flowers everywhere already this time of year — it felt as if there were no more room! Here, the plants get into the groove more slowly — as in so many things, the pace on the West coast is more leisurely! There is time to stop and admire each bloom, to see the spaces in between the colors and textures, to rest before moving on.
So today, I am resting, admiring, thinking, planning, enjoying. And tomorrow —
More of the same.
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