Episode 30: Headlines

Today's moments as a series of newspaper headlines:

Man Accuses Server of Silverware Power-Trip

Know-it-all Takes a Momentary Managerial Coup

Server Baffles Resident by Insisting She is NOT a Highschooler (or a "kid")

Server Retreats Home to Wallow in Front of TV

And now that server is blogging briefly about the day.

Outside, it's sunny and breezy and cool.
Inside, the hubby is taking his lunch-break nap.

That guy who thinks I'm on a power trip - that's his problem.
That coworker who likes to surprise word-slap me out of nowhere - that's her problem.
That lady who thinks I'm a kid, though I'm there during the week and ALL THE TIME...that's her honest mistake. The fact that she cares so much about ages...that's her problem.

My problem up until this moment has been with setting aside all the little daily things that have gotten under my skin.
I'm done with the TV...My wonderful sister has commiserated with me via messaging...

And now...my only concern should be what to do with the rest of this spring day.


In a few minutes, I'll throw back the bedcovers. I'll be getting up. I'll be moving on...in just a minute. =)


  

Spring is in the Air

While I'm currently working out plans to get a training hike in soon, the big and beautiful distraction right now is spring arriving. We have a whole month of frost-risk left, but the sunlight and warmth and green, growing things emerging all have me brimming with excitement. 

Soon I'll compost, and dig, and plant, and mulch, and smell the dirt, and watch things spring up from that dirt.

Soon I'll dry herbs and make teas and chop home-ripened veg into flavourful salsa. Homegrown tomatoes!! Homegrown cilantro!! Heaven. I'm in heaven.

And here's the pictures to back me up:

Seeds and onion sets, all chosen last fall and purchased yesterday. 

There'll be canteloupe, and fennel, and lemongrass, and....

 

Then, out in the garden, some herbs wintered well under a pile of leaves and pine needles​. They're starting to push their way to the light...

Mullein, yarrow, catnip, echinacea, peppermint, lemon balm, thyme, Russian tarragon, chives, and bee balm - all raising their little green faces out of their winter covers to say, "I'm here" and "me too."

And there's me, beaming at each discovery, each green and growing thing. 😄

Strawberries love pine mulch...

Now to watch diligently for chances of frost. I may have to tuck all these plants in a few more times before it's truly safe.

But they're here all the same! And with them, spring. 

😍😊🌱🍓🌿