Returned from CA to find sweet pea mania, happy tomatoes and extra friendly kitties. What’s the saying about thriving off neglect? I am feeling especially grateful, mimicking Christina’s Facebook post of “heart pumps big, big love for her hubs, son, family, friends, home, garden, town, environs ...” Had a great time with Joel (not quite my hubs) and friends in Menlo Park marrying off my lovely and talented BFF Michaela, now Mrs. Pariseau. Love it. Lesson 1 – cherish your good friends and recognize friendships to be pursued. Dan and Bing, Kathleen, Sarah – you are fantastic. Baby Bingham was just about all I needed to kick into Operation Baby Maker. We’re 3 months out – wedding first – don’t mess with the order of things.
Where to even begin? Life is busy. Planning our own wedding for September, in the middle of my Soils class, working on my Organic Agriculture certificate through WSU, flowers blooming everywhere. Chickens – 9 of them. Oh and the seasonal heralding of unemployment. Yes, you heard right. My last day of conventional work is July 2. Nothing like layoff numero deuce to crank up the motivation. Oh vey, didn’t think I would be in this situation again, well so soon. Lesson 2 – don’t work for a Medicaid funded clinic.
What’s next dare you ask? For now, finish planning our September shing ding, keep my hands in the dirt and resist the urge to freak out. Last night I was flipping through HOW magazine’s jump start your creativity edition. It’s for graphic designers but it applies. Lesson 3 – spend less time stewing, more time doing. This guy Randel Plowman committed to making a collage a day for a year – pretty wicked. What he says, “Really, I just don’t like thinking about it. But if I sit down and start doing it, it’s fine.” WORD.
I think it’s feasible to make a bouquet a day for the growing season, but I don’t want to push it. Maybe a bouquet a week? Here’s your first delicious installment. Erin grew these peonies and I shrieked when I saw them. They deserved to be hugged by lady’s mantle and some lipstick colored sweet peas. Happy Julio in the background.
Oh and a personal Lesson 4 – Jill, next time you travel remember your frigging camera, sunglasses and deodorant! Essentials much?!
1 comment:
Well if you keep your floral design as gorgeous as it is - I'd over look the lack of deodorant... as long as your sweet peas were in between us :)
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