July 26, 2010
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Monday, Monday
The weekend needs to be three days long. Saturday is full of errands and running about. These errands are not inconsequential as they involve buying food and other necessities. They can’t be ignored. Sunday is full of church and though I believe I can worship while pulling weeds in the garden or walking next to the river, community is an important component of church for me and thus my week feels incomplete if I don’t attend. All of that being said, I need one more day: a day in which I can sit quietly in my clean house (done on Saturday) and read and wander and have no where I have to be or go; no agenda that has to be kept or juggled; no one who requires my time or attention; just a day. I would really like to work ten hour days since I usually do that anyway, and have a three day weekend. But alas, that is not my life and it is Monday and I have this silly thing called ethics that doesn’t allow my conscience to take Monday off, pretending to be sick, because Monday’s schedule is a little different from the norm. Still….
The tomatoes have exploded – well, the plants have anyway. I can’t even get to the green beans. Oh my, will I ever plant this garden differently next year. I think I may pull up the bean plants this evening and just let the tomatoes do their thing. The zucchini seems happier now that I have pulled the icky one out of the garden. I visited friends Saturday night and their squash (patty pan and summer) is having the same difficulty so perhaps it is something affecting squash this year. Hmmmm. The tomatoes had it last year – that blight thing.
However, the zinnias and sunflowers are happy and healthy, and the marigolds I thought were goners are full and rich.
The weather has cooled here. Only 60 degrees this morning. I have a few moments until I have to prepare for the day at work so what am I doing sitting in front of this computer? I am going out back to tend to growing things.
Peace, my friends.
Comments (3)
Sounds lovely! And busy. You do have quite the full life, and the full garden. I think I’m finding the balance for myself. I have stuff to do every day, but it’s not overwhelming.
My squash vines are hiding the tomatoes :
But I actually have pumpkins this year :
The squirrel pooped sunflowers got fried in the heat – I’m really confused about that one ::-/ Back to knitting :
When you reorganize your garden, consider this: Tomatoes are one plant that does well if planted in the same spot year after year. Some plants need to be rotated because they wear out the soil. Legumes like beans ansd pea add nitrigen back into the soil. But tomatoes like to grow in the same spot. I’m not sure what they do to the soil, but it makes it good for tomatoe plants. Not that you shouldn’t change where you plant them next year, but think long term – Is this where I will always want my tomatoes?