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Worn Out

10 Aug

I’m worn out. My husband is worn out. It’s been a very busy summer. Oy.  I’m looking forward to not having anymore mandatory call-out days for work. I’ve had to work all of them, but I suspected that would be the case for me.  I’m just not lucky. I know some people that haven’t had to work any.  I’m jealous.  Still, I’m happy for them that they don’t have to work their days off.

The growing season is almost over here, and that makes me a little bit sad.  I was looking at my garden and having happy thoughts about the pretty things in it when a cool cold breeze gave me the goosebumps.  It’s not that far off now that we’ll be getting super cold temperatures and snow.  I just planted some purple coneflowers today, and I hope they have enough time to get well-rooted to survive -40ish temps this winter.  *crossed fingers*

I’m thinking about making a terrarium or for an indoor project this winter.  Timber Press has a book that I’m thinking about getting to help me get started. It would be fun to do, and I can make it as beachy/summery as I want. I don’t see a downside. Newp.  Maybe I can even get my friend Paul at The Texas Triffid Ranch to give me some advice on carnivorous plants for a terrarium.  It makes me giddy just to think about having a project in the winter.

 
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Dirty Hands

07 Jun

I wrote a post about gardening and bottling beautiful days. Then I lost it. I don’t feel like retyping it, and it wasn’t that thrilling of a post anyway.

On the other hand, at least this is one of my days off. That always makes life better.

 
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Spring has sprung. No, really.

24 May

Spring has finally started where I live in Montana. Some of the lower elevations have already been experiencing spring, but here in Butte, it takes a little longer. As a Texan transplant that loves to garden, this transition has been one of the hardest for me. I only have a few months to dig in the dirt and watch things grow. My husband and I have recently been in Helena, Missoula and Bozeman, and I admit I’m jealous that they get spring before we do. My trees are finally budding some leaves. A few perennials are finally poking up through the dirt to see if it’s okay to come out. It gives greater meaning to me when I think of old stories about various cultures performing rituals to bring the sun back after it leaves for the winter. When I was in Texas, it didn’t really mean a lot to me. I totally get it now.

I can’t describe the absolute pleasure I feel when I start to see the sun peeking up over the east ridge earlier in the morning (when I’m driving to work). Or how wonderful it is to drive home from work with the sun still shining. I eagerly await those days during the winter, even though my sleep cycle gets confused when it’s still light out at 9 or 10pm.

I laugh a little when I realize it’s in the 90s where I’m from, and I’m getting excited that it’s in the 50s here. Soon, I can plant some annuals. I’m looking forward to it.

 
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