I’ve been wanting to write something in my blog lately, but
life has been busy. In fact, even now, I
should be working because...God knows...
But no, it’s after 10 and I’m going to blow off the rest of
the evening with something that is not playing mindless games on my iPad. Damn that iPad. It sucks hours of my life away and I love
it. What a wonderful horrible
invention.
So, Miss Sarah got herself married on April 7th. It was a beautiful wedding. Everything seemed to go smoothly (at least
from my perspective). The church where
the wedding was held is one of the most beautiful churches I’ve ever stepped
foot in. We don’t make churches like
that anymore – beautiful gigantic stained-glass windows, lots of ornate wood
with architectural accents like arches and pillars and statues. It’s exciting to think that now I have a
son-in-law...which makes me a mother-in-law.
I don’t want to be a bad one. I
have friends with bad mother-in-laws. I’ve
had two mother-in-laws and both are wonderful people. I’m grateful.
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| Sarah, Emily, and Erin. My lovelies. |
I’m also grateful
that winter seems to have finally given up.
It’s not really warm yet, but at least we’ve not seen any snow flurries
for a few weeks. Yesterday, I planted
cabbage and broccoli in the big garden, and Brussels sprouts in my raised
bed. As soon as I get things caught up
with University #2, I’m going to plant lettuce, carrots, and radishes in my
raised bed, and peppers and tomatoes in the big garden. Someone and I got into a bit of an argument
about the big garden. It’s a long story...not
for tonight. Let’s just say Someone and
I have very different thought processes. His are bewildering to me sometimes.
I have in mind to build a rustic trellis and plant sweet peas
around it. In my imagination, the trellis
is covered with beautiful vines of delightfully-scented pink,white, and lavender
flowers...just as they are shown (and promised) in the seed catalogs. Here is what I have constructed so far.
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| Imagination is needed (lots of it) |
I would call it about 2% complete. Less than 2% if you also account for
preparing a site for it and whatever that entails. In my imagination, we have a level sunny spot
with all the sod removed and some sort of stone boundary around it...with at
least 40 lily of the valley planted underneath as ground cover...it works in my
imagination, trust me. The sweet peas
are annuals and won’t start sprouting until mid-May. The lily of the valley will bloom mid-May,
then just be leaves (maybe 10 inches tall or so) for the rest of the year –
ground cover – a place for snakes to lay around. Lilies of the valley will keep weeds and grass from growing
under the trellis. It will be good...if
it works...if I actually finish it.
The violets this year are magnificent. I’ve been picking small bouquets of them
every few days. When I was a kid, I’d
pick huge bouquets of them. I wonder how
anyone has the patience for that? They
wilt quickly, unfortunately. I LOVE
violets, and lily of the valley, and spring.
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| Welcome spring violets |
Parting is such sweet sorrow. University #1 is winding down. This is our last week of classes and next
week is final exams. This is the time of
year when I really enjoy my students. By
this time, I know their names and more about them. We aren’t strangers anymore. They are friendlier to me by now and we have
more fun in the classroom as compared to the beginning of the semester. And just when things get really good, it’s
time to say good-bye. Nothing good lasts
forever, it seems.
