Happy St. Patrick's Day

Are you wearing green? I am.

I just came in from planting a bit more in my garden beds. So far this week I've planted salad greens, radishes, green onions, sugar snap peas, garlic, and carrots. These are the only ones I really feel safe planting, in case we have a cold snap. I shopped for seed potatoes yesterday but the place was out and won't get more till next Tuesday, so I guess I'll get some then. Even though I wanted to get them in by today.

I've nearly finished turning the soil in the beds I'll use this year. Only have a couple more beds to go, then I'll be all set to plant. I've been pulling weeds as I go. Last fall, we never cleaned out the beds because Danny was sick. So, none of us really were motivated to tend to them properly. The garden claw is really a blessing where breaking up dirt is concerned. I haven't had any back problems using it, though I really made my arms sore yesterday! I can tell I don't have much upper body strength, but this tool should help correct that without damaging my back and hips.

I will go ahead and plant plenty of hot peppers, though, since one of the produce stands specifically asked if we'd be planting chilis this year. It would be nice to have enough of something to sell to them.

A few weeks ago I didn't even know if I wanted to plant a garden at all. See, this is something Danny and I always planned and planted together. Much of the joy was gone when I even considered it. However, I do still enjoy gardening and I think Danny would want me to carry on with it. It gets me out of the house and provides some exercise and fresh air as well.

If I can get them to start in the peat pots, I want lots of herbs to plant, too. I am thinking perhaps some organic herbs would sell at the produce stands or even if I just set up someplace and try it that way. Might even plant some to use for bath teas, such as various mints. They are very refreshing when added to the bath. I'd like to figure out a way that shower-only people can also get some benefit from them.

The jasmine I have growing up my front porch is blooming like mad and smelling like heaven. I also have lovely violets planted near the base of the jasmine, across the front of the porch and across the front of the house. They are blooming, too, so the combination of yellow and deep purple is so Easter-y.

I heard from the rehab counselor by email. She had tried mailing some information to me but it was returned to her. She used my physical address instead of my mailing address. Anyway, she's sending it again so I'll probably get it early next week.

I never heard anything from the coffee house and also never had an opportunity to give the dry cleaners my application. I'll be sure and do that today and see if there's any hope for a job there, if it's even anything I am physically able to do.

I need to start selling on Ebay again. I haven't even looked at my page there since before Danny died and I know I must have some bad comments against me by now. With Danny being so sick, then passing away, it just took all the wind out of me and I couldn't face doing any business. I have refunded people's money where I could. I'll check on it all and refund the rest - those who sent it by regular mail. I hate that it went that way, but what do you do when your heart is crushed? Maybe starting next week I can get things organized, get my brain focused, and do at least a little something in that regard.

I need to get the bread machine out so I can make some bread for tonight's ladies' meeting at church. Haven't attended one of those in a very long time and I really do need to get out a bit more and fellowship with Christian women again.