When people ask me, "What's new with you?" and a lot is new with me, but none of it fits neatly into conversation...
When people ask me, "how are you?" and the answer is too complicated to give...
When there's so much to catch up on that I can't do a good job of it...
A more approachable topic is TODAY. What is going on today?
Today it is raining slow, consistent rain from bright gray skies. I am glad for the rain because I am a gardener, and though I love this beautiful spring of ours, a dry spring unnerves me.
Today I am home from a very full weekend spent all over the state, and mostly on my own. It is Monday, usually a work-day for me, but not this morning.
Today I am home with a very sick little girl. I am worried about her. She started throwing up immediately upon waking, and continued long past the point of emptying her stomach. Elsie brought up more fluid than she sipped today. She might need a trip to the doctor or the ER. Right when I was about to mover her, she passed out on the couch and has been enjoying a merciful nap ever since. Re-hydration can wait.
Today, I confess, I am a little annoyed that Elsie couldn't get sick NEXT WEEK, after the too-soon end of her too-short school year. I hope very much that this is a 24 hour bug, for my daughter's comfort and health first, but also for my dwindling morning freedom. I have a haircut scheduled tomorrow morning. I was looking forward to it.
Today my clematis is in full bloom, as are my peonies. My roses are about to pop. The sugar snap peas have bloomed their first white flowers. The pears, cherries, blueberries, grapes, and peach tree have all set their tiny hard fruit -- my investment in trees, vines, and shrubs looks like it will pay off this year. Food-wise, there is a lot to look forward to, but only a couple of red strawberries lying on the salt-hay to tide me over. Flower-wise, we're entering peak. June is the prettiest month in my garden.
Perhaps tomorrow I can pick apart some of what is new.
I so miss my peonies at our house in the Sarthe, the wisteria, the orchard in bloom and all the wild irises in the brook...but now we have a proper house and big trees that are hundreds of years old, and a bit of sanity. It is a rental house and it has a huge garden, so I am grateful, but oh how I miss the flowers, they do bring such joy. Enjoy the 'fruits' of your labour...they taste all the better when you've grown them yourself.
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Hey, Kate. I hope you're doing well.
ReplyDelete^ Ditto. I keep checking back for updates. I hope you've been away because you're having a full-filled summer and that all is well!
ReplyDeletehope you are doing well! <3
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