In May, its all I can do to keep myself in the house.
There are so many tasks that call to me outdoors.
After dropping my boys off at school, I took a trip through my garden, coffee cup in hand. I couldn't help but push aside the compost to look for the beginnings of my potatoes (two of three bins are sprouting!). The peas are finally starting to peek out of the ground, so I removed the chicken wire I put down to protect my seed from the squirrels. I hauled my recent garage sale acquisitions, two metal wash tubs and an old garbage can and staged them in their places in the potato garden. I was just about to head to the garage to get the weed bucket, when I had to stop myself.
I have about 14 hours to get my house clean before my in-laws arrive.
I shouldn't be prowling through garage sales, looking for the last three bins I need for the potato garden of my dreams. I shouldn't be planting beets or putting in tomatoes.
I should be cleaning bathrooms and dusting.
And its BEAUTIFUL outside today, with rain forecast for the whole weekend. My in-laws would happily put in tomatoes and onions. My mother-in-law came from a big gardening family and grew acres of tomatoes in her day. But Saturday's forecast calls for all day rain.
So I'll down one more cup of coffee and head up to the bathrooms. Maybe I'll close the blinds so I can't see out them. I wish that I was a more patient person!
No comments:
Post a Comment