Gosh

Well, haven't posted for three weeks, and yes, May has turned out to be one incredibly sucky month on the business front. But on the bright side, my Brother and I visited 8-month pregnant Heater 'n Ben and that was a blast. They put on an early birthday party for Ben (turning 33 on May 30th), and we got to meet some of their friends and eat a WHOLE lot of fabulous food. Their garden is a thing of beauty, there is nothing like Garden TV, just sitting on the front porch staring at things growing. Almost as good as Chicken TV in the backyard, staring at the girls pecking at whatever takes their fancy. Long drive back home, but veggies at Tamarck along the way. Our butts were so sore ~ old butts just don't hold up to that much sitting!

I've spent three days digging up one bed in the backyard. It's where the old railroad tie terrace was, so I can't grow veggies there, which would be my preference. But I put in some sunflowers for the birds and some nasturtiums for me. There are already three pretty big volunteer sunflowers in that bed and a squash right on the fence line that I decided to leave even though it's a veggie. Probably not much chance that it will produce anything, so what the hey! I have to work all day tomorrow, but I'm hoping to get up early and finish the other end of that bed. I'm so far behind with planting things this year.

Cool as a Cucumber

Today the weather cooled off a bit, thank the Goddess. Overheated springs remind me of rushed orgasms ~ it's all good, but you know it should have lasted way longer. I like to enjoy my dogwood blossoms and my new garden lettuce.

Life keeps rolling along in high gear. Soon Heather will deliver little Mr. Busy down in Asheville, NC. I have loved watching the two newlyweds create their space and am in awe of how very deliberate they are. Life just sort of happens to you at 20; in your early thirties it's a whole different story. I do think the 30's crowd is more cognizant of their suffering, but then again, just more conscious in general about everything.

Business sucks for the month of May, it was well be our waterloo of the year. But then again, if Wall Street computers have their way, they may crash the whole dang financial system. High-speed trading my ass. I think they should de-deregulate the whole deal and make them all go back to the trading floor ~ get their greedy little asses out from in front of their computers, those financial Masters of the Universe.