fresh air

spring cold. mighty force. knocked me down. camped out on the couch with some crocheting and old movies. and the last season of six feet under, which we polished off in three days. sigh... and now it's over. narm.

now i'm craving light, fresh foods, like spring salads (with a delicious hemp oil dressing i just found), and blueberry juice.

spring's here. there are buds on the trees. the air feels softer, looser.

it's making me want to savour it. pare down to what feels essential. slow down. notice. avoid "momentum for the sake of momentum."

and it's really making me want a little square of earth to grow something. i think i'm too late for the closest community garden this year - i had a HUGE space there a few years ago and it burnt me out on keeping a garden... until now. also, that soil was more like gravel to toil with. i turned it over by hand, just me and a shovel, and every few spadefuls i'd unearth some more rocks and debris. except for a huge bush of thyme thriving right in the middle of it, that plot was close to a parking lot. so if i do get a space, i just want something small. it may even just be windowsill gardens this year. i'll still plant some lettuces and spinach, and maybe even some tomatoes, alongside lots of basil and calendula. i have some local organic heirloom seeds (eternal seeds from quebec, and some from greta's) - giant nobel spinach, buttercrunch lettuce, deer tongue lettuce, oregon giant peas... even the names sound delicious. i have extra, so if you'd like to try some, let me know and i'll send you a little package in the mail....

Comments

[mati]

your post is exactly in synch with my gardening thoughts. i have a community garden plot about as big as a large desk. i was going to read up on what is best to plant this time of year... i would love extra seeds if you feel plentiful! do you still have my addy? i would of course send somethin' up your way in return:)

[gracia]

Deer tongue lettuce - oh my! Sounds better than Iceberg lettuce anyday. I've never heard of it before, lucky you! I've never had much luck with thyme nor basil... mine always thin out before kicking up their heels in disgrace. I can however grow chives and sage.
take care, grache

[jenny vorwaller]

my basil is making it through all this rain here!! and the tomatoes are already showing signs of life...i cannot wait for that first meal from the garden, Mmmm.

this photo! is it someone you know? perhaps a family member? its lovely, it just makes me so happy looking at it jerusha! ;)

[jerusha]

mati, of course! i'm a slowpoke but i've got a little package ready for you! :) hooray for gardening love and your very own fresh herbs and the smell of tomatoes! isn't it wonderful?

thanks, jenny, yes, it's an old family photo... it's my grandmother's sister visiting from holland, at my grandparents' farm. i just like it for some reason. :)