This week

My mind wanders more than usual. The season changes, and I am staying constant. Worries about house bills, family responsibilities, neglected dog, next week trip to Florida, making San happy, my mothers 4th year memorial, work re-org-ing; all this makes me sad.

What makes me happy? Setting some personal goals and finishing them. Going home and lying in bed and reading. Taking a long warm shower, letting the wetness consume me. Renovations in my house including adding a mantel to the fireplace this Thursday. Reading and re-reading my high school mate email today. Thinking about and planning out my garden for next spring and summer.

This past year, I didnt grow any sunflowers but my grape vines are doing well. My cherry tomatoes didnt die, instead they bloomed on their own again. My red bell peppers are happily growing as I blog. My orange and lemon tree are still fruiting gloriously under no supervision. Sadly, my italian tree in the front yard died from underwatering, so did the lawn, in fact. Ive neglected my front yard badly. I will need to reconcile it this winter, with a decent sprinkler sysem.