Daily Notes- Friday December 18th

 Grow.  No better example of that than my Avocado Tree.  Now 24 inches wide and 16 inches tall. See how lovely and deep green the leaves are?  Very proud of my little (not so much) tree.  It has been moved from the sink counter where it enjoys bright overhead sky light to the floor next to the heater and the window.  The skylight has snow on it.   But the sun is shining so pretty soon the snow will slide off and the Avocado and the Coffee Bean plant (last year's Christmas Gift from husband) can return to their usual spots.

Grow- I just love the word and the experience of growing things.  From seeds best of all.  Next month I can begin starting some seeds on the back deck.  In my little half gallon plastic milk jugs.  I think they actually held orange juice not milk.  I have a big tub of soilless mix and the re-cycled bottles ready to go. And I saved seed from  all the beautiful flowers I grew last Winter.

We both worked on clearing the driveway of snow- 18 to 24 inches depending on location.  Very very dry snow.  Not heavy.  Blowing.  That was the worst part- the blowing.  We got everything but the pull out parking spot and the back deck area done.  Husband likes to make a path from driveway to back deck and to the compost bins. He'll do that today.  We like the drive and front walks done right away.  In case of a medical emergency.  Or fire or something where we need to get out of the house.  Or someone needs to get into the house.  That's an indication of the way we think these days.  Husband also makes sure to clear a path to the hydrant out on the street in case of fire. House Fires are a huge problem here in Maine in Winter.

We had a little gathering of neighbors at the end of our driveway in the dark.  A young couple worried I was trying to shovel the driveway myself and could the wife send the husband down to snowblower for us??? and the next door neighbor coming over to help me shovel out the mailbox. My own husband was clearing the drive in front of garage.  My  neighbor across the street doesn't have outdoor Christmas lights so she has decided to turn on all her outdoor porch and roof security lights.  Amazing.  Could most likely be seen by the passing Space Station.