First I bought it in a low growing shrub. Then the heather which is this green in summer and bright orange red in autumn. Now I have the flower heads of overwintered kale producing this color and it's good to eat.
The color palette of this garden is quite soothing to my eye. I also add a bit of soft pink to the green to set it off. I can imagine stepping from stone to stone, to reach the chairs. I wonder what is in front of the chairs? What do you see from those seats?
We have carpenters here today. Finish work on the half circle arch above the French doors and the "boxing" and installing of the ceiling fan above the dining room table. Twelve feet over our heads. G has already called the carpenter three times from Lowe's.
Yesterday, at work, was hot and terribly boring. No customers. Standing. My back was so tight when I got home I had just enough energy for a shower and then I tumbled into bed. About an hour flat on the bed and I revived enough to eat dinner and watch Mystery. I don't know how many of these days I still have in this old (and getting older) body. Doing nothing is so much harder than doing too much. A body in motion.......
I have my peonies to clip. The flowers just don't last long enough. I have two rescued orchids to repot and re-energize. I have plants to plant in my daughter's garden, but first I need to water them.
And I have my 10 by 10 to work on and a second one to think about. Time is racing by.
A blog I read suggests I write three things each day. What I value about myself that day, what I am grateful for, and what I am glad I spent my time doing today. Today will be easy. Yesterday I would have struggled to find things to value, be happy about and be grateful for. But, perhaps I needed to be mindful. Perhaps the day would have been better if I was thinking about these three things? Looking for them in my day at work. Perhaps that is the value in recording the three. Paying attention.
What do you think?
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