New beginnings
It's time to start making something of my newly-liberated self.
So today I will start to plant things.
I will plant (re-pot) some palms I bought a week ago.
I will plant seeds for lettuces (and maybe beans). For that I will build a "salad table" from plans designed and posted by the University of Maryland:
http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:7QF51Vlq3TEJ:www.hgic.umd.edu/_media/documents/hg601.pdf+salad+table&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
I am headed to the garden and lumber store now, and I am hoping that one of them will make the cuts in the lumber for a small fee.
Other things to plant: dreams for the future.
Not sure if I'm ready for that one yet, to be honest.
But I will journal and ponder.
On Sunday I took Wesley for a long walk around the neighborhood. He gets anxious if we walk too long in a direction AWAY FROM the house — he must have an internal compass because the minute we turn around and head back he walks faster, pulling a bit on his lease even (which is not encouraged).
As we walked I noticed so many incredible blooming flowers, shrubs, and trees in the gardens of our neighborhood. Jacaranda, Star Jasmine, other Jasmines, Lilies, Bouganvillea in loads of colors, and many plants I don't know the names of. Last night I took my small camera (what Dad likes to call a "toy camera") along on our walk and took pictures of some beautiful flowers. If the colors do any justice to the real thing I will post some of these.
Oh, and I ate oatmeal today for breakfast.
This is noteworthy because I often don't eat breakfast, and because the choice of oatmeal is because I am trying to bring my "bad cholesterol" levels down.
Back when I was a vegetarian my doctor in NY told me I was likely to live forever based on my cholesterol numbers! (Cholesterol is a naturally occurring substance in animals, so by reducing animal-sources in your diet you can help lower your numbers.) So I will be headed in that direction again. I was always a flexible-vegetarian (flexetarian?) — I'm not extreme in many areas of my life, come to think of it. (Any areas?)
Off to the garden store to plant some dreams!
2 comments:
have fun planting, dude. it's so weird how good it makes you feel. i am weeding all of dusty's bits this weekend. oh, and thank you so very much for the cholesterol speak. now i can't have those pulled pork nachos i was dreaming about for lunch. damnit.
I hope your plantings go well! it sure is fun to watch as the weeks go by. And the beauty is that planting dreams for your future can start just as small, as little seeds, so you have PLENTY of time to let it figure itself out for you. :)
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