Before the lockdown, I had big plans for the garden. I had some work to finish and then I’d spend most of my days doing what I love most. Well, that sort of backfired. First of all, that work took a lot long longer than I thought (still not done). Then I started to feel sick and wasn’t even able to work in the garden and because of the lockdown it wasn’t possible to go anywhere else than the supermarket anyway, so buying potting soil and seeds was out of the question.
I have to admit this sort of sent me into a downward spiral towards depression again (that and some things I’d rather not talk about right now).
But… I am slowly feeling better now (fewer headaches, no more arrhythmias) and I’m working hard to snap out of that downward spiral. Gardening always helps a lot with that.
Three garden-related things that are making me very happy right now:
1. I went to Goisco yesterday and was delighted to find they didn’t stop selling products other than essentials and groceries. So I was able to buy potting soil, planters, and seeds (and I’m planning on going back for more).
2. My kitchen herbs are catching on. Okay, the chives are iffy, but I have thyme, parsley, peppermint (that’s the one below) and outside the frame there’s some rosemary too. I’m hoping to save the oregano I neglected when I was sick and I bought some tarragon yesterday.
3. Early this morning, T. and I worked together to give this dieffenbachia another chance to live. It was in a container but kept tumbling over. We’ll see if it makes better roots this way. It’s not exactly a useful plant (it’s toxic), but it’s beautiful (when it’s healthy) and I hate killing living plants. I love that T. knows this, agrees with it and helped me to do this.
Linking up with Carole’s Three on Thursday