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March 9th, 2005 at 01:29 am

Oof! After a tantalizing taste of Spring this past weekend, with it's teasingly warm temps, it seems we're back to winter-as-usual. At least it was sunny and clear all day....

I find I tolerate winter weather far better now at my age than I once did -- but even my patience wears thin around this time of year. Spring Fever begins to set it -- I get itchy to spend more time outdoors, start poking and digging in my yard, smell the flowers, and so on. Well, it will happen. Eventually.

My son is talking me in to reserving a small garden plot out at our community gardens for him/us. He loves to garden and of course, so do I. Before we moved here from out of state, I kept two large vegetable gardens simultaneously -- one in my former huge, sunny back yard, and another on a friend's 4-acre country spread. Since moving back to my hometown however, I haven't had a vegetable garden of any significance. For one thing, I've not been able to do so at home (which I'd prefer), since the two yards we've had since living here have been shadier than all get out . But also because my own father, a passionate gardener, generously brings me all his surplus produce -- which is very substantial, even overwhelming at times. I figured as long as he continues to vegetable garden, I haven't needed to. Therefore, my gardening focus these last few years has been getting my ample, overgrown 'fixer-upper' yard in order (no small task). But my veggie-loving DS is chomping at the bit, so I'm going to look into reserving a little patch of earth out there to call our own. We've had many talks about the responsibility involved, which, having some experience with group gardens, he understands. It's a lot of hot, steamy work keeping the weeds, bugs, and critters at bay -- yet he'll be expected to do his share (and without excessive complaining). Anyway, it will be a fun, family project. I'm looking forward to the good eats!

In the meantime, DS is responsible for our indoor garden of.... sprouts. He's got quite a 'crop' going right now in our cupboard -- broccoli sprouts, as well as a 'spicy mix' (clover, alfalfa, fenugreek, radish). I bought him a fancy-shmancy counter sprouter thingie years ago to use when I found a really good deal (sale PLUS a rebate), but we still use the canning jar method too, and right now he has both going. It's just another of his household chores. This current batch should be ready by tomorrow and will be lovely. The produce in the stores is so very anemic right now (too late for the fall stuff and too early for the summer stuff) so it's a treat to be able to supplement with little fresh veggies of our own....



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