So this morning, I knew I had lots to do: brats to school, tidy the kitchen, go to the gym. (oh yeah, and phone different merchant services companies to find out just how much they will steal from me so I can accept credit cards at shows and sales...) Well, the kids got to school and the kitchen was squeaky clean, but of course, due to long winded sales people, my cardio got the short end of the stick. And so did my brain, after hours of crunching numbers and trying to comprehend how these expensive "solutions" are going to be my solutions. They don't make it easy, let me tell you.
Anyhoo, by noon I was done and looking at the sweet sunshine outside, decided it was time to tackle the garden! It was satisfaction pulling up the weeds (some were not weeds - but don't tell my Mom...) imagining that they were the sales people from earlier. Not really nice, no.
My daughter and I planted Iris and Crocus, Cosmos, Sweet Peas and Scarlet Runners. Nasturtiums are my favorite and we updated the herb garden with Silver Thyme and Summer Savory. She did a great job, especially when she would suddenly break into ballet and narrowly miss falling into the newly planted bed or make a sculpture using the garden path's decorative stones and in both cases giving me a heart attack and simultaneously reminding myself not to ask her to garden anymore...deep breath. Gardening is truly relaxing, isn't it? Well, I forgot about the merchant crap, anyways.
So we stayed out there with the fresh dirt, rock sculptures and a pot of tea until almost dark. We realized it was time to go in when we didn't hear the squirrels munching on the peanuts anymore. They called it quits and rightly so - it was getting so chilly that I could feel my earrings in my ears! (How do you like that segway, huh?)
..."Japanese Garden" from the 2008 Limited Collection is perfect for this and other earthy adventures, whether dirty or fashionable. The hand decaled Tensha beads are paired with beautiful Carnelian and dangle so pretty from 14mm Sterling Silver hoops. Plant these in your ears and you will bloom, my Friend.
