Did anyone miss the Blog this week?
Can you believe week 50?
When this year began it seemed a daunting task – 52 weeks –
My does time fly.
I had to ask myself at the start of this week – who in their right mind would want to garden this week? When you inhale your nose hairs freeze – now that is cold.
Those of you in the really cold parts of the world may laugh – you like your nose hairs frozen. Reminds me of being young and told not to make faces – your face will freeze like that – who invented that? Maybe the frozen nose hair people and by the way are you ever under threat of your eyelids freezing open? Just curious.
When I was younger I wondered why at a certain age you were to migrate south – everyone is doing it – it is a trend – a fad – or just common sense. Now I understand – your bones force you to do it! As always in my life – when I reach a threshold of “doing what everyone else has done” it always falls through – Example – I was a student at Hoban High School – It was a yearly tradition the Seniors would celebrate Mum Day – of course my senior year someone in my class decided to superglue all of the classroom locks – needless to say we did not celebrate Mum Day that year. Present day – Am I ready to retire to Florida? Absolutely not – Though if I ever decide to one day I must consider the obvious – Do I take my chances in Northeast Ohio that I may freeze one winter or go and test my odds of being swallowed in a sinkhole. Huh – For now – I think I’ll take my chances with the cold.
May your mittens be warm – your tootsies dry – your head always covered when a storm is nigh – your heart wrapped in joy – your mind set in peace – May the words of your mouth bring sweet release.
For you frozen nose hair people you can:
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Put your compost down on the garden – even in the snow – the melt will help naturally pull it into the soil
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Spray liquid Deer Fence – the colder it gets the hungrier they are
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Clean, sharpen and sanitize all of your tools – Touch them up – add new handles and grips if you need to – a fresh coat of paint
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Keep the birdbaths clean and full – You can purchase a birdbath heater at most garden centers or do it yourself stores
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You can plant your bulbs until late January – though Tulips perform better the earlier they are planted
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You can hang out at an ice castle, drink ice wine out of an ice glass – pretty cool – literally…
Have Fun!!
