Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The empty nest

The humankid nest is completely empty as Clare flew out at 3, (sniff. We miss her already) and I am very grateful for dogs and cats. The cats are very peeved - their lap and bed with compliant human just LEFT. Anyway, just us old birds now. I really need to get onto extending the vege garden, and sorting some more seeds. And a ton of writing work. Still, life continues. We're more-or-less OK with firewood and Abalone and squid. We're all out of the 'better' fish. Veggies are not really holding their own. Garlic and first red onions are growing, sage is dying, the rest survives. And we move slowly on.

It's a little hard not to be depressed -- a feeling I have with books and writing right now too. But we're battlers.
Onwards.

8 comments:

  1. You need Worldcon to boost the creative juices.

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  2. Time to plant peas and potatoes soon? (golly, I find corresponding with the Southern hemisphere confusing -- high summer drought time here!) I've never grown English peas, but sugar snaps -- yum!

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  3. It's hard to be alone again after a good visit with family. I'd love to move up north in a few years.

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  4. Sorry :-( I hate that feeling just after loved-ones have left, it's awful. Thinking of you guys.

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  5. Glenda - more like boost the creative coffers. That's the sort of stimulus I could really use. Looking forward to seeing you at Worldcon

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  6. Abigail - am getting a handful of sugar-snaps now. I need to build a whole new raised bed section and get a lot plants ready... real soon. sigh. Motivate.

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  7. blloonatic - I'd like them to come south :-)

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  8. Melissa - it's the hardest aspect of moving, I think. Other stuff, you can deal with.

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