My son got some sad news last week. He has another family through his bio-dad, my first husband. His aunt from this family has congestive heart disease and is in hospice with very little time left. He said she isn't conscious but seems peaceful. I always liked her. She was a force of nature. Actually, I liked them all, there were eight kids and his mother, who was probably the kindest person I ever knew. Sally was the rock in this family. I was divorced in 1976, so my contact with them pretty much stopped then, but I have fond memories of a welcoming group of people. My first husband was a good guy, just terribly addicted to drugs and alcohol. Matthew says he is falling apart, Sally did a lot to take care of him. I guess he's hitting the bottle hard. It's tragic all around.
On to a lighter topic....we did get most of the plants planted. Mark has office work to do this morning but will give me his undivided attention after lunch, replenishing the soil in my eggplant tubs and some flower pots so I can plant. I found I can sit on the stool, that was used as a mounting block, for weeding, which is a huge help. The past three years of neglect have done a number on the plants by the barn. It sure did feel good to accomplish something, even something as small as this.
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Sorry about your family loss. And I totally understand about certain plants having significance through the people we associate with them.
When I grew peas I found that the only authentic ones to me were Little Marvel, which I later found my mom grew. I hadn't known the variety name, but that explained why they were just best, because familiar, as soon as I picked and tried them.
I love the shaggy lilac and I'm sorry for the family loss.
I associate a beautiful flower garden with my grandmother, she introduced me to 4 o'clocks and a moon flower among many others. IF I knew half of what she had forgotten...
My ex in laws are still my friends and I still lightly keep in touch with them.
--not the ex though.
It sounds like Sally was a huge influence on everyone around her.
To have such caring thoughts about past family members says a lot about you.
Water troughs make great planters. Flowers or veggies? Or both. And mounting blocks can be very handy. Little by little you are getting a lot done.
Boud, trumpet vines and crab apple trees bring grandma to my mind. Interesting about the peas and totally understandable.
e, the lilacs don't last long after being picked, but the shaggy bouquet was good while it lasted. Sally's family is devastated, including my son.
Val, you got lucky in the grandma department too!
Because I didn't keep my son from them I have always had some knowledge of what happened in the family. Sally is a strong personality. She was also funny.
Lori, that family never harmed me. I was always treated well by them. The youngest, my husband, got the family curse passed through their father. He and another brother, who is now dead, had hopeless addiction. My former husband finally got free of meth but couldn't stop drinking. I wish I could have traded Mark's family for this one!
I have tomatos, a zucchini and fennel in the troughs.
So sorry about your Son's Aunt. My first Husband was an Alcoholic and Drug Addict...if they get clean and sober they never can do it ever again...Dawn the Bohemian
Lilacs! They smell so good! Ours are not blooming yet.
These started blooming last week. You have a different climate up there!
Thank you, Dawn. He was a decent man with a powerful demon on his shoulder.
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