1. Gardening is HARD work.
2. There are not enough hours in the day.
3. If I sit down (and am not shoveling food into my mouth), I fall asleep.
4. Summer time is when I have the most innovative ideas for fantastic things to eat and drink. And the least time to prepare them.
5. My house seems dirtier in the summer months, but I have very little desire to clean it.
6. How can I claim to be busy in the winter time when I don't have outside chores that fill the majority of my day time hours?
7. Why do I think food purchased from a store is ever the least bit tasty when food straight from the garden is indescribably DEE-LISH-CIOUS?
8. How can I work in the garden all day and get oodles done, but not one thing I planned to do?
9. Winter and snow has its own pristine beauty, but summer bursts with L-I-F-E!
10. Why should I take a shower every night when I'm just going to get gritty, grimy and dirty again tomorrow?
Signed,
Pig Pen
My favorite - #10!
ReplyDeleteKathy - Ha! Right now when all I want to do is crawl right into bed (okay, I'll take off my gardening shoes first), I agree with you whole-heartedly! ;o}
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the showering part. But, then I realize I do not wish to turn my sheets into a gritty dirt filled space, because then I would have to plant that full of flowers too! Ha!!
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Sue - Spread the love, spread the dirt, spread the flowers . . . ;o}
DeleteYes, why all those things? When you find out the answers (oh, wise one), please post them. I admit that I do find myself looking down at my feet and at my hands and trying to decide whether I am just clean enough to fall into bed without a shower. Then - like Sue said. :)
ReplyDeleteSusan - But, you, hard working friend, have to be clean and presentable in order to go out into the working world five days a week. (I think that right there should give you permission to remain a little soiled all weekend, don't you?)
DeleteLOL---thanks, Mama Pea. I got a good chuckle out of this post...and I needed that. Was up til almost 2 AM waiting for (and helping some) getting our newest family member into the world. Every bone in my body aches. lol
ReplyDeleteI just spent 3 days trying to think of the name of the cold tomato and cucumber soup--gazpacho. I think I'm already suffering form a little brain fry. lol
Akannie - I have a feeling your support in the birthin' was probably much appreciated! Any pictures to go with the story?
DeleteBrain fry? Nah. I blame all things like that on the fact that we are all on overload. Just too, too many things we have to remember these days.
I also particularly liked #10, only down here you only have to walk outside and are instantly turned into a wet and sweaty salt block. Also #8, and then there's most definitely #2... Ah heck, you hit the nail on the head with them all!
ReplyDeleteLisa - Methinks many of us are in the same boat with our thoughts and ruminations this time of year!
DeleteI warned you about the chaos of spring. I always like a shower before bed so my sheets stay nice and clean but if too tired or in pain I just fall into bed and worry about the sheets another day.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you have been keeping yourself busy. I was worried you were sitting around getting bored. ;)
Sparkless - Nope, never bored. Lacking the energy and enthusiasm to dive into what needs to be done (like I am on this foggy, drippy morning) . . . oh, yeah!
DeleteOh, I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteStephanie - Throw MOVING your household into the mix as you're doing . . . and, well, just forget about everything else until you survive that!
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