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After the Holidays
Jan 14, 2008 | 1:37 PM PST
Tags: holidays , winter , spring , garden , digging , seeds , catalogs

The holidays are over, my days are now mine again. As much as I treasure the holidays, no matter how fun they may be, they always seem a bit stressful and wear me out! I'm always happy the holidays are finished.

Since January is in full-bloom (and nothing else IS here in the high country), I turn my thoughts to work, work, and more work! As it all piles up on my desktop, I gently remind myself that one must take a very necessary break from all this hard work and...well...

Now is the time for all good people to order seed catalogs, dream about Spring, and relish the thought of digging in the soil of Mother Earth to create their very own garden!

I have had dreams of wearing my garden clothes, my gloves, and that silly gardening hat I have hanging in my closet...dreams of comparing one seed to another and how it will look when it pops out of the ground.

The snow, two feet deep, is trampled to slush on the path to my mailbox from my constant forays to check for the latest 'wish books' so that I might have an excuse to take an afternoon break, sifting through hundreds of color photos reminding me how my garden should look! I'm sure my husband would love to install many a mailbox around our property so that he would be relieved of shoveling duty!

In the meantime, I read, dream, and enjoy a strongly brewed cuppa coffee whilst perusing my catalogs. It's as good as Winter gets!

And, I love it!

 

 

What Am I Waiting For??
Dec 17, 2007 | 8:57 AM PST
Tags: time , holidays , thyme , friends , winter , snow , .tv station

Well, possibly for the snow to melt, the sun to shine, the dirt in my little garden cubby to warm up....more seed catalogs to arrive, more hot coffee in my cup....

I'm waiting for the time to plant some little seed babies in cups to place on my kitchen window sills, the holidays to be over so I'm not so rushed, and I'm thinking maybe I should run down to the "Five and Time" store to buy an hour or two to do all this!

Doesn't all this sound familiar? This TIME of year is so busy, so rushed, but so delightful!

I remember last summer, I could hardly wait for winter to come so I could sit by the fire with a good book and a cuppa. Now, Old Man Winter is here and I'm chafing at the bit to do other things. Fickle. That's what I have to say! Fickle!

I did have the pleasure of a visit from a long time friend this morning. She may be moving across the country, and I will miss her, but she has an opportunity for a fantastic new job there. I wish her the BEST of BESTS!

Time. Time in a Bottle. It's About Time. No Time. Plenty of Time. I want to plant some Thyme.

I'm off now, to spend some Time creating an Erin Kelly .tv station. I'll be back to post the URL when I get Time to create my little tv station!

Until next Time.....Happiest of Holidays to All!

Erin Kelly