yardgranny6's Blog

Eve is here and midnight brings a brand new slate for all of us to fill. If you have made new years resolutions, I wish for you luck in keeping them. I have never been successful myself. Since my birthday is in January, it has always been a time for renewal in my life. A new place to start something different, begin a new hobby, dream about the gardens and how I hope they will be by the month of May.  Women tend to be nesters and we are never satisfied with the nest we live in. Hence we change closets, pantries and furniture. I have, over the years, changed rooms of furniture to accomodate the living space at the time.

We have had rain this December which is good but it is hard to tell what the coldest months (for SC) of January and February might bring weather wise. We run the gamet from rain, wind, sunshine, snow and ice. And there just is no predictablilty about it. You just take it one day at a time. Today was such a beautiful day, upper 60's, no wind, the humidity had gone along with the rain, most enjoyable. My hubby went out to gather more "Pee-cans" as he says. I grew up with the "Pe-cawns" myself. Had to revert to the southern dialect though, as most people don't know what you are a'talkin about when you don't say Pee-cans.

 I remember a story my mom used to tell, about a time she traveled to a southern state and stopped at a restuarant for dinner. My mom was from southern WV. She ordered 'peas' which to her were small, round green things. When her order came, you guessed it, she had blackeyed peas and thought sure the peas were bad. Be assured she did not eat them. I too did not know about blackeyed peas or any other peas but the green ones myself. When I first started cooking them after marrying a very southern gentleman, I called them 'dirt beans' because to me them tasted like the soil from whence they came. Frankly, I still don't care for them and yes, they still have a difinitive taste not to my liking.

I will be sorting seed and getting ready for the 'seed box' round robin in the next few weeks. Lots of seed to sort through and bag. Wondering just how many packs I will have when I finish and hoping I won't forget anything that needs to go into the box when it starts it's adventure across the USA. Exciting to start something new. Then the anticipation of being the last one to receive the box in a number of weeks. Sure hope it doesn't take months as I will be wearing a path through the yard to the mailbox looking for my new seeds.

I can hear fireworks in the distance now, so many people are gathering to bring in the New Year. The youth at our church are doing a bonfire celebration this evening. I would like to be there just to watch the young people enjoy themselves. So much to learn and so little time to learn it in when you are in your teens. Thank goodness they don't realize what lies ahead of them. They just wouldn't be able to take it all in. That first big job and knowing you finally can go out on your own, maybe marriage and babies to come. To think life happens to all of us even when we least expect it too. Thinking you know it all and then reaching the age when you realize you don't know near as much as you once thought. and finally understanding that it must come it stages for us to mature and become the man/woman we must be.

Have a wonderful New Year

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