After my post here, we had one more nice, sunny day.
Perfect weather.
Now we are back to rain.
The weather is about 8 degrees cooler today than it was last Wednesday. The forecast ahead sounds pretty good. It is rain mixed with sunny days and temperatures a few degrees warmer than today.
I planned to work on the garden this weekend but it was just too wet.
I have managed to plant kale and brussels sprouts. My few perennials are also doing well. There is a lot of work to do even with a small garden and so many containers. Every year I dread the planting. It isn't easy to get the big bags of soil up into the patio and out into the garden and I have to jump up onto the retaining wall to plant. I think I would enjoy gardening a lot more if I have a house with street access.
I'm not really complaining because I absolutely love having a real garden even though I live in a condo in the middle of the city. It is nice to see things growing and to have a few birds drop by to visit.
In other news, I had a pleasant surprise in the mail when a long time friend sent me early birthday wishes. Her daughter, a mutual friend and I, were all born within a few weeks of each other and she likes to remember all of us.
I don't make a big deal out of my birthday and I don't like others to either. I'm not sure if this is because birthdays after the age of 16 were not celebrated in my family. In fact, only certain birthdays were celebrated in a major way; ages 1, 7, 10, 12, 16 were the ones I remember. (Well I don't actually remember my first birthday party, lol. I just heard mom talking about it a lot as it was the first birthday of her firstborn and was special to her).
I am totally opposite to some of my friends who remind me weeks in advance of their upcoming birthday. But when someone does something quietly for me in remembrance of my birthday, it touches me a lot.
I'm not really complaining because I absolutely love having a real garden even though I live in a condo in the middle of the city. It is nice to see things growing and to have a few birds drop by to visit.
In other news, I had a pleasant surprise in the mail when a long time friend sent me early birthday wishes. Her daughter, a mutual friend and I, were all born within a few weeks of each other and she likes to remember all of us.
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| My friend sent me two butterfly plates made locally. The card is cute too. |
I don't make a big deal out of my birthday and I don't like others to either. I'm not sure if this is because birthdays after the age of 16 were not celebrated in my family. In fact, only certain birthdays were celebrated in a major way; ages 1, 7, 10, 12, 16 were the ones I remember. (Well I don't actually remember my first birthday party, lol. I just heard mom talking about it a lot as it was the first birthday of her firstborn and was special to her).
I am totally opposite to some of my friends who remind me weeks in advance of their upcoming birthday. But when someone does something quietly for me in remembrance of my birthday, it touches me a lot.
While I was out shopping for starter plants on Friday night, I was blessed by this awesome sunset.
I tend to miss out on beautiful sunsets here as they aren't visible from my patio and I'm often home at the sunset hour.
I tend to miss out on beautiful sunsets here as they aren't visible from my patio and I'm often home at the sunset hour.
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I noticed that many people are still having terrible weather and my wish for you are some perfect days ahead.
Though we are back to rain here I am not too down about it. It only takes a few beautiful days here and there and the promise of more ahead, to keep me happy.
Though we are back to rain here I am not too down about it. It only takes a few beautiful days here and there and the promise of more ahead, to keep me happy.
Have a wonderful week ahead wherever you are.
