Spinach and the Space-Time Continuium

Hey, hey, hey--the sun is out. I spent a couple of hours over there today, and I feel great. I planted spinach and kale. I'm keeping with the cool weather crops because it's supposed to cool down again after today. I think this might be the summer that wasn't. People are calling it Junuary--ha, ha. We've had other summers that have remained cool and rainy all summer--but I think this one is record cool so far.

Now for the space-time continuium. We're always traveling in time, to the past, to the furture. It is rare that we stay in the moment. This is one of the things I've been practicing, staying in the moment, for some time--and the garden teaches this. I think it does because it is closeup and immediate. In writing the immediacy of the scene keeps the reader present and focused. In life, we daydream about what could be or what has been, we skip around in time a great deal. If all our experiences are piled up like a shish-kabob, then perhaps we can time travel and at the same time be present. I'm experimenting with this theroy.

Now for Findhorn--I went to the site to sign up, and things got a little confusing. I'll go back adn look again, see what I did wrong in the sign-in process. I have had two friends who've visited Findhorn, and I'm so interested in that place. So when I know more, I'll let you know. As for nature spirts, I only saw the one in the photo.

Ciao!

Down With Spring (so to speak) Cold

Well, I did want to make it there today--but this freaky cold weather has got me down for the count. So here I am on my watercolor-wash flowered sampler quilt that I made with my very own hands. I do love to create and my quilts and garden sculptures and paintings, etc. are so much fun. What would I do without my creativity? You don't have to answer that.

So yesterday, also down with the cold, I spent time putting together a garden store at Amazon.com. There are some fabulous seeds that will thrill you: purple broccoli, rocket red carrots, and orange cucumbers. They don't look like they're of this earth, but they are.

Now a bit about garden spirits. When I work alone over there at the garden spot, I on occasion turn to the row of plums, thinking I've seen movement. This has happened over and over again. The other day (the one before all the rain) when the grandbaby was with me, he stood there and looking and looking at the area that I turn to. I wondered what he was seeing.

I'm so curious about garden spirits. I've read about people who are so in touch with them, and I'd love to be also. Anyone know anything about this?

When I first heard of Findhorn: http://www.findhorn.org/index.php ,I was thrilled and skeptical at the same time. How could a person communicate with things you can't see. While I'm telepathic and clairvoyant (I should know the answer to this question) I just couldn't get this communication with nature spirits, I guess because I don't know what they are.

So I started just noting when I turned to look--is there something there? Generally no. Sometimes a bird or a deer. But it's when there is nothing that I grow curious. I think I'll experiment with inviting them to my plot. I've heard that the garden grows better when the nature spirits help out. Are they fairies? Elves? Anyone have any thoughts about this?

Ciao, Flower!