Tide Turning

Tomorrow is my first day of singledom--that is, it is the final day of the divorce. The light at the end of the tunnel. When you get divorced in Washington, there is a 90 day waiting period after one files. There are many things that can happen in 90 days. Some folks decide to stay married. Nothing happened for me, well one little thing that could have become a bigger thing--he didn't like the agreement--but that quickly went by the wayside. Why? Because a contested divorce is way more expensive than an non-contested divorce.

Now is a time for rest and recovery. And gardening. Bring in the cold sensitive plants. A lovely row of plants by a sunny window, what could be better. And be sure to mulch cold-sensitive plants that stay out doors. Roses for one, and the rhody plant. If you have root vegetables you want to winter over, cover the rows with leaves. If you are planting a cover crop, it would be a good time to do that.

Oh, and put in your garlic now. There are so many varieties. Try some new ones. I really love elephant garlic.

Well, wish me a good night sleep. It's hard to sleep during highly charged times--divorce being one of them. Now it should return to me.

Happy happy! Flower

Bright Orange Leaves

Bright orange leaves
Originally uploaded by Jaime Walsh

Well, the colors are really fabulous and the leaves, once they fall, will help your garden. Today I saw a lady select a few prime leaves from the sidewalk and decorate the trash can in Fairhaven with them. It was funny in a way. I passed her and pointed out one that she might enjoy. She picked it up.

Rake your leaves and heap them on the garden. You don't have to dig them in, just pile up with cardboard and table scraps and manure and grass clippings and more leaves. By spring, the soil will be teaming with worms, or so Deb says from Rainyside Gardener. And I've had good results myself.

Today I got two offers of help for my garden. I think we could divide it in half, or just do the whole thing together. We'll look at it next week. She's one of the other artist in the coop art building where I rent a room. Fairhaven is full of artist and gardeners and writers, etc. A fun place to live. And the other offer was from Brenda. She has a tree in her yard that is dropping the most beautiful rusty brown leaves. I've offered to rake them so I can take them home to my plot. Huh, sounds a little morbid.

Well, my cat is biting my toes, so it's time for me to call it a night. Have a good sunny day, and hopefully you're ready for Halloween.

Ciao! Flower