Ginnine Josete

How did we get all the way to May? Today is the LAST day of April and where am I at? To be honest I'm mostly on the couch reading while my shoulder heals from some mysterious ailment of pain with a heat pad and rest. I am not good at sitting still! However, it seems that is the remedy at the moment. Mornings are for getting as much done as I can with as little effort as possible so that in the afternoon I can rest the mystery under heat and hope for the best. Ahhhh to get old

I had a great conversation with some girlfriends a couple of weeks ago about what a weed is. My friend said that a weed is defined as a plant growing where you don't want it to grow. My second friend then replied that she had a tomato plant that had seeded itself and so that would be considered a weed by that definition. She was right. I was out in my garden weeding the carrots and I found three beautiful snapdragon flowers in full bloom buried under the mat of bindweed.

Ok, technically it's not officially autumn yet but when the temperature drops from 100 degrees F to 75 degrees F I think I have a right to say, "the cooler weather has arrived!" and I couldn't be happier. It's the season of crunchy leaves that we'll spread on the garden in thick winter blankets to comfort the cold soil. It's the season of fresh, crisp air that fogs in front of your face as you warm your hands inside woolen mittens. It's the season of hot soup on the stove