Time has slipped away, this week, as the weather varied between wet and dry/warm and cold. This morning, there is hot water for tea or coffee and filtered water in the refrigerator. There are apples, mixed nuts, and yogurt; and gluten-free crackers (corn or rice).

Thanks to stress and poor air quality, I have not accomplished much in the way of writing. I did, however, sow some of the daisy seeds in the south side garden just between rain showers. It came with its own mulch and plant food, so I am hopeful that even though the seeds are not this year’s, some will still appear.The container, which Al received from one of our neighbors across the back fence, is said to contain seeds to cover 400 square feet; it was almost full when we received it.

I am pleased that the blue wild flax plants have multiplied from last year and that there are beautiful flowers. (Wild flax flowers last only a day…in hot weather, they seem to drop their petals before Noon.) The first two rounds of tulips have flowered and died back; I have cut the flower stems, so that the plant will put its energy into the bulbs, rather than making seeds. At least one more variety—I don’t remember which—is getting preparing to bloom. There is less sunlight on the west side of the house, where the cotoneaster trees and the garden shed cast shadows during the afternoon, this early in the year.

Later today, since the rain has been canceled until next week (but not the smoke from the fires in Manitoba, Canada), I will put on a double face mask and see about digging up the backyard garden that was not seen to last year. We took down the garden fencing, and Al mowed the plot. The only plants that survived were the chives, which I hope will grow back after being cropped by the lawnmower.

Summer is always a tired time of the year for me. Late autumn, winter, and early spring (before the tree pollen gets going and when the temperatures are low) are the best, the healthiest times. I am remembering to take the multivitamins that I bought a few weeks back; I think they will kick in pretty soon.

I have been fooling around with the new WP site, learning how to make it do what I want it to. This is a good time of the year to submerge in indoor activities of sufficient complexity that I can lose myself in them. I have cut out a lot of my online activities. retaining those on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. That is, the weekly Poetry Heals workshop, a small meeting for worship via Zoom, and Saturday’s meet-up with a group of artist/writer friends, where weekends alternate between social and social/co-work. It is enjoyable to visit with others and find out what they’re working on as well as how they’re doing in general. As I have been able, I  try to make the Lunchtime Write-in, Monday through Friday. Which is the time during which I am writing this blog post.

This past week, I went through my Patreon memberships and  made some major changes. Over five years, people’s activities, interests, and involvement change.  And my interests change. I am more home-centered, I find, and inclined to spend more time and energy doing my own thing. During the past fourteen months, my focus has shifted and my health problems become more complex.  I dropped or altered half my Patreon memberships, and I find that I am happy with those decisions.

Well…  Enough of that! I took some photographs, the past few days, that I really like, and so I will (try to remember to) add them to this post.  I do look forward to looking through the Weekend Coffee Share posts, each week. Thank you for continuing to write them!

Hugs & much love,
Lizl

Natalie, our host, has outdone herself, this week! You must visit her blog, where you also will find this weekend’s Linkz lineup of Weekend Coffee Share participants. —EWB