Did you notice that we are starting in on June? Well, I need to pack. I'll be gone a week. Must think about what I will need. But first: admire flowers that managed to squeeze in a blooming period before I take off.
Water the tubs thoroughly. Transplant just a couple more plants. Lily here, hosta there, lavender elsewhere. Though really, I need to pack.
Of course, we all need a healthy start to the day. Breakfast. Fresh and Honest. On the porch. Ed and I talk about what happens when someone paid to work for you doesn't do a very good job. We both are suffering the consequences of this in very different domains.
I really need to pack. But before that -- I hit the computer and rewrite a piece about my book. I'm fussy. There -- that's better.
Beautiful day and here I am, stuck doing laundry now! A pre travel necessity. Oh damn! The drains are clogged once again! Basement's flooded. Ed is fighting a losing battle here. He works on a temporary fix, I retreat upstairs and register travel documents online.
I should pack. How can I pack when I haven't finished doing the laundry? I'm not that rich in spare outfits (which is a good thing)! So I run errands, USPS, UPS, FFP. Boring stuff, but someone has to do it.
And then? Pack, right? Wrongo bongo. The seeds arrived for the newest addition to the new orchard meadow. I know, I know, you can't keep up with all these meadows and old orchards, new orchards, peach orchards! We take care of a lot of stuff out here! And now -- I sow, Ed rakes. Good luck seeds! Do a good job of outcompeting the weeds!
Ed goes off to bike. I need to write a second piece for the Like A Swallow launch. I need to bake a frittata that will last Ed a few days after I leave. I need to pack.
Instead, I write my book launch piece: dearly beloved... No, just kidding! I'll post excerpts here on Friday. Because the book launch is... on Friday!
But in the meantime, tomorrow morning I'm taking off. Alone, but the plan is that I will meet up with the Madison young family over there. Over where? I'm way too busy to write about that now. But I can tell you this: I'm leaving tomorrow morning, my flights are short, and I'll arrive in time for dinner with the family. So I really need to pack!
