Hello again to all of my “stay at home” fellows! It is day umpteen of this quarantine and I’m wondering what you are all finding to do. Thankfully there is various sources of media that we are all able to use for communication and news gathering but the lack of face to face contact is driving the extroverts in my house crazy. Those of us that are introverts are feeling the change but not so strongly as our extroverted house mates.
As I’ve mentioned in a previous blog, gardening is high on my list of to do’s now that I’m home more and I’ve been out weeding and readying my garden space for new plants. In most places in the Northwestern United States this is a good time to plant things such as lettuce, beets, carrots, cabbage, kale, broccoli and such. It is also a great time to prune out the old raspberry canes and transplant strawberries, raspberries and other perennials.
With this in mind, one of the things I’ve been doing to occupy myself and bring in a little extra money, during this season of no income, is to put some of the extra perennials into my recycled pots to sell! I enjoy growing food producing plants and my hope is that other people are also interested in starting some of these in their yards! I have an abundance of pots from past years, I can’t bear to throw things away that are still usable, and they are coming in handy for potting strawberries, raspberries, lemon balm, cat nip, walking onions, etc. I have also been having some success with the local advertising I’ve done on social media. Gaining some pocket change makes this little project even more fun for me!
Today I received news from the school principal that school may continue online for the rest of this school year, I also saw that the CDC is predicting this week the US will face it’s “Pearl Harbor moment” due to a surge in deaths from the coronavirus. With these things in mind, I am reminded that my finding things to do is a minor side issue of these times we live in. While I will continue to do what I can to be productive and joyful in the situation I find myself in, I will also look for ways that I can be of help to my neighbors as they wait, hopefully in health, for this to pass.
I pray that you and yours are safe, healthy and provided for as we go through this storm! “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:32 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
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