Good morning, all! I hadn't drunk-posted in a long time! Even three sheets, I finished my lesson plan, and started (apparently) a sketch for where I want to plant which flowers this summer.
And no hangover. Ah, the Scots-Irish Virgo!
I had fun last night. We all agreed we are SICK of winter, and more than ready for spring.
My friend T had a sad story to tell. Her friend's daughter is 18, and wasn't home when J got home a week ago (she was living at home) so J. assumed she had spent the night at her BF's No big. But then she couldn't get a hold of her that night by text, and the next morning BF said she wasn't with him...
The upshot is that horribly, her daughter had killed herself, and when J went down to put a load of laundry in, she found her daughter in the basement, where she had been all that time J had been texting her and trying to get a hold of her.
I KNOW J. slightly socially, and I was utterly shocked and so sad for her. That poor woman. That poor, poor woman. I would have to move out of that house.
Sorry to be Debbie Downer, but I just happened last weekend, and UGH. God.
That poor woman. That poor, poor woman. I would have to move out of that house.
That is heart-breaking. It's hard to even think of trying to say anything, because you know that whatever you can come up with would be just one tiny drop of sweet water added to a whole world's worth of oceans of tears - no chance for making it easier for the woman to drink.
Connie and Erin, how upsetting, both those losses have to be among the hardest.
Take care of your peoples. That's the trite but true message I get, love the people you love while they are here for you to love them.
T says she's just in shock right now, working on Xanax and blankness. They cremated her on Friday.
Ugh.
I need to buy a rake and some more lawn bags. I am a total noob when it come to gardening, but by god, this year, my yard will not be a brown hole of despair.
Does anyone know when it's the proper time of year to lay grass seed or till? Do I need to start adding nutrients or plant cocaine down or something? Any sites for absolute idiots at gardening who live in the Midwest? I have a Zone, right? I MUST KNOW MY ZONE!
Not this weekend, but next, I am going to start some plants in containers inside. I know I want an herbal planter -- I will start some basil, and some mint, sage, cilantro, catnip, and thyme. I would also like to get a rosemary thing -- bush? Stalk? Plant? They smell so good.
The cooperative extension service to the rescue! Aren't you in Kansas? [link] I think you're around 6B [link]
There must be such a resource for western Virginia, too. I need it. I am such a shitty gardener, you'd think I could fertilize with my mere presence.
I think every state has an extension service. Here's Virginia: [link] In addition to the publications, there's probably a local extension agent you can call.
Just in case anyone else wants to find a local coop extention, here is a map, click on your state to find more local offices: [link]
Connie and Erin, those are terribly sad things. And so scary, how quickly a loved one can just be gone.
