From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   derald@invalid.com wrote:   
   ...too cold...   
   > 	Not here.  Had a warm winter—not unusual for this part of the   
   > country—followed by a very early "spring" (February).  Lately, daytime   
   > temperatures have been topping out in low-to-mid 80s with overnight lows   
   > in mid 60s.  My poor garden sort of went to the dogs (sad state of   
   > dereliction) during the summer of '18, due entirely to inattention,   
   > which state continued until very recently, when I've been able to remove   
   > weeds from four of the nine beds and get them ready to receive the usual   
   > amendments, if not ready for actual planting.  Missed fall–winter (Sept.   
   > Oct.) as well as spring (Feb) plantings but am optimistic for the   
   > summertime.  Think there's still time for so-called "southern" peas   
   > (white acre "crowders", probably), snap beans (Delinel, contender,   
   > provider and/or slenderette), and okra.  Had a series of seizures and a   
   > stroke this past summer, resulting in three hospitalizations and an   
   > extended stay in a "health and rehabilitation" kennel.  Learning to walk   
   > again, as an adult whose butt is much higher above the ground than a   
   > toddler's, has been a real adventure and using the left arm/hand/fingers   
   > for any useful purpose remains problemmatical.  Afraid my rafter-setting   
   > (and Bach-playing) days might be past.  Won't be shaving with my old   
   > "cutthroat" straight razor any time soon, either.  Darn.   The latter   
   > two of those I truly shall miss; the first, not so much.   
      
     any day i can garden outside this time of the year   
   is a bonus day.  not looking like i will be doing   
   much this week.   
      
     i hope you can avoid further episodes and recover   
   on the left side.   
      
     i never could really play music well enough to   
   worry about a loss of ability.   
      
      
   ...   
   >>  i guess i need to talk myself into it and just do it.   
   >>   
   >>  ok, that worked.  :)  i'll go do that and then read   
   >>for a while longer.   
      
   > 	Oh, you are so-o-o-o easy.  IME, Procrastination is a fine art,   
   > never truly to be mastered, but requiring constant practice in order for   
   > its practitioners to obtain a high degree of guilt-free competence.   
   > ...works for me.   
      
     well it has taken me how many years to finally get   
   any spring peas planted?  3-4ish?  :)  i think i   
   seasoned that long enough...  now i'm just hoping some   
   of them will grow so i can get some fresh seeds back.   
   i even put those Wando seeds in the mix to see what   
   will happen.  i'm asking Momma Nature a lot of questions   
   with this planting so we'll see how she answers.   
      
     the strawberries look much better this year than   
   last year so the crop should be there if i can keep   
   the hard frosts off the flowers.  it may work out...   
      
     a gardener is full of dreams and hopes.  :)   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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