Back home

Back home.  Back to reality.  I was scheduled for overtime coverage yesterday.  I had the second time slot of 11:30 am to 5:30 pm.  On the one hand it was good to go in and see all the work from the previous week that was waiting for me.  Yet, it was a beautiful afternoon and I would have had more fun being in the garden.  At least I was able to plow through 1/2 of the back log of review boxes and get some audits done in between moving work from the 4th floor to the 1st.  I am better prepared for the week, having had those six hours.

In the garden department, my daffodils are still blooming.  My favorite, the white exterior and peach interior, opened up while I was away.  I know I planted more than one of those, but only one has flowered.

And I don't know what is up with the tulips this year.  I've got lots of big green leaves, but only one flower that is about to pop any day now.

I watered the quince and I hope that will encourage these clusters to open up.

I need to take out some of the dead sections of this plant.  I like how it has spread out from such a small original planting.

The rhubarb came back!

I need to start the tomato seeds that I ordered this week.  Since I can't put the plants in the ground for another four weeks, there is still time for me to get them started.  I need to buy a couple more bags of good soil.  Then I can plant a few kale seeds directly in the ground now.  And I should look at the spinach and find out it I need to start that in a starter flat or if it is hearty enough to go straight into the ground.

I've been unpacking from our few days away.  I unwrapped my mugs and silverware from Fishs Eddy, and my saucers from Kalustyans.  I love having kitchen souvenirs.

But today I need to focus on laundry and making dinner.  Tomorrow I can stop at Agway on my way back from the market and spend time outside before nap and work.  This is going to be a tough week.  I've got closing duties and we are open until 2:00 am.  I don't anticipate getting home much before 2:45 am.  Ugh.  At least I'm coming at this week feeling rested and energized.  I'm going to need every extra hour of sleep that I banked last week!