10.04.2022 | Fall Tuesday

Day:  76-degrees  |  Night:  42-degrees
The mint is hanging in there for some reason this year.  Usually by now it has just turned and I'm cutting it all out.  This year it looks pretty darn good.   I don't think I did anything differently. Oh well, another conundrum.  The life of an urban gardener.  The funny part about growing mint is I only grow it for Mint Juleps and usually only drink them on Kentucky Derby Day.  Occasionally, I put some in iced tea but that's about it.  It does smell good!

I've been working on some projects not related to gardening these past few days.  Work that harkens back to another life.  I used to love doing this work but now it feels like, well, work!  I must admit I have been a bit crabby about it.  Here's the rub.  I said yes because it is something I believe in.  I want to do a good job and honor the organizations I'm working with. But it's not my passion anymore. I don't like the pressures of deadlines and last-minute changes or waiting for people to make up their minds before I can do my job.  It reminds me too much of, well, WORK!  I'm an old, retired Gardener now.  I need time to think and weed and plan and water and weed and prune and weed. You get the idea. I love this chapter of my life.  Just like the season of Fall. I'm in the Fall season of life.  I like the colors and crunch. I like the cooler temperatures and the slower pace. I can sympathize with the falling leaves as my limbs creak about each morning.  I love Fall.  I'm looking forward to getting back to my life soon.  Maybe I won't be so crabby! 

It's another beautiful day here in the Carondelet Garden.  We can expect abundant sunshine with light and variable winds.  Simply stunning! I'm going to take more breaks today to get outside and enjoy it! I hope you can as well.  I know it helps relieve some of my crabbiness. I'm sure the Doodle Dog and Dr. B will appreciate it.  Be good to yourself.  Be kind to yourself and others as you journey about on this first Tuesday in October! It's Fall after all. Fall is my favorite color!  That's all the news from the Carondelet Garden.