Two weeks ago, I packed up 140 packs of my own saved organic seeds, decorated the packages, made some signage, and off I went to Brescia University College's: More Than Just a Book Sale. I didn't know what kind of a response I would get, but shortly after 10am, people stopped at my booth, and well.... the conversations I had with dozens of fellow gardeners! I sold 100 packs of seeds - everything ranging from herbs, flowers, beans, tomatoes, and squash. One lady even rushed by and asked me to put together $20 worth, my choice.
I donated 15 packs of seeds for one of the raffles, and surprisingly, the bucket was full of ballots; people hoping to win a garden in a bag. One lucky winner next spring will have a nice backyard veggie garden! I was happy to help The Circle raise some money.
The big news here in London, of course, is the snow. We had over 100 centimetres in our backyard, which was typical throughout the city. Somewhere underneath all the beautiful white stuff, sleeps my garden. Even the kale was buried. Our friendly woodpecker has been hanging around the bird feeder, and has been watching the last of the sunflower heads that are still poking through the snow.
Merlin and Smokey, our cats, had been looking forlorn out the windows during the snowstorm, but both were really happy when we finally shoveled them a pathway to the composter - 'cause that's where the mice are.
If anyone asks what I'd like for Christmas.... time! Share with me a gift of your time come the spring, because I'll have a newborn baby around May 1st, and come hell or high water, a garden is going in!
