Forgotten Treasures

Since putting my garden to bed a couple of months ago I have been neglecting this blog. Having some lovely time over Christmas I thought I would revisit it and adjust a few things. I have a few thoughts that I still need to post and I came across some pictures that I had as a draft but had forgotten to post. I think I had to re-size the pictures and just never got around to it. Better late than never. Judging from the pictures they were taken in the early spring before my tomato hoop house and fence were done.

Doesn't it make you wish for spring?

Gift of Time

How often do you wish for more time? I frequently wish that I had more time to do the things that I enjoy.  Perhaps that should be my New Years resolution?

My problem has always been that I like doing too many things and don't put in the effort to just one thing. Whether it is a good or bad thing or not I don't know. We are all different and I guess I get easily bored with just one thing. The down side of this is that you don't get really good at something but pretty good with a lot of smaller things. I don't think I can change but the one thing I can try is to block of chunks of time to devote to some of the things that I do enjoy.

It is worth a try. After working all day, I'm tired and sometimes it is all I can do to make dinner, do dishes and watch tv. I'm going to try and spend at least an hour after I get home from work doing something I enjoy, like writing this blog, photography, painting, gardening or quilting. If I don't have the energy for doing that perhaps read a book or get on the treadmill. Definitely the treadmill.

I have been given a gift this Christmas season and that is a gift of time. My office shut down and my husband was working so I have been able to catch up on numerous things and to actually do a bit of painting. I put it off, partially because I'm scared that I can't do it and will mess it up. Does it matter if I mess it up? Who cares? It isn't like I have to put it on display. No one has to see these things but me. I don't even know if anyone reads this blog so I can post it here since this is kind of a personal diary.

Painting and photography have always been a way to enjoy gardening as well. I love taking pictures of gardens and then attempting to paint them. Here is one that I have started working on again.

A beautiful garden

I quickly sketched this on the canvas and promptly
abandoned it for months.

It's coming along now with a bit more work but still more to do....

Of course being who I am I am also working on two others plus one in acrylic and now I want to go back and do some watercolor as well. No wonder I get nothing done!