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Work in California went better than expected, in fact, utterly sane result. Still needs care and feeding.
Red eye home was OK. Dad shared how he took a red eye once a month for some years. I know Dad lived on stress and adrenaline to be a good provider, and that's how he coped with sleep deprivation. The world is such a different place when you are rested and centered.
Christine got a massive carrot cake and we had my dad (who shares the same birthday), my sister, and her kids over for a little birthday observation.
In plant changes:
Elsewhere redbuds are blooming, but ours aren't yet.
Two trout lilies (Erythronium) have sprouted in the ferns in the glade, but the one in the bed beside the house continues to sleep. Fingers crossed it's still viable. No more plants! As i have plenty still to tend to before surgery. But the two Etsy vendors in Tennessee who sell pla nts at such a bargain have Erythronium americanum bulbs.
I would love to set out yellow Erythronium americanum (trout lily) and blue Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebell) en mass under some of the older hardwoods at the back of the property and be able to walk a path to find a blooming carpet in the spring.
But also, stilt grass has sprouted where the soil is bare and it warmed up during this past warm spell. We're to have cooler nights. Not sure cool enough to kill it though.
Red eye home was OK. Dad shared how he took a red eye once a month for some years. I know Dad lived on stress and adrenaline to be a good provider, and that's how he coped with sleep deprivation. The world is such a different place when you are rested and centered.
Christine got a massive carrot cake and we had my dad (who shares the same birthday), my sister, and her kids over for a little birthday observation.
In plant changes:
Elsewhere redbuds are blooming, but ours aren't yet.
Two trout lilies (Erythronium) have sprouted in the ferns in the glade, but the one in the bed beside the house continues to sleep. Fingers crossed it's still viable. No more plants! As i have plenty still to tend to before surgery. But the two Etsy vendors in Tennessee who sell pla nts at such a bargain have Erythronium americanum bulbs.
I would love to set out yellow Erythronium americanum (trout lily) and blue Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebell) en mass under some of the older hardwoods at the back of the property and be able to walk a path to find a blooming carpet in the spring.
But also, stilt grass has sprouted where the soil is bare and it warmed up during this past warm spell. We're to have cooler nights. Not sure cool enough to kill it though.
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As you know, species erythroniums is shy things, and shy-blooming. Likely that one's still with you.
I made the dried figs into bara brith, and am now eating my second slice. Delicious.
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I hope the figs hydrated up well for the bread. I admit that i dehydrate things to the point i have no fear of supporting any life. Slow improvements, i suppose as i work myself up to perhaps not making crisps. Is the bara brith something you've prepared in the past, or is it a recipe that has come to you as you look forward to changes?
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I have a long habit of noticing recipes of interest and sometimes even making them. But I'm also looking forward to visiting Wales, and was even before we were planning to live in England for a while. So I've been learning a little Welsh on Duolingo. I am disappointed to say that Welsh is not one of the languages fielded by Leeds University, which is near Harrogate. However, I'll be able to learn Latin properly if I want.
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