The cherry blossoms are blooming! We are experiencing a late spring here in Missouri. Usually, by this time, everything is in full bloom, but I'm thinking it's going to hit all at once and then get hot.
They say if you live in Missouri and don't like the weather simply wait until tomorrow. Having lived here most of my life with a brief interlude in California, I would attest to this to be the truth.
Our summer soaps are beginning to line our curing shelves. Pineapple Mango will make its return in mid-May.
Easter kind of came and went, but it was peaceful and quiet. I worked on both books and kind of lay low because it was cold and rainy which translates to a homebody. Not necessarily a bad thing. Days like that allow me some downtime. Not too much of that lately. Heck, not too much of that for the past twenty-five years since owning and managing Bittersweet. Again, not a bad thing.
We just received a box filled with the softest organic t-shirts. I'm a t-shirt girl. They are my grab-and-go favorite once the weather warms.
Let the circle be unbroken, by and by Lord by and by...
What is it about a corked bottle? I loved them then, and I love them now!
My fiddle leaf is flourishing. I get oodles of questions about these plants. I have a couple at the shop and a few at home. Each fiddle leaf takes indifferent sun. We have north, south, east, and west exposure in our home- and all four exposures seem to be exactly what the figs love. I give them a wee drink of water each week, and that's it. They require minimal maintenance. I desperately need to dig them all up and transplant them, but I'm waiting for it to warm up.
The layout and title are finalized for the upcoming cookbook, and the second book is coming along nicely. Content is flowing and the cover has been designed and planned out. That feels good!
Working and writing two books while manufacturing and managing an apothecary shop is not as busy as it might sound.
My grandmother Lola against all odds opened her restaurant during the depression. She was a pioneer that possessed the ability to be strong and gentle at the same time.
I spent an entire day pulling up Creeping Charlie last week. I had on leather gloves and wore holes in the tips if that tells you anything. As soon as the rain is out of the forecast, I'm going to kill the rest with a mixture of this. Much easier than pulling it all up. I'm always somewhat reluctant to get rid of something that has medicinal properties, but in this case, the intrusive weed is going to choke out all of my hostas and English ivy. Life of a gardener. It's a good life.
Jill
