Jared77
Garden Addicted
It just sort of happened. My wife has been dealing with a very wicked case of ulcerative colitis. She's currently on her 2nd surgery to manage it with one more to go.
The first one was mid December of last year. It's had its ups and downs. She's 2 weeks today from her most recent one. She's doing good all things considered. Gets tired quickly but her strength is coming back. She's still on a lifting restriction so logistically have to manage that as well. Long term it's going to be good it's just getting through it.
3 kids, and that alone keeps me very busy. Plus with the tragedy that I called a garden last year it was really hard to get excited to talk growing anything.
Weather took its toll, as did critters, and neglect. I didn't get much in the way of produce, and what was going to be an expanded flower bed turned into me making a few more passes with the mower.
Plan for this coming spring is to mulch, add manure when I can get it, mulch, and keep it simple. Grow enough to enjoy fresh, grow some hopefully nice pumpkins, and not take on any serious attempts to supply enough to can too.
i often thought about my friends here and the great people that make this site so special. Just honestly was so tired from everything else going on and getting things done by the time I could catch up with people here I was too tired to.
I appreciate the kind words and thoughts it's been a run alright. I know it will get better it's the getting there that's tough.
The first one was mid December of last year. It's had its ups and downs. She's 2 weeks today from her most recent one. She's doing good all things considered. Gets tired quickly but her strength is coming back. She's still on a lifting restriction so logistically have to manage that as well. Long term it's going to be good it's just getting through it.
3 kids, and that alone keeps me very busy. Plus with the tragedy that I called a garden last year it was really hard to get excited to talk growing anything.
Weather took its toll, as did critters, and neglect. I didn't get much in the way of produce, and what was going to be an expanded flower bed turned into me making a few more passes with the mower.
Plan for this coming spring is to mulch, add manure when I can get it, mulch, and keep it simple. Grow enough to enjoy fresh, grow some hopefully nice pumpkins, and not take on any serious attempts to supply enough to can too.
i often thought about my friends here and the great people that make this site so special. Just honestly was so tired from everything else going on and getting things done by the time I could catch up with people here I was too tired to.
I appreciate the kind words and thoughts it's been a run alright. I know it will get better it's the getting there that's tough.