Waiting

“We'd never get anything fixed to suit us if we waited for things to suit us before we started.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder, By the Shores of Silver Lake

I took a long blogging break.  I am enjoying all the little moments with my toddler.  I realized I miss this creative outlet.  I was feeling all over the place with my ideas and was having hard time focusing on projects. 

In general, instead of decorating the house, making hats, and writing I am waiting for the perfect time to get started.  I have resigned to the fact that there is never a perfect time.   

This quote from Laura Ingalls Wilder sums up my feelings. 

I just need to start.

Start doing.

What is a weed?

“What is a weed?  A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.“  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Watering seems to be fascinating to my toddler.

Gardening season is really picking up now.  I am trying to spend as much time in the garden as possible with my daughter.  Remembering that all plants are new to her is hard.  I almost had her pull weeds yesterday, then realized she will not be able to differentiate between weeds and plants.  I foresaw her picking all plants out of our pots.

Petting the plants gently!

After all, weeds also can be wondrous to her.  And what is a weed?  Clover is a weed to many, yet a groundcover to many as well.  I’m working on a moss garden and small clover will look nice there. 

So, I’m sticking with trying to get her to not pull leaves off plants.  I keep repeating to “pet them gently”, the same as I say for the cat.  It took about 6 months to not grab the cat.  Hopefully she picks it up with plants before the winter freeze. 

I pick the weeds while she isn’t watching.