Those stubborn geraniums on the front porch finally gave up in the face of the January chilly nights I complained about in my last blog.
But now, our days are warming and lengthening. I covered my Earth box with a protective garden cover. It should at least deter marauding birds and squirrels. I don’t know about the cold, but the box has a southern exposure and the seeds say to plant before the last frost date.
Just call me impatient.
By Saturday, I will have planted a few optimistic seeds. Call it an experiment. And if I do that, I also need to begin some indoor-starts as well.
New outlooks
Last week’s breakfast with two dear writer friends netted me a short term resolution: To pay some attention to my two languishing verse novels this last week of January.
I put Quantum Quest on hiatus to allow some fresh ideas to percolate. And already it’s paying off. Looking over notes just now brought up an idea for a very different approach to the epilogue.
Meanwhile, I’ve resurrected a verse novel project that’s waited patiently for two years. One section requires some major cutting and reworking in order to bend its arc into the required shape — and I’m seeing possible ways to do it. Hurrah!
Think spring, everyone!
Kate Harrington 