Isolation Diary: Working with the mistake of yesterday. Trying to fix it.
I have a new ‘tree’ that doesn’t work in its planned spot. Below is a photo of my mini personal poppy field and the spindly and dying orange tree (very hard to see) and a leafy ‘bush/tree’ in a black pot next to it. Sometimes you just have to acknowledge the wrongness of things. I recall two times both regarding paint colors. One as I visited the set of Dracula: A Musical Nightmare while the main backdrop was being painted. Stop! I said. That won’t do. (I could do that as I was Director (with Jessie M.)) Shocked the painter, had to apologize. I don’t recall if I had approved the color, didn’t matter, it had to change. Same thing happened when our bedroom was being painted…..Chose a color. Saw it on the wall. Wrong. So wrong. So just stop. And so it is with this bush/tree. Adjustments must be made. I am sewing a doll for Fig. Creating a face. An attempt. And adjustment. And another one. Sewing the head. An attempt. And an adjustment. And another to the face.
I found another place for the bush/tree but that required the shifting of heavy pots and the digging up of plants with odd bulbous roots. Volunteers, I don’t know why they are here. Random things begin to grow in the garden. Sometimes I let them grow. Sometimes a friend will say, “Oh, by the way, that plant is poisonous.” What?! Let us all bless our friends and the people who know things that we ourselves don’t know. And I could ramble on as my brain unwinds but I won’t……..fixing things, fixing things…..
Jaime A.
What a paradise you have made for yourself! (Erroneous tree, notwithstanding.)Joyce H.
Don’t feel bad about your little orange tree. I have been nursing a lemon tree I planted last year, didn’t do well because of overgrowing morning glories and dog traffic. I’ve redone my little corner garden area where this little lemon lives and she’s doing much better. I’m hoping this summer she’ll sprout some inches while getting healthier! Best wishes on with your garden, and your doll making!!!Kathi C.
I always loved your garden. All the paths and the little deck you later built. It’s beautiful and peaceful and serene.Alisa T.
Replanting in Cactus mix is nice for Citrus. They like it. And deep water occasionally with some organic fertilizer. Your garden is lovely!