I still haven't made the jump from "putting things in the ground" to "thriving garden" in this state—I wasn't made for the high desert! But my lettuce seeds are turning into lettuce seedlings, my pea vines are vining, and all of my cheap pansy annuals are thriving. I'm also seeing corn stalks come up, which is new and exciting. I just keep feeling like everything is slow and late for the season. I'm just glad to be out there in the dirt. Congratulations on your thriving lavender!!!
hyacinthus
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Ooh, congratulations! I've had a few ladybugs around my yard, but I'm mostly overrun with false chitbugs instead of aphids, and they don't seem to be making a dent. Hope your buggy community keeps thriving!
What a wonderful sentiment! Your friends are lucky to have someone supportive in their lives, even from a distance—it's an honor to be able to provide that to loved ones (but also sometimes feels like a big challenge to live up to).
I've been trying to come out of a reading slump by returning to some old favorites!
I've already read most Sherlock Holmes stories, but I haven't gotten to every single one in His Last Bow or The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, so I've borrowed a complete collection and promptly gotten sidetracked by rereading The Hound of the Baskervilles.
I also finally got around to reading the Anne of Green Gables series, and absolutely adored the first few books. The older and more restrained Anne gets, the less engaging I find them, but it's a very comfortable series and I was gifted all eight paperbacks, so I soldier on through book seven. Anybody else in the community doing some recent reading?