Grace, remember

[wayfaringwordhack]

In this entry, I posted that I would like to try to at least look at my manuscript every day, whether or not I work on it; just look and progress would more likely be made than not. I am here to report that I have not looked at the MS every day. However, I have edited 82 of 132 pages, so I feel gracious enough towards myself considering all the the other stuff I have had on my plate like preparing a big birthday party and getting seedlings started for the new growing year, amongst other things.

The manuscript that I have edited is not the one I referenced in the other post, though. I still have to sit down with that other project and figure out a timeline for finishing illustrations and such.We are supposed to have a dedicated craft room in this house, but right now most of that is taken up with a seedling propagator. With a fairly short growing season and now being in possession of a grow tunnel, I need to get on the ball with as many plants as I can for longer harvests.

And as for that garden layout overhaul? Still all in my head. I did run the chickens through part of the existing patch on bug and plant patrol, but as for the actual marking out of beds? Nope. 

It will happen. It will happen. In the meantime, breathe deeply and give grace.

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Oh, and the ducklings I mentioned yesterday? Hatched. Haven't seen if all 12 eggs made it, but they are so darling and so YELLOW!

Comments

[dray]

You got this!

[wayfaringwordhack]

Thanks! Every vote of confidence helps. :D

[pjthompson]

Progress is progress. It all counts!

[wayfaringwordhack]

It does, and it is good to be reminded of that!

[asakiyume]

Breathe deeply and give grace ♥

And admire the ducklings.

[wayfaringwordhack]

Yep and yep. And all those gracious feelings led to me planting a pear tree. Later, I will plant an apple or two, some nanking cherries, a carmine jewel cherry, some peaches, and Laburnum anagyroides (aka the common laburnum, golden chain or golden rain--isn't that last name lovely?), and possibly a gingko, an ornamental chestnut, and a hazelnut. Possibly. :P And if I don't, there is always tomorrow. :P

And those ducklings are worth admiring. Last year, Christmas had a lot of gray/white offspring, with only a few black/white ones because Ghengis I was a gray. But you saw how Ghengis II is mostly black, and this year, I believe all the ducklings have some black on the tips of their tails, which was not the case with last year's clutch. It will be interesting to see if the grandpa's gray comes through at all.

[asakiyume]

Yes, golden chain is a beautiful name! What a great assortment of trees: some for their flowers, some for their fruits, and some (well, one) for its nuts!

[wayfaringwordhack]

I, of course, didn't get to anything I wanted to do that day, due to various circumstances; but since then we've planted a bit. I'll blog about it soon, I hope.

But yes, we want a variety of plants for all their assortment of gifts and characteristics. One thing I want for sure is autumn color, which we don't have a lot of here.