Almost a month and no post.
The majority of this is due to my job and the fact that from December until March I work 55-60 hours a week. I won’t go into any details, but I work for a very large and wonderful non-profit that does a huge fundraiser in the winter months, which I manage for my small region. It is grueling, difficult work, but I have relaxed summers which seems like a decent trade off.
But the main reason is that I’m going through a transition in my personal life that is totally related to the content of this blog. If you’ve read my about me page, you know that I moved up here to live with my boyfriend, Pete. We live in a condo that his parents own and we pay the mortgage on and that is where I have my little garden (and my big freezer and big pantry and root cellar). I’ve depended on these things to live my life of simple, local eating.
Well, as relationships are wont to occasionally do, this one has ended. We broke up a couple of weeks ago. Don’t fret- we’re both fine. I was mutual and predictable and in no way is there bad blood between us, but it means that I have to leave my home.
So I’m moving away from my garden and my freezer and my pantry and starting anew. I’m going to be moving in with two girls who live in a townhouse. I’m hoping to convince them of starting a garden- keep your fingers crossed. In the meantime, I’m going to hopefully have a small plot of my CSA where I can plant some things. I’ve already told Pete that I’m coming to harvest my Garlic when it is ready, but I’ll be leaving behind almost everything else, including our jam-packed freezer (that hurts worse than the breakup!).
It will be a diffcult transition and it has come smack dab in the middle of when I should be ordering my seeds and planning my new garden, so I am thrown a bit off-kilter.
I don’t have any plan to give up on my goals of eating sustainably and in-season, so the blog isn’t going anywhere. However, I don’t know that I’ll have much to post about until the spring…so I hope you will all keep me bookmarked and keep me on your feeds while I get settled into a new life.
Thank you, readers!
I’ll be watching for your next post and waiting for those terrific comments that you write so well. In the meantime I wish you well.
Oh! So sorry you’ve had to restart. (I think I would miss the freezer more too!) Here’s hoping you find all sorts of new fun and challenges in your new digs.
Sorry to hear of the un-fun stuff but new stuff can be fun too…looking forward to hearing how things progress garden-wise!
Bummer on losing the freezer contents, but hopefully your new housemates are willing to do the garden this season. Just tell them they can save on grocery bills — in the current economic climate, that might help.
Do take the time to sit with your seed catalogs! There’s still plenty of time to get your order in…
And no worries on the blogging, or lack thereof — gardens are always quiet during the winter, why not garden blogs, too?
Taylor: yea, the freezer would be the worst part for me too.
If you want to come up during the summer for a little respite please consider it. You can crash on the couch or pop a tent in the yard.
Just found this blog (through the Slow Cook, mind you!). A break up is never easy.
On the other hand, if it were going to happen (as you said it was), better now when you still have a few month to get the new garden ready, then in the summer! I know, it’s not the same and you won’t be able to start as early, still… better than having to move out in June or July, when not only you’d have no time to plant a summer garden, but you’ll loose the harvest you worked to grow!
Best wishes for your new home and garden.
Hi,
I don’t know where in Mass you are, but I know when I lived in Boston (out in the suburbs now) there were some community gardens where you can claim a plot and plant. It is a great option if you can’t have a garden at home. Good luck with everything, being a transplanted Southern girl myself I am always inspired by your blog.
Kristi
I tried okra for the first time this year too. In fact….I should go out and see how it’s doing and maybe thin the seedlings……Oh, and I hear ya on MAYBE it finally turning summer. This is ridiculous. The summer is going to be over before it got here! I think it’s been below 50 here at night and this is only northern PA! Hmmm, my husband just walked in with a whole lot of Pepper plants.