i have a really
positive and beautiful post
to share
very soon
one that celebrates
my and hubsters
love affair
with our cabin
i will share
all that goes with
restoring a once cherished home
of a disco era character actress
slash
avid rare rose collector
which
because of
years of neglect and abandonment
is now a bit sagging
however
under our charge
it is making a comeback
from
barely standing
to
a sturdy home
we live in southern california
where winter is a whisper
and flowers can be in bloom year 'round
except in the mountains
in the mountains
winter is a fickle mistress
warm and lingering one minute
bitter hovering cold the next
last year
completely unprepared for frost
rather than morning dew
on mother's day
we found ourselves
fruitless
eight beautiful trees
in mid-bloom
all rendered barren
at the wispy whim of mother nature
and
our carefully planted
vegetable garden
turned to compost
overnight
thankful
that we live in modern times
and that all did not have to be lost
we replanted the garden
even with a short summer
were able to both
enjoy the bounty it sprung
and
provide forage space
for our bees
which brings me to today
once again
we find ourselves
thinking about the weather
huddling at the hardware store
debating with the town folk
each of us sharing an opinion of
how cold will it get
and
how long will it sit
at
40 we have hope
at
30 it can be hit or miss
at
17 it is a matter of how much will be lost
not if
here's the deal
i don't care
that i can go to a grocery store and find
5 varieties of pear
peaches as sweet as sugar
cherries with a flush to rival crimson of anger
that.is.not.the.point
the point is
we have trees
trees that have potential
potential that is being shattered
and i won't have that
neither will hubster
we are fighting fire with fire
scrappy and sure
armed with
christmas lights
garbage cans
plastic bags
and
contact paper
giving it the good fight
because
come summer
we have plans
plans like
pear brandy
plum jam cake
cherry pie
and
peach cobbler
just for starters
plans that won't be thwarted
even if it means
standing in freezing wind
stringing twinkle lights
four months after christmas
