Broody Hennie

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By Friday of last week,

I was feeling

like a Broody Hennie.

All I wanted to do

was stay home,

tend my Nest.

I was even starting

to puff up real big

and squawk

if anyone got too close.

It's been

busy around here

for far too long.

While mostly a good busy,

we have had

many challenges

this Growing Season:

Huge Amounts of Rain,

Heat, Heat, Heat,

Weeds, Weeds, Weeds,

Storms, Storms, Storms

(especially early on),

Compacted Soils,

Stressed Plants,

Stressed Humans.

We are so intent

attending to Challenges

of the Moment,

that sometimes

we get lost

and forget

who we are,

where we are.

But our Garden

is doing well,

launching new produce daily,

for which we are

deeply grateful.

Food Preservation

is in full swing.

Assuming all goes well,

the intensity of the Harvest

will go through October.

Plus, Jonathan is helping us

paint the interior

of our Little Home,

and attend to little Projects

which will help us settle.

That means

the usual things

are not found

in the usual places.

I have been

cleaning, cleaning, cleaning.

Just thinking

about all of these things,

my Feathers

begin puffing up

once again.

Last Friday was

Ethan's Birthday

and the Pie Goddess

that is Me

made 2 Pies.

At the last minute,

I sent the Pies

and stayed Home.

All of a sudden,

I wasn't so Cranky

any more.

That felt good.

~~~~

Glinda Crawford, 2010

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