THE OUTREACH

To begin, I note that I planted the seeds in mini peet-pots in the sunroom on Tuesday. While Plus One continued to unpack boxes from our big move. He's so nice.

This morning, I ventured to a transitional housing program, where I had made contact with the volunteer coordinator. To maintain their privacy I can't/won't be sharing details. But they have a variety of areas where they need/want help, and total flexibility and openness to new ideas. After a chat, a house tour, and further chat, we decided I will grow a vegetable and flower garden in the backyard! It's a beautiful space with full sunshine, a playset for the kids who live there, and empty pots and a raised gardening bed just calling my name. They are even going to try to acquire some supplies for me - mineral rich soil, some developed plants, gardening gloves. So, all I have to give is my time and not from our very limited budget. There is a chance some of the residents will want to help and learn, and that we can get the kids involved and our playing in the dirt - a first for most of them who have called homeless shelters their digs for the majority of their lives. Then, if its successful, they'd also let me teach the residents about cooking by incorporating more vegetables into their meals. I'm so excited. It's an alignment of the unemployment stars.

After I got home and rested my useless knees and tired legs for a bit, I spent some time in my own garden, digging up some room and planting the mini-plants from the greenhouse. I propped some old fencing scraps up against the current fence and am going to try to get a vine cucumber to climb.

My current goal is plant so much that something is bound to succeed.

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Further adventures in unemployment over there!