I dedicated one of my small raised beds to Mesclun to which I added an extra package of Arugula seeds as well as some left over lettuce seeds so my bed should be very dense with greens! I'll enclose a picture of my new sprouts along with my tomatoes. Tomatoes in April!! Thanks to our sunroom. We have had so much rain lately that I "tented" my two small beds to not only keep the rain from flooding them but to help warm them. My other small bed is planted with a new red Kale in the center area with golden and red beets around the perimeter. I love to sculpt my garden beds with color and texture.
My friend commented the other day concerning their alarm at the aging process and the toll it seems to be taking on their body. It has stayed with me because I have some theories about aging: We grow up learning to worship perfection: clear skin, shapely bodies, great strength, etc. Our ego craves the illusion that without those attributes, no one would value us or love us so we continually chase the phantom of outward beauty to the exclusion of developing, nurturing and valuing our inner beauty. I had a first-hand experience with this in 2000 in Huntington Beach. If you recall, I came down with a mysterious illness that we attributed to mouse droppings (Hunta virus, or something). As a result I became so weak that I couldn't walk without help! It made me realize how much emphasis that I had placed on my physical abilities as my true identity, who I was, was linked to my physical body. I was reminded of Steve Reeves, Superman, who became a quadriplegic. As I have aged, crinkled skin, age spots, loss of teeth, thinning hair, decrease in libido, etc., etc., I have begun to get in touch with the real me who is the person who looks back at you in a mirror. I am strengthened by the fact that Charlotte still loves me the same or more, despite my physical condition. I think aging is Spirit's way of defusing Ego, of humbling us into appreciating our inner beauty. Your aging concerns are an opportunity to learn how deeply your loved ones love the real you. Let's face it, concerning the alternative, what choice do we have?!! Have a blessed day.