May is zooming by in a blur, much of my outdoor work has been curtailed by the worst allergies ever, rough year for seasonal allergy sufferers in New England. Today was spent tilling the garden (by hand, not much progress made in a 20′ x50′ area) in the noonday sun. We’ve had fox cries heard in the evenings so I’ve finally finished up on the coop pen, well, nearly. My stepfather’s cordless screwdriver is crap, the battery loses it’s charge easily so slow going. The door is finally up but the pen is not yet complete overall, enough to keep the girls contained and make mornings and evenings easier than they have been.

Garden work is a bit choppy still, the job hunt and poor finances of late have me far too distracted. I’ve gone through the portion of back child support paid to me in February and have none to speak of since. Frustrating that in the last year I’ve only had one month where full support was paid. Pixie is in need of new shoes so I hope to get a job soon, have an employment agency appointment next week since my 38 job apps in 2 weeks have resulted in squat. I had hoped to sign on for an LNA course but with no money for living expenses a job is required and cuts into the class time. The health industry is where I need to go, guaranteed jobs, but this slow going to get there is beyond frustrating. My second semester grades were good, leaving me with a GPA of 3.70…woohoo! This next week I’ll sign up for some online classes through the local school, keep me busy and the brain active at any rate.

so…garden! potatoes are in and once the ground is tilled the rest will go in, corn, squashes, beans, basil basil basil, cukes and whatever else moves me. Tomatoes and peppers would be nice, could make some yummy sauces late summer. The “faery” herb garden is coming along, much of what got moved last spring and didn’t come up then is coming up now. Columbine and burdock especially. I had new lavender roots planted and they failed…darn…they were free so no complaining but disappointed nonetheless. I’ve added feverfew to the mix and a fennel plant in a far corner. The hawthorn transplanted nicely and now have a new home, so much in this corner and very peaceful.

Ahh the sun has set enough to go venture into the garden again.

oh and an ETA for the P.S. the Intro to Psych class I struggled and labored through? Got an A-…..woohoo! kept good company with my A-/A in my A&P lecture/lab.