I’m footloose today (don’t worry I’m not going to break out and dance in a barn). The better-half is in Reston, VA at a family meeting. His mother and her siblings are trying to decide what to do with the family farm. His mother can’t go to the meeting so the better-half is going in her place to represent her interests. He has a feeling that the trek to Reston will be a waste of time because if there is one thing that part of the family is really good at is not making a decision. The family farm has been in their hands since 1998 or 1999 and a half-dozen meetings have occurred already. Like I’ve said before, nothing happens quickly here in the Old Dominion.
I do have some really exciting plans today and they include planting some tomatoes and peppers, doing laundry and transferring songs to the MP3 player. Stop the madness!
Wow, a farm in Reston? The developers must be chomping at their bits.
I was planning on spending the day in the garden as well. I already planted the peppers but I need to get the tomatoes in. I also have a bunch of marigolds to plant among the veggies. I don’t know if they really keep the bugs away (and the deer?) but it’s a force of habit now. Instead I spent the day driving with my daughter, who finally got her car back after the 30 day warranty problems that we found were fixed. It’s a sweet deal. They had to put $3600 worth of fixin’ to it, with not a dime coming out of our pockets!
My Mother’s Day gift to myself is to play in the garden tomorrow.
Actually the farm is in Glen Allen, VA which is turning into suburbia so developers are interested. One of the siblings lives in Reston.
I’ve heard of the marigold thing and either it’s a really good wive’s tale or it is true. I was allergic to marigolds as a kid so I don’t really plant them. My mother has some that self sow and come back year after year.
Have a great Mother’s Day. Sounds like you’ll enjoy.