I am now in the space where I decide things for the next growing year. If you have a thing you want to tell me about gardening pollinator plants, and you absolutely know it is better than what you see in regards to pollinator plants, OMGS please tell me now. The world needs to know. WE ALL NEED TO KNOW. This is not a drill.

So mad the saving grace of this household was me with a hammer, NO do NOT bang on your pipes with a hammer when every thing is frozen everything about how I survived Xmas is wrong

"I trusted my man" will be my warrior cry over the next few years whenever he says ANYTHING related to pipes, forget the next few years omgs there was discussion of warming tape on the main the last couple of years DO NOT BELIEVE omgs just don't I haven't flushed in three days

Sigh. It was so happy to watch my child unwrap her gifts, how are you?

Wondering if I should stick something tacky on the end of my "solstice is for all religions" post, something about how graceful I have been about not bitching constantly through the last few days about not having running water because of a busted personal main, where I trusted my man when he said "warming tape will save you" and I'll just keep my mouth shut about holes in the skirt and exposed pipes next to the skirting in a trailer home, but hey, I'm an optimist and ALWAYS POSITIVE.

steal this from the pagans. This long, dark night, and the survival of it, that was hope for all religions, all cultures, the world wide. It's why it's a time for hope. The light gets longer. The sun has been reborn. Yes, Christians. Have it. It is yours. It is mine. It is ours, the world over. We lived. We all did. It is our victory, world wide.

I saw a lovely sentiment about the reason for the season being a virgin birth. It isn't for me. It's the long, dark night. That night covered many religions, many cultures, world wide. When you grow your grain, winter is death. Some cultures had their elders walk into the long dark night, as an act of love. It meant more food was in the grain stores, for the children who had their life ahead of them, a personal sacrifice for the future of those who have not lived yet. It's why Christians didn't

Got wildflower seeds from my mother in law who has always gotten me better than my own mother has. I knew mentioning to her WHY I hate mowing my lawn would pay off.

I won't be, though. I'll eat the damn crayons with her, right by her side, before I ban shit from this home.