From Away: Spring

This year I bought seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds to start indoors, and then didn't get around to getting the soil and planting the seeds until this past week. I bought 2 kinds of tomatoes - both big beefsteak types, one so dark it is almost black, and eggplant and collard green seeds. After about 3-4 days in the seed tray in my kitchen south-facing window, the collard green seeds sprouted.

In other news, I've been busy (too busy, I think) "volunteering." Here's what I'm doing these days: (1) entering data for our local food panty (I go by the pantry 1-2 times a week, pick up sheets that list the people who came by for food, and enter the data in an on-line database), (2) acting as interim treasurer for our synagogue until June 30 because the prior treasurer suddenly resigned; this is a pain because he resigned right before starting to prepare next year's budget, so I'm doing that without having any history over the past year; oh well; (3) working with a couple of other people to negotiate a contract for someone our shul is hiring; (4) volunteering once a week at the local animal shelter where I pick up poop, scrub and wipe out dog kennels; (5) acting as mentor for a young person undergoing delayed disposition by the court by agreeing to work with Restorative Justice, and (6) working with Waste Watchers, a local group trying to work towards better approaches to solid waste disposal in our city. And I just finished working with a group of people from our synagogue to put on an Easter Community Dinner on Easter--we served about 100 people. And I'm playing music about once a week with a group of friends.

Here's what I do for fun: performance art - Barbie Visits Maine: