My last blog post, September 2, 2011 seems like eons ago.
The garden, in comparison to other years, struggled but still produced for us an abundance of food. With juggling full time work and the rest of my life, it seemed like I scrambled to get it all put up. At the end of the season with the quiet slumber of winter looming, I had time to wonder and reflect about the balance in people's lives, in our lives. The question became how to fit work, family, cleaning, day to day tasks, recreation and rest into a day that demands so much attention and time. Time management at work is essential, but at home it is often sponatious and chaotic!
In the winter, we languish with hot pots of soup cooking merrily away, bread rising, friend showing up. But there is something about spring with the soft breezes, sunshine and longer days that seems to give us restoration, summer gives us energy, and autumn gives us our nesting tendancy.
I have found my husband and I are seasonal people
and that in itself is our balance.
