Life as we know it has come to a screeching halt. I am living in New York City with my family. We did not run to the Hamptons or Upstate, NY. We stayed put in New York City so as not to potentially spread anything I was working at a job that I absolutely loved with people I adored. Then the pandemic struck and my husband was deployed to care for covid-19n patients in the hospital. I had to take leave from a job in tech sales that I recently got. Suddenly I found myself a stay at home mom doing things that I abhorred: cooking, cleaning and laundry. But under the given circumstances, I found caring for my children and being a mother was different and I found joy in the very things that I thought I hated. At the end of the day I was tired, but a good tired. The saying: "The obstacle is the way" is very true in my case: My children are the very thing that help sustain me mentally and physically. It's not been very easy but at the moment I've found peace. We planted seeds a few months back and now we have a full fledged veggie and garnish garden. It's very helpful to have some greens that we can pluck and eat.Two cut scallions in water sprouting new growth on top! (I saw this on Twitter)
We have arugula. (Perhaps too much arugula). The taste of fresh arugula is potently spicy and so alive.
Cilantro! We usually use a lot of cilantro but haven't used much of it yet.
And hopefully some tomatoes. Pray for them. We also planted strawberries as well but those never came in. My husband requested some Thyme and Rosemary. I freaked out a bit because I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do with anything. I texted my cousin, Tonya in West Virginia who is very handy and wise:
We can grow some of our own food and I sewed some masks (despite some obstacles, one of them being that I don't really sew.
I take great pleasure in knowing we can do these things, with our hands. We can create and we can cultivate our own gardens and therefore our lives. Be Well, Natalie ❤
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