The Comeback Kid

It seems like a blog takes on a life of its own - until you quit feeding it. And then it crashes and burns rather quickly. I have been off the wagon (blogging wagon, that is) for a few months and would like to jump back on.

Have you ever gotten into a funk? Just no heart for the things you've always enjoyed and it takes such an effort to do the things you always took for granted. I'm not talking depression, but just a cloud of melancholy that seems to suck the joy out of life. I've spent some time there for the last few months. As I look back I can see several contributing factors, but in the middle of it all it's hard to see what to do or where to go to get out of it.

Springtime helps. I think winter has finally whispered its last goodbye here in the Roaring Fork Valley. Not like it didn't fight to stay around. Just last week we had another snowfall and then this morning the temperature dipped into the 20's, but here at our house, we are heavy into gardening and mowing (a nasty consequence of fertilizing). I can finally take the blankets off of our tomato plants and maybe, just maybe we'll be slicing fresh tomatoes in the next couple of weeks. How, you ask? I cheated. At Neimann's Gardens (Scott and Birgie are friends of mine), they had some tomato plants left over from last season that they kept in the greenhouse over the winter, and so when I bought them they were two feet tall with blooms and tomatoes already on them. Worth every extra penny!

Everything comes at a price, including dedication to a blog. I'll write if you'll read (and comment from time to time). Welcome back to the journey.