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Do you ever have a month that just seems like a series of unfortunate events, [insert your name here]?

March was one of those months for us. I got curious last night and wrote everything down. We had 12 NEW issues happen in the last 36 days, with the longest stretch of nothing new being 5 days.

Some were minor-ish. Ex: one of the vans had to go in the shop because when we started it one morning it said it’d only start 6 more times… or a walk-in freezer decided to take an impromptu vacation.

And some were… pretty big.

You know about my 93-year-old Grandmother’s fall (the bruising is almost gone! and she successfully turned 94 the following week!), but all through March a family member has been going through the process of a cancer diagnosis (and it turns out it’s a rare one), and another family member passed away at the end of March.

And some events fell in the middle: requiring a doctor but not immediately life-threatening (such as me scratching my cornea. 10/10 do not recommend. Pick something else to do on your day off).

So today I’m just struggling to write the email.

I look at the crops and go, “yeah, but do you need a doctor?”

And their answer is “no” of course.

Although the dill did try to convince me otherwise.

2 rows of dill plants harvested hard. All that remains are stalks; no fronds.

And the eucalyptus’ ghosts said that a doctor woulda been nice to have a few months ago but it’s too late now.

(I did point out that it is Easter weekend so if ever there was a time for the eucalyptus to resurrect itself, this is it)

calendula plants with 2 orange flowers. A brown, dead eucalyptus with round leaves on the right side.
the brown is the eucalyptus; the green (and orange flowers) are calendula

I feel like I’ve talked about flowers and bedding plants A LOT recently.

And I don’t like that because the same stuff over and over is boring.

But honestly, as great as a row of fennel looks (and tastes if you’re palate runs that way; my palate runs away from fennel), it’s just not bringing a smile to my face like the flowers right now.

row of 8 fennel growing in the ground. Medium-sized white bulbs dark green feathery leaves

I feel like I’ve talked about flowers and bedding plants A LOT recently.

And I don’t like that because the same stuff over and over is boring.

But honestly, as great as a row of fennel looks (and tastes if you’re palate runs that way; my palate runs away from fennel), it’s just not bringing a smile to my face like the flowers right now.

Funny story about me and primrose. For years I have heard that it was a perennial and, for whatever reason, just did not believe it. I was 110% convinced they were annuals. Last year, in the peak of summer, there was one pathetic-looking primrose left and I decided what the heck and planted it. It just sat in the ground the rest of the year doing nothing much and I forgot all about it (no one can ever accuse me of taking care of my plants). One morning last month I saw something yellow on the ground. Lo and behold, THE PRIMROSE WAS BLOOMING. I was gobsmacked. All those people who said primrose was a perennial were actually right!

primrose plants flowering: on the left is bright yellow and on the right is pink edges with yellow centers

We even have some potted lilac plants that are starting to green up.

And out in the fields, we have one lilac (tree? bush? shrub? 10-foot tall woody-stemmed thing) that has some deep purple buds right now that are just gorgeous.

We even have some potted lilac plants that are starting to green up.

And out in the fields, we have one lilac (tree? bush? shrub? 10-foot tall woody-stemmed thing) that has some deep purple buds right now that are just gorgeous.

Some seasonal inspiration:

Spiced Parsnip and Apple Baked Oatmeal

Homemade Ranch Dressing

Herb Roasted Potatoes

Hot Honey Kale and Ricotta Pizza

Roasted Beet & Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

Beet Cookies for Dogs

pictured left to right: red and purple skinned potatoes, beet roots (no leaves), 2 bibb head lettuce in the ground, fresh flat leaf parsley, and red and gold fuji apples

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