„How did the potatoes grow, auntie?“
“Nice, very nice, young man, only small and a little!“
This was a response from Luda when I sent him a photo with my harvest. I am thinking that for me it is fine. I am already happy that potatoes grew and even more that we can eat them. We had them three times already. There are still some left. It will not suffice for the whole winter but it will suffice for an estimate of how many should I plant next year.
I did not put any special type to the earth. I did not search for the best way and a place in the garden. Nothing that I planted grew in the last years so I gave up. We had another champion with green fingers at home. Potatoes ended up in the patch, they started to germinate and I was lazy to put them to a compost. As an experiment, I put them in the earth and it was a shock when green sticks appeared.
I learnt what to do. I wanted to dig them out still green. However, it is necessary to wait until sticks are dry. This was an encouraging news. Something dry that is useful. Everything what dried was useless so far – especially flowers. They do not go along with me.
It is strange. As someone is happy to be negative today. In the past, everyone would avoid someone negative not to have a spoiled day. Today, it is bad to be positive. Sure, I am talking about Covid-19 tests not about a mood or other illnesses. However, small kids must be confused. They do not know which word to use since it changes according to a situation.
Even flowers are reasonable this year. They are blooming. I wish that when someone is gone, he sends you messages that he is around and passes something to you. It looks like Peter is uneasy not being able to be in his garden so he arranged for a garden to attract me. It seems to be fine. Not every day but more often. It is a big relief to be there. Not only due to the air, green and trees. I can also swim in the swimming pool we have in the garden. It is not warmed, so you know.
Now, it is already a challenge. It between 5 to 7 degrees outside in the morning. The water is sharp. When my feet touch the water, it is like the whole universe is waiting for me, I go further, and further and when I pass the part between thigh and a navel, it is a victory. I have to dip only my breasts and they are down very quickly, after three children. They clap happily with my hands. I am not wearing any swimsuit, it bothers me. There are only horses and sheep around. They do not care. Should I wear some fabric, it would be much worse in this temperature. Strokes are coming naturally. I do not swim too long, not to get frozen. It is amazing to get out from the water. Despite the fact that I do not like cold and snow. Water is different.
This has been a lovely week. I have seen a little Aeryn for the first time because Andulka was released from the hospital. They are proud and apt parents. I was happy that we are all together. It starts to be lively here again, we start to function nicely as normal as possible under circumstances.
There are many things already done out of the 2019 list. I am starting to think that I do not need to fix the backlog. I can live more normally. Even if there are moments that put me down. As the last week, when a friend took me to an exhibition of painting. I did not handle it and almost cried in the gallery.
It has been a beautiful autumn. Even if it was raining last week. It is changing a lot, there is sometimes a sun or a rainbow. I went for a long walk with Terezka yesterday. Today Anicka and Vincek came with their little daughter. There was a visit for Klarka too. House was lively again. I like it this way. It was a beautiful day, nice colours everywhere. There were different colours in our place. I went to a wild-rose. The focus is on the red.
What have you been doing?
Cartigny, 11.10.2020