oct 14, 2014 nice clear morning

It is nice clear morning, and I went for a run after dropping the kids to school. I still have that cough and stuffy nose.
30 minutes run, that is all I can master.
i love fall, but this cough is not the best way for me.
i really do not like being sick.

And on the other news, Vertical reality is opening, October 31. get your heel hooks ready.

Fall 2014

It's been awhile that I have posted. Well, it's no excuse, but I can say it is beyond my control.
Hint: a painful separation.
Fast forward, I trained myself hard and I successfully finished the army run on September 21 2014. If you were there, you know it was blessed with good rain. Yes, swish swoosh slip slush!! Soaking wet! Yes, I finished the half marathon. I finished strong, proud and ready! Just like the army! However, I also admit that I run too slow, 2 hours 30 minutes to finish a half is not the best time. So, that's one disappointment. However, the strong point to that is that I did not have any blister, cramps and I was not walking funny on Monday. I came home that Sunday, I cooked, do the laundry, iron my kids clothes for Monday. I packed their lunch kits. I also ran the next day, just like any regular day of my life.
So, that is mission accomplished.

I also need to slow down to smell the roses. Therr are emotional scars within my soul that could use some healing, some feeling of relaxation! Yeah... tell that to a runner! slowing down is really hard to do. I run every chance I get, so today, I decided to wear stilleto, tiny heels. Lol it might work, it might not! I might end up running on this shoes, pretending that I am training for the stilleto run! I hope not, I hope I really slow down, and take it easy!

Happy Easter Monday! 18C/63 F

Garden's  last for hundred years, companies don't. That's because people love and take care of gardens.
Larry Ellison - CEO Oracle Corp. ( Excerpts from Softwar)

I think gardens are immortal. People die, seasons change, but the garden renews itself each season. The joy I found looking at tulips poking  up from beneath the ground, the mint showing buds, ready for the next mojito. Reminds me of life springing right in front of me again, the passion I took up in life is the very passion that drives many people to give reason to live - just one more day, regardless if you are a penniless mom or a handsome billionaire. Each person has a special place in their heart when it comes to gardens.
It could be the flowers.
It could be the meals over fresh herbs and BBQ.
It could be friendships.
It could be empowerment, because the smell of Mother Earth inspires you.

I don't know about me, I know working in gardens brings the best  in me. The bees buzz around me, the  birds sing, the sun bath me with glistening sunlight, my life is never the same without a garden. My parents always remember me as such the math wiz kid, who would just love to come home to water her tomatoes and bougainvillas. Plants love me too, my presence let them bloom. They feel my energy, some sort of living breath within me.

While I mentioned that life has been rough lately, I should need rest and forget about gardening for my clients this season. But....i personally think that gardening will re-energize me again. Gardening gives me hope, makes me smile, brings me money and  makes my clients happy.

I never meet a sad client after my work...all of them were very happy sipping ice tea after a long day of work. All of my clients enjoy my company while gardening. I have many clients all through these years who call me each spring for gardening work.

Sometimes, I think I was born to garden...and maybe I really was. I should move somewhere warm and garden all season. But I love Ottawa, this is my hometown, regardless if the winters are harsh. I love the variety of season, I love the winter surprise.

Gardening is my therapy. Gardening makes me smile. Gardening makes me feel satisfied with life. Gardening is a welcome rest, from the hustle and bustle of life.  The plants around me, gives me one more reason to live. The flowers are just so beautiful.

I cannot find a price for the feeling of being one in the universe by being a gardener.

Good Friday 9C/48 F for you my dear friends over the border

good friday
april 18, 2014

I have been silent all winter season, I was in school and most of my plants in my basement died. I know I was grieving for them.

Actually, life has been very rough for me. And let us put it that way for now.

Today, I went in the front yard, all the snow were gone. I picked up the garbage and sprinkled some seeds. It always make me feel alive, the smell of earth, the smell of dirt.
I went in the backyard, it was still snowy. I manage to remove the debris and clear few pots. Clearly, the mint are coming back. The smell of mint and perilla were so good.

I sprinkled many seeds, bok choy, marigold, coneflowers and some beans.
The beans might be too early, but i covered them deep enough to acclimate.
I won't be doing anything special this summer, simply let the perennial grow back, make sure the herbs are in full abundance for BBQ and summer mojitos.
Speaking of mojitos, I really do hope all of them are still alive. That is my fave summer drink.:)

So, happy spring everyone, I am back to work on my final school report, work for my job later while the laundry is going.