3.23.2015

light and blossoms, growth and fire










it's 10:01pm and I really should be working on rearranging the trays of seedlings so that all of the shorter plants are together and all of the taller plants are together, so that none of them are stretching too far for the light.  or I should be trying to get my ailing cat to eat, or working on an article I need to hand in before we head to the beach this weekend (spring break! heading back to Hunting Island but this time with dear friends- woohooo!).  or showering.  or finishing the dishes.  or getting the rental house ready for the next round of visitors.

but instead I'm here, getting photos from the last two days off the camera and onto (into?) the computer.  and then I click on this and that and then I look at older photos and then it's 10:01 and I've not yet showered, written things I need to write, etc.

the spring light, the blossoming fruit trees and daffodils, the wild violets…. oh my.  it's hard to experience these early spring days and not feel a bit giddy and relieved at the newness and the promise and the growth.  I recall smiling at the wild violets last year, finding peace and joy and hope in those tiny purple flowers when I was engulfed in such incredible sadness.   a year ago this Wednesday I listened in on a conference call with doctors saying my mother might be dying and now just look.  she is very much here and alive and well and the wild violets are blossoming again and life goes on.

also-

a bouquet from my girl,

the tomatoes are growing strong and since I'm too much a sucker to pluck out the extras that sprout we now have an obscene amount of tomato plants,

morning beverages for the girls,

and a new wood stove, delivered today.  after much deliberation we went with this.  I am so pleased and so looking forward to going through much less wood next winter and gosh it's pretty with that soapstone, isn't it?  some girls want a closet full of fancy shoes and sparkling jewelry.  I am over the moon with this new 400 pound hunk of steel and soapstone.  swoon.


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  1. mamasmercantileMarch 24, 2015 at 4:47 AM

    I am so impressed with the growth of your tomatoes and I love the new stove, beautiful.

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    1. amandaApril 2, 2015 at 11:24 PM

      thank you! last year with my mom so sick I missed out on a lot of the early spring seed-starting, so it feels great to be back at it and for it to be going so well :)

      oh the stove….. almost makes me wish it were winter again already. almost, but not quite!

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  2. UnknownMarch 25, 2015 at 12:15 AM

    Those tomato sprouts look wonderful! So strong. And I swoon over that woodstove.

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    1. amandaApril 2, 2015 at 11:24 PM

      they really are growing strong and looking good- very exciting.
      oh me too!

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  3. karenMarch 25, 2015 at 8:49 AM

    violets! lucky you. I want to someday vacation in your guest home, but since we have a wedding this year I'll have to put it on my list. Lovely photos :)

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    1. amandaApril 2, 2015 at 11:25 PM

      the backyard is carpeted with wild violets now- we love them. oh Karen, how fun it would be to have you come stay!!

      thank you.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 25, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    Oh, hunting island!!! I've been wanting to camp there since we moved here. I need some insider info about best sites. Looking at the map it seems like any of the beach-facing sites would be good, yes? Do you have a favorite? Enjoy, enjoy! I hope to make it there soon, if not this spring, then hopefully this fall. And congrats on the wood stove! Foggy up on the divide this morning, and I'm enjoying the warmth of ours as well. Safe travels!! xo

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    1. amandaApril 2, 2015 at 11:29 PM

      looking forward to chatting with you about the beach! we've only been twice but have made some rounds to see which sites look the best (though I don't think there are really any awful ones). we went in October last time and the weather was really nice then. sites fill up way in advance, so plan soon!

      thank you~ I LOVE the new stove. woohoo!

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  5. NicholeMarch 28, 2015 at 7:32 PM

    have a great time at the beach!! your stove is GORGEOUS!! you are going to have so much fun next winter cozying up in front of it. xoxo.

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    1. amandaApril 2, 2015 at 11:30 PM

      thanks Nichole, we did! one day we need to have a Chigoy-Riley beach meet up, don't ya think?

      oh thank you- we love it!

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  6. jennyMarch 31, 2015 at 9:12 AM

    i often do the exact same thing... looking through random photos.... and a little of this... and a little of that... then all of a sudden the morning is gone. spring... yes exciting... so crazy to think that all of that hardship with your mom was last spring! i am so glad that she is doing so well now!! your stove is gorgeous. and you could always give away some of those extra tomato plants :)

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    1. amandaApril 2, 2015 at 11:31 PM

      it really is wild that that was all a whole year ago- wow. I am so grateful that she is alive and well!

      thanks, we really love the new stove. and yes, for sure we'll be giving away some tomato plants!

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