Setting and Reaching Long Term Goals

This afternoon I went through a stack of mail and  papers that needed to be sorted. It's always a relief to  get that done. To save paper and time, I arranged for my health insurance premiums to be paid online.  As I read through the receipts and lists, it was interesting to see which goals  had been reached. There was a note to make a submission to Dance Magazine. There were also some handwritten pages on Tommy Tune's show. It's funny to look back and see things before their inception. Everything we create starts with the seed of an idea. We have to take concrete steps in order to reach the goal. It won't happen if we just imagine or talk about it.  Action is the key. "Act, or you will be acted upon," my father always taught me.

Twenty years ago, when I first bought my cottage, my dream was to grow my own fruits and vegetables. Earlier today, as I was picking some of the blood oranges out in the orchard, I realized that my vision has come true. I have had fresh fruit since October of 2017. It's mostly citrus, but I still find it very exciting. I am getting to the point of having garden fresh fruits and vegetables all year long. It's interesting how much planning and preparation it takes. Right now there are strawberries that are beginning to ripen. The blood oranges and grapefruit will be at their sweetest in May, and then I will have apricots. It's a wonderful feeling to anticipate the crops that you will be picking for each month. The Valencia oranges ripen in the summer. They are very sweet, and make absolutely delicious juice.

Here are a few more of my projects. I finished another set of the crocheted pot holders. I like to keep a stash of them for gifts. The pattern is free on my blog. It's a great way to use up leftover kitchen cotton yarn. This yarn was given to me by a woman in one of my knitting groups. As a thank you, I gave her a dishcloth and some homemade soap.

I have been working on the sleeve of my Carbeth sweater. This is the early ribbing. I got a lot more done on it this afternoon. It's a relaxing and easy knit. I've been sitting outside on the new patio gliders. They are so comfortable and luxurious. I'm sure they are going to get daily use. It feels like I'm at a restaurant when I'm outside.

The fourteen pack of Tofutsies sock yarn arrived in the mail today. I can't wait to get started on another pair of Winwick Mum's Easy Lace Socks! I will see if I can hold out and finish the sweater before beginning another project. I don't like to have too many things going at once. There's a lot of work to be done in the garden right now. How are you?

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