tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post2426921733842410578..comments2023-09-01T09:48:58.435-04:00Comments on Oregon Transplant: It's Not Always PrettyJessica Jarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088243667002486509noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-39725750178791149342016-09-15T08:58:37.207-04:002016-09-15T08:58:37.207-04:00Oh, how I agree with this! I've thought so man...Oh, how I agree with this! I've thought so many times of starting a garden journal and I think it would have served me well! I find I do reference some of the blog stuff that I wrote about gardening though. It's something! 😀Jessica Jarrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088243667002486509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-22117401501019875292016-09-15T08:56:49.943-04:002016-09-15T08:56:49.943-04:00I agree Debbie, our losses do make us appreciate o...I agree Debbie, our losses do make us appreciate our wins all the more. I struggle with the beauty in our brokenness, but I know someday that I will just get it. I've been noticing that a lot lately. So much stuff I didn't understand when I was younger because I couldn't. Some lessons require age and wisdom, and I'll get there someday!<br /><br />Oh, and I read that women that garden live longer than women that don't! Viva la garden! 😁Jessica Jarrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088243667002486509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-66323557375085526272016-09-15T08:53:14.984-04:002016-09-15T08:53:14.984-04:00I actually have found little tiny dill plants grow...I actually have found little tiny dill plants growing outside the raised beds. I don't think they'll make it before the first frost, but it made me smile. Life and learning is amazing 😀Jessica Jarrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088243667002486509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-23349929504739334142016-09-15T08:52:02.981-04:002016-09-15T08:52:02.981-04:00I liked your pun FlowerLady! 😁I liked your pun FlowerLady! 😁Jessica Jarrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088243667002486509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-7447836420195789782016-09-13T22:42:02.010-04:002016-09-13T22:42:02.010-04:00You are so right! I just wish I could learn from t...You are so right! I just wish I could learn from the experiences this and past years. I always wish I would keep a journal of each years experience so I can look back next year and remember what we did right, or wrong. But, I can never seem to get to writing it down with a pencil, so I have been thinking about adding some of it to my blog. I think you just did give me the nudge I needed to do that!Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389191114283752348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-5328543409357430162016-09-08T14:56:06.543-04:002016-09-08T14:56:06.543-04:00What a wonderful and well thought out post Jessica...What a wonderful and well thought out post Jessica! I'm a good 20 years older than you are and here is one of the things I have learned in life...it is because of the losses and flaws that we come to appreciate things and people even more. There is beauty in brokenness and our flaws make us who were are. We can learn much from the world around us and from our gardens.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449564619872452771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-38150921257402319822016-09-08T11:19:00.626-04:002016-09-08T11:19:00.626-04:00You are certainly right, it can't all be perfe...You are certainly right, it can't all be perfect. And in a way that is part of the fun of it. The rotten tomatoes from too much rain (and those darn squirrels taking a bite and leaving the rest!), the bolted cilantro, the dry dill are all reminders to not take the good ones for granted. Besides, that dill will spread seeds and replant itself (and come up EVERYWHERE!) and so will the cilantro. Take pride in the winners, forget the losers and learn something new for next year!Carleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797057372370393894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-81203650429925851502016-09-06T20:14:57.179-04:002016-09-06T20:14:57.179-04:00Great post Jessica! Good food (pun intended) for ...Great post Jessica! Good food (pun intended) for thought.<br /><br />Enjoy your week, flaws and all. <br /><br />Love & hugs ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-10715298107313455002016-09-06T15:09:03.871-04:002016-09-06T15:09:03.871-04:00Well, that will give me something to think about. ...Well, that will give me something to think about. The last couple of years I've struggled to accept the things I cannot change. I have a feeling that the line that reads "happiness can be achieved in this lifetime by understanding the perfect balance between opposing forces and the realization they are not only opposites but equals as well" is something I'll be thinking about for quite a while 😀Jessica Jarrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088243667002486509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039052371548073787.post-75656971785434057232016-09-06T13:02:58.269-04:002016-09-06T13:02:58.269-04:00Most Buddhists strive to achieve balance in their ...Most Buddhists strive to achieve balance in their lives. Balance between joy and sorrow, light and dark, the natural world and man-made, sickness and good health. The goal is to realize the so-called negative things in life (that we have no control over) are always going to be present. Obsessing over them only makes the bad feelings more immediate and positive feelings more distant. In fact the Buddhist ultimate goal of nirvana is based on the belief that happiness can be achieved in this lifetime by understanding the perfect balance between opposing forces and the realization they are not only opposites but equals as well. Hatred, envy, selfishness, greed, and the like are caused by the mind not realizing this balance. Not easy, eh?<br />Sounds like you're moving in the right direction! FatherTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673673439730873409noreply@blogger.com