Buzz Buzz

The raised beds are in and mostly planted to my delight.  Blogging takes a back seat whenever work with the hands is the priority.  Between massaging at the day spa and digging in the earth, my hands are under serious duress.  They are swollen and sore most mornings and sunburned, too. Anyone know of the magic solution?

I took a restorative yoga class on Sunday.  If you've never done this and your back suffers, I recommend it. I don't know how classes or instructors vary, but we were put in a series of asanas using props under our backs, bums or legs-holding the positions for 10-15 minutes each.  Sometimes it would take 5 of those minutes for the burning in my muscles to stop.  Many positions were like propped up backbends.  It took a day to feel the real benefit-a soft, relaxed back!  Of course, it only lasted about 2 days.  Once I went back to work, I was burning again. 

Spring is fully sprung here, the bees are buzzing, inspiring work and planting.  It doesn't seem like the restful winter season lasted very long!  The work, work, work is never done.  Sometimes it seems this is all our culture knows.  My fantasy is that in generations past, the workloads were offset by regular campfires and conversations, fishing trips and lying in hammocks with lemonade nearby. 

That's why it's called a fantasy, I suppose. 

Comments

[wendy]

oh sister, i like that fantasy.
xoxo

[nina]

your words mama, i do love them. (i'm always accused of talking like yoda...evidently i write like him, too). i'm feeling you with the hands thing...between massaging and seedling work outside, mine look like poo. no magic secrets, although burts bees puts out some gardening salve that's pretty rocking (it's in a green tin, i can't think of the name).

[ally bean]

"The work, work, work is never done. Sometimes it seems this is all our culture knows."

I think that you are so right that this is all that we know. And I also think that it makes for some very unbalanced people. I always think of yoga breathing where there is a pause between in and out. We all need more pauses.

[Julie]

Link's parents came over yesterday and helped us fix up our back yard a bit. I never know when to cut things back or when they are officially dead. There's a lot more space back there to plant new stuff now. I can't wait for you to see it! This weekend, we will do no work, just eat, drink and be merry! I am so looking forward to it!