Where did she go?

Being spring and high planting season, I should be posting like a mad woman now.  I do have several seeds in the trays and have been transplanting things as they are ready.  There are a few things that didn't get done as soon as I wanted but I have kept up o.k. so far. 

Today will be a busy day in the garden as the onions need to get in as well as the pak choi and cabbage plants that are ready.  It is also high time that I soak my peas and get those going as well.  

The weather has been cool with some night below freezing yet which has kept me from accomplishing as much as I normally would.  Life has also taken an interesting turn.  Besides a second knee replacement (on the same knee just two years later) for my husband, work has gotten interesting in a chaotic sort of way.  I have been working at my present job for almost 4 years.  When I took the job it was my dream job.  I was working with the citizens of the city and the Department of Forestry to balance the wants of the citizen with the resources of Forestry.  I was a customer service rep in the most basic terms.  The challenge was just what I needed.  Things turned quickly with the new Wisconsin anti-labor laws and economic hardships brought on by the foreclosure crisis.  I became a code enforcement supervisor and city properties manager as a result.  I never left my job, my job left me.  

Prior to what I do now, I spent 19 and a half years working in the City of Milwaukee Nursery and Greenhouses.  It was a great job, but very physically demanding.  I experienced burnout and my body was needing a break.  Times and circumstances have changed and I now find myself finding a new career challenge.  I will be returning to the nursery and greenhouse to try to accomplish the task of carrying out the spring season with the exit of the present manager and crew leader.  I don't know yet where this is all going, but the city has a very capable work force that was under utilized.  I will miss the capabilities that the crew leader brought to the table, but she has been offered a job that she just can't refuse.  It is unfortunate that she will not be there to finish what she started.  The rest of us will have to pick up and press forward to salvage what we can as a team.  I am fortunate to have the support of the other managers and staff to see this happen.

I may not be updating my planting progress much this spring, but I will continue to do what I love.  Stay tuned to find out how this all turns out.  In the meantime, keep us all in your thoughts and prayers as we move forward to accomplish the task.

My last Arbor Day program after a very good day on the job.