Introduction

Introduction: Mapping Out a Plan for the Rest of My Life and Enjoying the Journey

My Golden Years are an extension of the life I have lived up to retirement which began on December 1, 2011. I have organized this blog to include the top ten relevant topics shown below in the right side column in General Topics. Just click on one and you will see all that I have written on that topic. Click on the Most Current tab for chronological order of all entries.

I have addressed each topic in no particular order other than what is currently on my mind on the day I am posting. I started each topic by describing where I was when I began this blog and then exploring the possibilities of progression and any goals that I would like to meet. After that, I write about the path to reach that goal as it happens. Sometimes I just write about what is happening now.

I welcome any comments and questions either on this blog or email as I travel these paths and hope to share my growth with interested persons who may find some common elements in their own path to the rest of their life. I hope to use my skills as an appraiser for nearly 30 years to continue to observe different perspectives on a subject and reconcile into a conclusion that is of value to me. Please join me whenever you like. Email notice of new posts is no longer available so just bookmark the address.

The Blog Archive tool is helpful to find posts by year. Of most importance to me is the confidence developed in my intuitive skills over the years and it is that part of my character I am trusting to define value in my life. I believe change can be good and I can be enriched by believing in my true self using my intuition. The analytical part of my life no longer has a financial grip and I can let go of what absolutely made sense at the time in favor of what feels right now. I have done a lot of work since this blog began in 2011 and I hope you will join me as I explore this approach in My Golden Years.


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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Plant Sale and Garden Preparation




Spring is just around the corner and Hickory County Master Gardeners are ready.  The gardens have been plowed at The McCarty Senior Center and planting plans are in process as soon as the weather warms up.  Many vegetables will be grown again for use in the daily meal menus for local seniors.  These vegetables include:  lettuce, radish, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, green peppers, hot peppers, and squash.  Giant pumpkins will be a new challenge this year to be used as decoration in the fall.   The landscape will also be adorned with lovely plants and colorful flowers.

A couple days ago, the flowering plant plugs were delivered.  Today the greenhouse is filled up with potted plant plugs that will be nurtured to be ready for sale April 29th and May 3rd.  These plants include:  Begonias, Calibrachea, Geraniums, Gerbera Daisies, Sweet Potato Vines, New Guinea Impatiens, Lantana, Snapdragons, Sunpatiens, Torinia, Vinca, Blanket Flower, and assorted Herbs and Vegetable plants.  This is our main fund raiser and I am very happy to be an active volunteer since 2012 and even happier that my husband is also a newly trained Master Gardener this year!  Gardening has always been one of the best things we love to do together and now we can do more and be around other people that enjoy growing as we do.  Intuition is valued in gardening as knowledge, training, experience, and nature awareness all come together as we do service for our community.


Several additional gardens have been added for 2014


Plant plugs arrive in very neat trays and are carefully removed to be planted in prepared pots


Trays of pots are filled with potting soil


The soil filled pot trays are then sprayed with water to be ready for planting





An efficient assembly line forms as volunteers prepare the pots along the wood benches


Plant pots are labeled and sorted


The greenhouse is filled to capacity and now they are ready to grow!
Master Gardeners have done a good job filling the greenhouse in 3 hours working together.

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