Well, the crisis of a couple of days ago seems to be contained, at least for now. The hot pepper plants are looking pretty well so far, and even seem to have grown a bit. I also bought some osmocote fertilizer at the garden store, which I sprinkled on all the pots, with the exception of the Red Butte plants, which already had some. A sprinkling of osmocote should last through the summer. Now if it would just stop raining so that they could take advantage of some heat and sunshine, and the extra food.
If you've been watching Netflix much lately, you've probably seen the new series "Tidying Up", with Marie Kondo. She's an expert in cleaning, tidying, and storing stuff, and her method is quite inspiring. I enjoyed the show so much that I ordered her book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up", and spent several days trying to get my house more in order. Not that I'm a hoarder - I have a basically tidy home. But the Kon-mari method teaches you to look at your belongings and ask yourself if each particular belonging brings you joy. If it doesn't, it's time for it to move on. I went through all my clothes first, followed by my books and DVD's, followed by the office, followed by the kitchen and laundry room. Whatever didn't bring me joy or a happy memory went into the pile. And when all was said and done, I ended up taking an entire car full of stuff to the local Deseret Industries, to hopefully be re-purposed for someone else to find
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