Reaching out and touching somebody

Last night ranks way up there as one of the great nights! We went to see kd lang and after her fabulous performance I got to shake her hand. Sitting in the front row of the theatre was an absolute thrill for me. I am now totally spoiled for any concert! Each time she stood in front of me I had to resist the urge to reach out and touch her. And I mean really resist.

I have been a fan since I first saw her in a wedding dress accepting an award. I was hooked. At one time she had a fan club that I joined and stayed with for many years. I try not to miss her appearances on tv and if she's coming to my city, I'm at her concert. I feel like a teenager with a huge crush.

Her voice can only be described as magnificent. Last night on stage when I saw her barefoot, I had the song Barefoot running through my head for a split second. Be still my heart.

Gardening and other fun

It's now officially Spring for me and my spouse. We've spent the last five hours digging, turning dirt, and pulling weeds from the vegetable garden. Last year was a miss, but this year we're planting. I didn't realize how much I would miss the fresh veg. I still get a thrill when I see something growing. So far there are five varieties of tomato, three types of peppers, green peas, cucumber, and potatoes to plant. I wonder what else I can try to grow? And as opportune as this weekend may seem to plant them, it won't be until next weekend or later that they'll actually go in the ground. I've had too many plants die from the frost when I've planted before the last week in May.

But boy am I sore. My leg muscles are screaming at me. I have two blisters on my thumb that attest to the intensity of the work I did. I sure am glad I took some Tylenol 3 before I started that work!

And like all things, it took longer than expected. There are perennials to plant also and because they are going to new locations, the earth has to be prepped before that can happen. I don't have the strength to do anymore hard labour today.

Parker has turned into quite the gardener's helper. If we tell him to dig, he will. He's fast too. The unfortunate part is that he sent a lot of the earth out of the garden. But his heart and feet were in the right place! Got to love dogs and digging! Good boy.

Carpe Diem!