Times they are a-changing

I apologize in adavance for not posting much this week. I've been quite busy with this that and the other and frankly? There is not much to report, as my doctor is forbidding me from doing any sort of work for the time being, so I'm stuck with doing bills, housework (as much as I can), office work and other rather boring pursuits. It's been a big YAWN over here!

Also? Something has happened since the time change last weekend. I have NOT been able to get a good night's sleep to SAVE MY LIFE! What is going on? My husband is having the same problem - but insomnia is not unusual for him. It IS unusual for me, however. I toss and I turn and then fidget around and then toss and turn.

I know that we recently had a new moon and with the new moon and the full moon, the tides tend to be a bit more extreme. Last weekend, we had some HUGE tidal action - over 12 feet here in Salem, plus a storm surge that made it even bigger on some days. Tides are caused by the centrifugal force as the Earth spins on its axis added to the gravitational pulls of the sun and moon. Those are just facts. Now, this next part might sound crazy, but bear with me...

I propose that because the human body is 70 percent water, just like the Earth is, that we are similarly affected by those forces that cause the tides! I think living near the ocean, you are more aware of the "pull" that goes on - I know when it's dead-low tide I can feel an energy that makes me feel sort of buzzy and restless. And, NO, I don't do drugs!! I've been thinking about this for many years and I ask around when I've felt this restlessness at night (when the tides are particularly strong) and it's really a pretty common experience!!

So, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it!

In plant news, I'm SO excited!! On October 28th, I made the bold move of cutting a nice big, healthy stem off my grape tomato plant with the intention of rooting it in a glass on my window sill in the kitchen: HERE!

Well, I've been faithfully checking the stem probably 5 times a week to see if I'd made any progress in the root department.

This is what I found yesterday:
ROOTS! Really good ones, too! Oh, I'm just so excited! It took about two weeks and BAM, perfect roots! I'll let them develop a bit more before I plant this guy and then try to find a good, sunny location for him to live this winter. I'm excited just to have successfully rooted a tomato plant! I've never done that before!

I know - I get pretty riled up over sort of lame stuff! Such is the life of a gardener in the off-season!

The tomato plant itself is looking really healthy
the blooms are drying up and not making fruit, but that doesn't really surprise me - there just is not enough sunlight to stimulate that growth. We get about 2 hours of sun a day now. JUST kidding! It's not that bad, but suffice it to say, it gets dark EARLY. Really early.

Koty and Sadie have been quite happy with this transition to VERY chilly temperatures. Since they are both 1/2 mountain dog breeds, they are well-equipped for this chilly weather. Here they are outside this morning. It was in the high 30s!
I took this photo through the double-paned window in the back door - that's why it looks all weird!

And here they are side-by-side in the bar:


As much as Sadie feigns that she doesn't really dig Koty, I've caught them sleeping literally back to back I cannot tell you how many times. Last night I caught her snuggling up to him on the same dog bed! And she follows him around on our walks and "helps" him when he finds a squirrel or cat or rat to chase!

Ok. That's it for today. Off to walk the dogs, finish laundry and then I get to reconcile our checking account and then write out a bunch of bills! Jealous??? heee!!

Hope you're all having a fab Thursday!

Later!