This bougainvillea always makes me think of my mom and how she taught me so much about gardening but how different our styles were. This was the one plant I had that had established itself to add some color and help cover the fence for my wedding. I came home from some errands to find my mom with the pruners hacking away at this bush, cuts up to her elbows from the thorns, and her being totally proud of her accomplishments. She was so pleased with her work that I couldn’t tell her that I was horrified. We just blotted her scrapes and had a wedding. Now these plants are twice her height and they bring me many happy memories about her goals for a more manicured garden and, undoubtedly, more manicured children. 🌺🌸
Monday and some anxiety
Today is Monday and I am awake and up mostly because of anxiety. I don't want to admit it but it's true. I woke up early and started thinking about my to-do list and then there was no way I could get back to sleep after that. I have a lot to decide this week like will I add more colors to my yarn line. It seems like that would be a nobrainer but there is a lot to consider like how my sales will increase this fall (how am I going to make sure I can pay for the inventory that I buy) and where all that yarn is going to go when it gets here!
These are normal thoughts for me and my small business but to compound them with the stress of losing my mother is a little overwhelming. I guess just have to make the decisions and move through the day. I always have a huge list of tasks for the day and ideas for the future so I guess it doesn't make today any different than any other day.
Beer Brewing Company
We were a little late to the game on visiting Beer Brewing Co. here in Oceanside and I'm kind of sad we hadn't visited sooner!
This funky little brewery is tucked in behind Bull Taco and the Wrench & Rodent Seabasstropub. I know that sounds like a big jumble but I promise you those are the names and they're also awesome. A gourmet taco shop, an eclectic sushi restaurant and a tiny brew house all tucked in one building. Try each of them!
The night we visited there were two beers on tap. The 96 lb. IPA was fresh and delicious. I had a glass of the Coalfire Stout which had the malt toasted in the coal pizza oven at the Privateer, another great Oceanside restaurant.
Go, kick back, grab some sushi and have a beer on the patio. Yes!