(The first baby blanket ever in the works. I’m so proud! The baby is due in June to my cousin. That plant in a bag is a recycled material plant seedling, a green bean -I shared the how to link on earth day, the windowbox leaves are tiny little salads of our future, and the egg carton sprouts are marigolds.)

The message from the universe this week which is coming in loud and strong: all good things come with time. You gotta wait. Wait until the moment is right. Ugh. Actually, I’ve been getting this message for weeks. I’ve got seedling all over the place that want to go in to the ground but instead must linger in the home, perilously close to cats who want to nibble them, small children who seem to be prone to knocking things over and me who wants to squirt them to death with a bottle of water. Poor things are probably longing for some sun and bugs and birds to torment them. Local lore states that all gardens be started no earlier than mother’s day if you hope to see results. But this year I plan to expand the garden beyond our simple box we made a few years back and have been hoarding items and making lists of things I want to plant and it seems to be taking so long to get to mother’s day, a day when the family takes me to a plant store and helps me plant whatever I buy.

Then there’s the knitting. I am slowly plodding my way through this baby blanket and so excited to see that I can actually make a whole item with different colors in it! Thanks Kelly at Chicks with Stixs for talking me into it. But my baby cousin won’t be here until June and I’ll have to wait until August to see him.

Other things I’m waiting on: beach days, vacation, seeing my extended family, kayaking. I’m breathing deeply and exuding uncharacteristic Buddha calm. What is the universe making you wait for?