Our seder was a big, interactive, participatory event, as predicted.  Jess joined us.  Avdi came through with progressive haggaddahs and roles for each participant, which tended to get rowdy and comedically improv at times!  The theme was solidarity with the victims of genocide in Gaza, and other human rights crimes, and the hope for justice and freedom for every marginalized community.  I provided a hearty matzo ball soup, and even better (also slightly unconventional) charoset.  Appropriate inebriation and hilarity were achieved.  All in all, a successful (and educational!) seder.  I slept over, and actually got some sleep.

Yesterday was a gorgeous, warm and windy, quintessential spring day.  Since we weren’t doing a second seder, my culinary role wasn’t required, so I got a lot done in the garden.  I planted the assorted cucumber seedlings and chamomile plants, then brought out some more seedlings to harden off: tomatoes, artichokes, basil, etc.  I prepped the areas surrounding the veg garden, and direct-sowed assorted corn, pole beans, sunflowers, and beneficial companionate annual flowers mixes: nasturtiums, marigolds, zinnias, and calendula.  Also black hollyhocks in front of the tool shed.

Naturally, as a gardener, my original plan and layout revises every five minutes!  Nature is the ultimate supervisor; I just determine where the most logical, viable locations would be, and customize it to the end users.  Then we just sit back and be patient and envision the beautiful results.  The goal is to keep it natural and managed at the same time, then let nature take over.