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I have no delusions of monarchy, I promise, but I do relate to a conversation that the young Elizabeth II may or may not have had early in her reign. This conversation was dramatized on the series \u201cThe Crown,\u201d and went as follows: Elizabeth\u2019s grandmother was telling her about the trials and challenges of ruling and said in all seriousness that \u201cto do nothing is the hardest job of all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obviously, no one cares whether I support(ed) the prime minister\u2019s policies on coal mining, but there are still times when I must sit on my hands. My carrots have sprouted, but they are not yet two inches tall, and the cold frame does a pretty good job of recycling water, so I must wait to thin them, and I must wait to water them. In the potato patch, one plant has sprouted and a second is just starting to break the surface. It\u2019s not time to add another layer of dirt, and they aren\u2019t thirsty. Inside, I have a palm lily in a pot which recently almost died from too much water and not enough sun. Following my extensive internet research, I moved it to a south-facing window, and have patiently waited for the soil around it to dry out before adding more water. I\u2019m also told that palm lilies do not need fertilizing: the occasional repotting with fresh soil will do the trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, leave the carrots alone, leave the potatoes alone, and leave the palm lily alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also have to leave the cat alone. He came home the other night with a mysterious injury, but he is feeling a little bit better each day, and we have a vet appointment in about ten days. To get him seen before then I would have to force his sore little body into his cat carrier and keep him there for many hours on the road and the ferry, and I really feel that mostly he needs rest (with, of course, careful monitoring). Right now, he is sleeping in one of his favorite beds, so I think I\u2019ll go sit down next to him and read my book. And try to resist the urge to poke him in his owie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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