Happiness is being non-profit

[primsong]

I've been hard-put to keep up with everyone this week - had to choose between that and writing and decided it's been too long since I took time to just write. (the new tale, Stone of Erebor, is now underway)

Happiness abounded recently when we finally got the papers from the IRS that make One Small Garden an official non-profit. Now we can pursue donations to replace the benches, get the deck properly stained and sealed, etc. and set up the organization to help other potential charity gardens. My kudos go to the three ladies who put so much time into getting that paperwork through! They are with me here - along with a special visitor who came back to see how it was growing and to lend his support.




On another note, I bought a catnip plant to put in my own garden, for Pi. It was left on the kitchen counter when we went to bed, ready to put in the ground in the morning. In the middle of the night, what do we hear? *bonk bonk thump whack*... Pi found it. She was lolling on a branch of catnip, rolling around on the countertop, surrounded by all the things she had knocked over and totally buzzed. It went up on top of the fridge, she went outside. Somehow I don't think it will last long out there, lol...

Comments

[stefestella.livejournal.com]

Aww that is such a great picture!
AND Yay for One Small Garden!!!!!

[voontah.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy to see he hasn't completely washed his hands of the whole deal.

[primsong.livejournal.com]

That's been the whole point of this - to create a new life for the garden and the good of its vision, from scratch, and to break with the tentacles of the bad beginning so they don't pull us under. He supports it in its current form, with an almost scary amount of enthusiasm (you know how he can be!)- thankfully he has his dear Christine to keep him even-keeled when he wants to change the whole world. :-)

[lothithil.livejournal.com]

That is sooo cool! I am happy for you!

[iorhael94.livejournal.com]

ohmygosh, I looked at this pic the first time around and wondered who the guy was with you all...then I saw your comment about a special visitor!! Wow! When did he come up..was it recently? Did he just meet with you four? Oh you are so so lucky my child!!! Bless you for all your hard work on the Garden!

[iorhael94.livejournal.com]

Yes, I should have said what someone did above...I am so glad as well that he still supports the Garden and that he realizes that you all are the "good folk".

[gondoriangirl.livejournal.com]

What a sweet image of your kittie! LOL! A little while ago I bought liquid catnip to re-energize Buddy's soft toys. Now he licks the carpet where I sprayed the toys!

[maidoforange.livejournal.com]

OMG! (((((Prim)))))! How awesome! Great pic, too!

Also, LOL about the catnip!

I think that is wonderful news!

[lyria-theringer.livejournal.com]

It is good to see that there is still good in the world. :)

I am glad he came down, the pic is great.

Catnip. what a crazy plant. My brother in law came over the other day and my cat started biting and sniffing at his boot. One boot only... then he started rolling around on the ground and I said "Aha.. that's got to be catnip" My brother in law was out walking in fields all day and I guess he stomped in some catnip. Crazy.

Once again, our lives parallel in strange ways.

How is your house? Mine is starting to come around a bit. Feels a lot more like home now.

I have missed seeing you around Prim. I have been sorely absent, but hope it will improve.

(((Prim)))

Re: I think that is wonderful news!

[primsong.livejournal.com]

On his boot? LOL! I planted it yesterday - we'll see how long it stays there. Last time I planted some, the neighbor-cat ate it down to the *root*! Dug it out of the ground and everything. I'd thought "Well, if they bite it off, at least it will grow back" - NOT! :-D

The house is Home now - we have the "old house" on the market now, and when I go over there to water and weed and wipe, keeping it as nice as possible in wooing a buyer, it feels very, very familiar, but it no longer has those "ghosts" of my furniture in it - it feels like a vacant house. Then I finish watering and go "Home" - how strange it is, that transfer. I still have many things I would like to do, little things (and big) that I wish I could buy to improve the house and yard, but we finally "Live Here" now. Perhaps it is seeing the seasons come back around - it is now a year since we bought it, though only six months that I've been living in it. I've seen the lilies bloom before, and they look familiar instead of being a surprise. :-)

((((Lyria)))))

[estellye.livejournal.com]

That is terrific news, Prim. Congratulations! The picture is lovely.