Convince oregano! Even in cold central Ontario, it took over the world, with no help at all! I have found that hard to grow plants at zone 4 are invasive weeds at zone 6 so suspect that it could work the opposite, that dif climes can make things harder to grow even though warmer. Gardening is a fascinating science requiring a great deal of In Tune with Nature!

I rounded out yesterday with two more shopping mini-excursions. Then stuck to the computer as the shopping used up physical energy. Cough got worse in late afternoon and most of night. Very tiring. I added a blog on baby animals/spring to wordpress and FB.

Woke up this morning realizing I had actually slept and felt well. This morning's porridge had a good amount of frozen small fruits added. Very nice change from the usual apples and cranberries. Another sunny day at 29F.

Today the cough has been episodic. There was a major group of students visiting Quaker meeting this morning and some stayed for potluck. Lots of good energy. I wore mask as the venue is toxic due to cleaning materials. Took it off to eat and coughed badly.

But I also coughed though most of the hour of worship even with mask on. A friend noted she had found a cough medicine that works and although I believe it is important to cough the stuff out of the system, maybe a rest would be good also. I'll call her.

I had not been to meeting in months and had lost touch. One younger Friend has moved close by and said he would call me and visit. I told him there is a potting wheel and his partner perked up significantly; she has taught pottery! So I may have two visitors! we talked about taking walks and my problem of needing a destination; he said he would choose a destination. I also noted that I thought of going to the Botanical Gardens -way in the east end - if I knew how to do it by bus. They knew. We never use transit. It would be a good thing to do on a decent day before warm weather.

We also talked about my archives and how the Quaker grapevine worked after we had a serious accident in Saskatchewan in 77. He was intrigued with how people connected before email!

Then off to the west end for some packets of ready to use Indian foods as we were almost out and romano cheese - one specific shop. Then, my route home went past Home Depot and we have several new flowering and foliage plants. Spring is not coming quickly enough!