hang in, gardener. you're a good man. there's something awful about this involuntary pruning of our lives; for a long time I thought for sure the pruning was too severe and would stunt my growth forever. but suddenly with this springtime there's new growth shooting out all over the place, and fresh blooms.

this is your fallow season. rest under the fertile loam for now; springtime will come.

M60
H52
D20
M14 yrs
OW-old gf from 1986
bomb-5/18/08
H filed for D-9/10/08
D final 4/24/09
xH remarried (not OW) 2012