This must be a “women” thing. Do any of you guys suffer this problem?  Over the last six months it’s  become harder and harder to get to the sink and do dishes. Now, with orchids heralding the beginning of spring, everything is on hold near the window. This has always been the sacred area reserved for germinating the year’s new seeds for tomatoes. Apparently I didn’t get the change order. Tomatoes wait for no one. Besides, you cannot eat orchids or any other of the items in my kitchen window. Therein lies the problem. I was summarily informed this morning that what I had mistakenly assumed was “my window” isn’t.

Gentlemen, be careful. It starts with a small orphaned plant. In short order a succession of “temporary” plants crop up and soon the dishes become secondary to the plants. Any attempt to relocate them will be greeted with comments about how insensitive your are to their plight and even the approbation of “barbarian”.

My advice is to stay the course. Rather than retreat, I suggest a tactical advance in a different direction.  I’ve decided to install a bigger, 240VAC panel to the greenhouse and permanently install heat to rectify this. It’s cheaper than a divorce. Obviously, it goes without saying that I’m not putting a sink in there either.