Hey hey! So it's Monday and you'd think that I'd be feeling like a slug stuck in the mud... but I'm as excited as a june bug caught in a coffee mug because Sarah was at Riverview today! She's been gone for quite a few weeks in the warm Florida climate and just returned with a new haircut and old smile on her face. I like Sarah because she's really spunky and outgoing and always stirs up energy when I work with her. She'll teach you to enjoy whatever task you have to do.  She knows a ton about plants and plant diseases (and used to do gymnastics). She also is the most positively receptive to the pranks Mira and I pull- she always seems the most amused.

I guess I should also introduce Rachel as well. She was at Riverview this Saturday and accompanied all the youth corps students throughout the summer. In school, we're always taught to accept everyone and treat everyone equally- it's been drilled into us for twelve or so years. I think spending one day with Rachel could prove that same lesson. Like Sarah, she walks through life with this contagious air of positivity and spunk. She has an amazing voice that sings Disney songs and wears red boots and is a dedicated practitioner of the art of yoga. After spending time with her I want to hold doors open for strangers or help old ladies cross the street.

So anyway, Mira and I continued working on the garden beds in the hoop house. We filled the dug out trenches with wood and covered a section with sod, grass-side down. I think the reasoning behind this method is that the grass decomposes quickly, providing quick nutrients for any plants whereas the wood decomposes more slow and steadily, with constant nourishment over an elongated period of time. Mira and I were left alone in the hoop house for most of the time so we just conversed with each other. Honestly I'm impressed that we didn't cause any mischief whatsoever.

What a happy Monday it was