These are not mine, but I wish…

I am temporarily unable to go outside (my sister is still unmovable about this), and I do understand her caution. However, having done both, I don’t think there’s much difference between falling on concrete and falling on carpet.

I have had some spectacular falls, but the one that comes to mind first was when I had cause to argue with one of the legs on my Stanley workbench. I can’t remember why I was using it, but somehow our legs became entangled, and I ended up wrapped around the workbench in a heap in our yard. I must have yelped when it happened, for a neighbour heard me and came running. He stood, looking down at me for a minute, probably wondering how to help me. Between us, we managed to separate me from the workbench.

My sister must have heard the yelp and watched the undoing, her annoyance with me reaching new heights!

All this aside, I really do need to go outside soon, as my bonsai are tired of having to fend for themselves. Although most of them are strong and healthy enough to fend for themselves, some are not, and I can hear their cries all the way in my office.

I have already had to do an emergency soil change for the Olive, which was brought in to me on a tray. My old friend, the white pine, is in the same state.

Bonsai soil doesn’t last forever. Eventually, they use up all the goodness in the soil and starve. It’s up to their carer to recognise the signs…

I wonder if my sister might bring me the white pine today?


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10 responses to “My babies need me!”

  1. Jaye, you are incorrigible! :) But I empathise with your love of your plants. I hope your sister helps you get some peace of mind. -hugs-

  2. I hope she can bring in the pine. As an old bonsai caretaker I know the importance of soil exchange.

  3. Sorry to hear about the fall. Hope you have recovered. All our little gardening pleasures are filled with risks attached. All one can do is try to mitigate the possibilities of accidents. Happy Bonsai Days My Friend.


  4. I have no bonsai, but I can relate to the screams of needy plants!

    1. I feel so helpless. At least, with the help of my family, I have managed to help the worst sufferers…

  5. I hope she brings it in. can you sit and tend them if they are brought in individually?

    1. Yes I can, even though I might make a mess. It’s something, at least…

  6. I’ve never been able to keep a bonsai going.

    1. For the first time, I’m not doing a very good job of it either, Esther. I feel so sad…

      1. It is such a shame 💔

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