#1 son is getting married this summer. So I’m having to spend some time finding ye olde Mother Of The Groom dress.

Oy.

I haven’t actually gone to an actual store to find the actual dress yet. Because I’m lazy. And besides, I’d like to tone up my saggy arms and get rid of all the cellulite before I go into the store and put the dress on. So what have I been doing instead? Shopping on the internet, of course! Where it’s safe and no one can see me. Heh.

Anyway. Try Googling “Mother of the bride/groom dress”. Go ahead. I’ll wait. The images are frightening. I’m not in my 80’s and I’m not wearing those dresses. And the dresses I’ve found during my search are either for prom or Alexis Carrington of Dynasty (speaking of the 80’s). And since I’m not 17 nor going anywhere near shoulder pads ever again, both options are out.

I did find a designer I’ve fallen madly in love with, and the one dress I want really badly is not in my size in any store in the entire universe. Of course. Because that’s how it always happens, doesn’t it? But it’s only April and the wedding isn’t until July so I have plenty of time….(she says, in deep denial).

And hey, the longer I put it off the more buff my arms will be, right? Besides, I have galleys to work on. 😉

I did a vegetable garden last year, and oh was it full of awesome. We had an early warm, wet spring, and rich soil, and we had a yield that was nothing short of awesome.

Right now my garden looks like this:

Spring has been dry as old bones. And cold. Biker Dude has been traveling, and to say we’re not yet prepared to plant is the understatement of the year. He built a second garden area last fall as you can see, so we (“we” meaning him, of course) need to bring in a truck load of top soil to fill in the new garden area). We have to dig out the dead junk from last year.

But the strawberries are already coming up. And onions. And my herbs. I’ll have to redistribute some of those. And I still haven’t decided yet what I’m going to plant this year. Tomatoes, of course. And potatoes. Probably green peppers. Not sure what else yet. Guess I need a plan, and in a hurry.

We have a ton of work ahead of us and planting time is like…now. Yikes.

Do you plant a vegetable garden? If so, is your planting time upon you, and what are you putting in this year?

For those of us in the romance community, we’re a tight knit group, traveling from blog to blog and getting to know each other… at least virtually.

One of those people who has always been so thoughtful, giving and so wonderful in this community is Fatin from Novel Thoughts.

Fatin lost her husband Tuesday in a senseless, tragic workplace shooting. My heart goes out to her, her four daughters and her entire family.

Please feel free to leave your condolences here at the Novel Thoughts blog.