Monday, February 20, 2012

Garden blues

Well, regarding that list of Things to Do I made in 2009, I did a pretty good job of it! Allow me to recap.
I did find a great Children's Librarian job in the sweetest small town library, and my wardrobe is indeed made up of many flowing white dresses, in the summertime at least.
And I succeded in spending a lot of time in the forests of Marin County, but now that I live in San Francisco again, this is proving to be a little more difficult. Yoga I have tossed to the wayside, sadly. Working 9 to 5 does not allow for the luxurious mid-day yoga sessions I was once accustomed to as a part-time employee.
Forget the list. Let's move forward to the present day. I am upset! Not because I was the victim of unjust treatment on the bus earlier this evening--the bus driver practically grabbed me as got on and said, "You've got a beer--off the bus !" I was incredulous. This is NOT a beer! "Well, what is it then?" It is a ginger ale. Sheesh! (Of course, I actually said Sheesh!) And he replied, "I was treating you like a drunk." Does that count as an apology?? Well, it sure didn't feel like one.
The real reason I am upset is because I was unfairly evicted from my community garden plot today. I have been gardening there for years, but because my name is not on the "original agreement" I am being booted. Why should just 1 person get the rightes to a community garden plot? Gardening is a community effort. It is something you do with friends and family. Now I am number 68 in line to get back in there. Perhaps in 25 years or so my name will be called. What will become of my sorrel, arugula, swiss chard, artichokes, and giant rosemary (which is so big it is apparently in violation of the rules)? I looked at other community gardens in SF tonight online and there is actually one in the Mission that states the waiting list is 18-20 years long. Imagine waiting 20 years to grow some lettuce.
Community gardens should not be eked out to one person at a time. Wouldn't it make so much more sense if people could be allowed to share them and to take care of them together?