Garden Blather: The scabiosa has not been doing well. It looks droopy and dissatisfied, not unlike me on a Monday morning. I believe it does not like the constantly moist soil the dicentra and violets are thriving in. I shall have to move it this weekend and give it a pot of its own where it can dry out thoroughly between waterings. The older columbine is completely done flowering; I am sad. I loved the elfin prongs of the flowerhead and the subtle shading from white to yellow to rose. The other columbines aren't doing much beyond throwing out leaves like mad.

The snapdragons seem to be getting a bit more carmine as they age. The mimula next to them is full of beautiful burgundy flowers. I particularly like the geometric sharpness of the sawtooth leaf edges. The wallflowers are spreading out a bit, filling in the available space and popping out blooms in the prettiest russet and yellow imaginable. Their buds are a dark navy blue which contrast beautifully with the surrounding green.

Work has slowed down since we lost our biggest account. Did I mention this? Everyone's kind of relieved. The account happened to be the only one who did not get charged fees, and consequently no one is going to miss the insane amount of work for which we received only what the airlines deigned to pay us in commission. I will miss certain clients of course. I've developed an excellent relationship with many of the sales reps. And I think they'll miss the personal service they got working with a small, family-owned business once they discover they're going to be working with a travel conveyor belt like Carlson Wagonlit, but that's life in the big city. At any rate, we're still busy. We're simply no longer stressed to the max, backs to the wall. I'm sleeping much better.

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