Thurs. Feb. 5, 2026: Dreams and Budgets

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Third Quarter Moon waxing in Virgo

Jupiter Retrograde

Celtic Tree Month of Rowan

Cloudy and cold

We’ve been in a brutal cold snap, and it’s supposed to get worse over the weekend, with more snow. Then, supposedly, it gets a little milder. At this point, getting above freezing would feel tropical.

It was Imbolc over the weekend, and the full moon. However, according to my planting calendar, the 31st, Saturday, was a planting day, not Imbolc or Candlemass.

I blessed my seeds, and I planted Bachelor’s Buttons in a pot by a sunny, warm window in honor of the stirring beneath. The seeds are from last year, so I don’t know if they will sprout, but I’m giving them a shot. I also repotted a frond of snake plant. The original snake plant was a gift when we still lived in Chicago, when my dad had a heart attack, back in 1964. It moved with us to New York, then to the Cape, then here to the Berkshires. Part of the plant died in an unexpected frost about a year ago, and I’ve had the saved fronds in water since. Here’s hoping they like being back in soil.

Other than that, we are doing our best to keep the plants happy inside. They like the sunny days. I don’t think the begonia will make it, unfortunately. I’ve tried several different locations, and it remains unhappy.

I’m trying to decide what to plant from seed and what to buy as a plant, so I can set a budget. Herbs and flowers will be the focus again this year, with maybe a couple of small, pot-friendly vegetables. I’d like to get a patchouli plant and a dwarf orange, as well. I’m researching floribunda roses, hoping I can find a small one that will thrive in a pot. I’ve had good luck with rugosa, but I think they have to be in the ground. I have more research to do.

How are things in your garden?

Daydreaming on hooman's sleep wear.

Sleeping - so important!

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When feelings overtake the mind, reality got it hard to make itself visible again.

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https://scriptorium77.com/2025/10/26/haiku-2025-daydreams-tagtraeume/

my thoughts occupied
dancing with your reflection
spinning peace of mind

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For isn't it in our daydreams that we acquire some sense of what we are about? Where we try on futures and practice our voices before committing ourselves to words or deeds? Daydreaming is where we go to cultivate the self, or, more likely, selves, out of the view and earshot of other people. Without its daydreams, the self is apt to shrink down to the size and shape of the estimation of others.
-- Michael Pollan

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With his striking new album Daydreams, Effin deconstructs fragments of the past and rebuilds them into something beautifully unsettling. Faded melodies and jagged basslines intertwine, creating a soundscape where nostalgia feels both comforting and corrosive.
https://retroworldnews.com/effin-transforms-bass-music-with-daydreams-a-lush-gritty-journey-of-memory-and-melody/

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