Goal Interrupted

Two things I set as goals for myself this summer: First, to open an Etsy shop. It's open and I'm  untangling the knots of shipping - UGH! But it's open! Yea! 

Second, to open our gardens for "sale" or "swap". This garden season has been unequalled as far as plenty of rain - I've never seen the grass as green as it is in any other August! The ground is usually rock hard by this time of year, but it's still wonderful out there. Perfect for digging plants to share even this late in the season! Mid-July, my sign, below, was ready with a page box on the side listing plants and prices. Last stop - check the internet for what others who sell out of their gardens might have to give as advice.  Ooops!

In more than one place, I found direction to make sure that our  homeowner's insurance covered this venture. I got the uh-oh feeling right then. And I was right. Our insurance company wants more money than I would ever make to keep our coverage while making any sort of plant transactions on our property. 

The sign is in the basement - it is a GREAT sign, though, so I thought I'd post it so that somebody could see it! The blue letter pattern is photoshopped into the letters from a picture of one of our own Nikko blue hydrangeas - thanks to My Amazing Husband! 

Maybe we'll find a loophole over the winter and I can try again next spring. I was really looking forward to the "swap" part.