My mother and grandfather used to say when disappointed by life - planted a garden.

After two weeks of readying the soil today I planted beets, Swiss chard, spinach, tomatoes. kohlrabi, kale, cauliflower, cabbage (green and Chinese), red and yellow peppers, basil, tarragon, sage and parsley, snow peas and lettuce.

It was a big disappointment, but life goes on.