The Empty Hanger

Photo – K Nowosad

Yuck! That’s the first word that came to mind when I saw this picture. I can’t believe how yucky my front of the house container area looks right now. But the empty hanger is so representative of life during the pandemic. Things that I was used to be able to get easily are not so easy to get anymore. I always have a begonia plant hanging from that iron stand. This year, I found one hanging basket for purchase which I put back when I noticed that it was already starting to go into problem growing.

Photo K Nowosad

So why not get a few begonias and make my own? I cannot find a hanging plastic planter to buy. And I can’t find reasonably sized bags of dirt. I really don’t need a full truckload delivered for one plant.

I went to Farms View market which normally has tons of hanging baskets to buy. There were about 6 left for sale none of which was what I wanted. They did have flats of begonias but nothing to plant them in.

It took me well over a month to find the hose connectors that I needed so I could clean up the deck and outside furniture. People working at Lowe’s and Home Depot told me that with people being home, everyone was working on their lawns and plants. And yes, my own house does look better than usual this year because of work I’ve done. Except for this darn empty hanger.

Today I’m heading out to try to find tissues, paper towels, and Lysol. These items are hard to get right now. Yes, basics that were never a problem even before a snow storm now are. So maybe I will be lucky and find a hanging begonia plant to finally hang on that darned empty hanger.