Archive for June, 2010

Unexpected pleasure.

I am officially one month into my experiment in gardening- taking a page out of the book my mother writes. I could never understand her delight in digging in the dirt; I only know that some of our best talks occurred while we aimlessly wandered the yard, picking weeds and watering in the summer dusk. I never held an interest until this summer when I planted my tomatoes and now am finding so much joy in a place I was not aware of.

The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.  ~Hanna Rione
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