In my quest this month, it's been my goal to use each day's entry from "Simple Abundance" as a launching point, a way for me to get back into the habit of writing. For me it serves two purposes: a chance to use my creativity and also a chance for people to get to know me. Most of the time, these are with the intent as letters to my daughter and granddaughter, because there are so many things that we never know about another person, whether it's our own family or friends.
But how many entries can I write about gardening? I was never an avid gardener mostly because I didn't have the yard for it. And now that I live in the Valley of Sun (btw, it's 118 again today!!) stuff just doesn't grow like it does in other places. Don't get me wrong, I do have plants, but they're desert plants. I like my Red Yuccas - they take very little maintenance and only bloom once a year, so there's not a constant clean up.
So here's a story about when I moved to Ohio. We arrived in November and lived through all the winter cold and snow days. So when spring came along, I thought the thing I should do is to plant a garden. So I did. Each day after school when the kids got home, they helped do some weeding and watering. I'm not sure the kids thought it was fun, because frankly once you plant something, it seems to take forever to see progress and growth.
But I'll never forget the look on the youngest one's face when it came time to pick a zucchini, or when the first tomatoes turned red. They were amazed that these were things we could eat! Right there in the warm afternoon sun, we sliced up a tomato and each of the had a bite. There is nothing like a warm home grown tomato!! I don't usually go out of my way to eat tomatoes, unless they're warm from the garden. They taste so yummy!
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