I think I have just fallen in love with the idea of planting more than what you need in the garden and sharing with those unable to grow garden goodness.
Due to our move, my garden had to be put to bed. We weren't there to tuck it in on a few chilly nights and it died. I wasn't there to take care of it or harvest things anyway, but I'm still kind of sad to be done already. I'm not done having those summer vegetable meals from the garden.
We moved to a place where peoples gardens are still going pretty strong and it is kind of depressing that I don't have my garden here and I don't really know anyone to beg a tomato off of. I was moaning to my husband about it and how I've only met a few young mothers who surely don't garden, we can't afford to buy much at the farmer's market, and grocery store tomatoes just aren't the same.
The very next morning, I went to a neighborhood playgroup for the first time and almost immediately, one of the other mothers asked if anyone was interested in some produce. I was so grateful to be blessed by her generosity. I doubt she realized what a blessing her over abundant garden was to me. We already ate the zucchini and I have a lovely bowl of tomatoes sitting on the counter just waiting to be part of a B.L.T.
Sounds like something to think about for next spring! I had such horrible luck with the few things I tried to grow, I know I would have loved getting a tomato or two and a nice zucchini! I have to buy my stuff at the store and I know what you mean about the tomatoes!
ReplyDeletehow nice! It sounds like you will have a nice little network once you start getting around and meeting people.
ReplyDeleteHi! I really hate to do this to a novice, but I believe you will do just fine.
ReplyDeleteA. Make your blog, just as you normally do - thank the idiot who gave you the award include their blog name. Now, it took me forever to figure this out, but on the page where all the stuff like font size, etc are is a link button - just kind of mouse over all that stuff to get familiar with what each one is for. Anyhow, after you have written their blog name and whatever (I use 2 screens, one for the page I am writing and one for my main page) You click on my blog - it comes up and there's my address at the top of your screen- just like any other site you go to! Highlight and copy, then in your blog you are writing highlight my name, find the link button and click it - a popup will pop up, just paste it in. It turns color and will lead the next "clicker" to my blog.
Now the picture of the award, I have never gotten that right, so I just copy it, paste it into my "paint" program and then save it in a picture program and add it to my blog.
If this makes no sense to you at all, do NOT feel alone. That link button is your friend, yah, I know, the award is the enemy. I used to think I was being picked on, because I am known for being incompetent on the computer, but have learned to wing it.
If you're having trouble, let me know, I am on and off all day!
When you get it - you can just delete this comment!
You can do it!