I'm still late to the party, but better late than never. Especially when the party is building a community center for some kids half a world away. [Phase 1 complete already - how rock star awesome is that?!]
This week, we're sharing 5 minutes on gardens. Then we're linking up here, and leaving some love, and spreading the news far and wide - that everyone giving a little creates a whole lot of giving. WOOT!
Garden
When we sold our house in fall 2012 and moved to a townhouse, the thing the girls and I missed the very most was our garden. We had a lovely large area where we grew tomatoes, strawberries, zucchini, cucumbers, and a whole host of flowers. We tried our hand at broccoli (never took), cantaloupe (beautiful vines, no fruit), squash (grew well but the groundhog always beat me to the harvest) and a few other things that the kids found interesting from year to year.
We always enjoyed running out to see what had blossomed. And fresh picked strawberries on breakfast cereal are the best. The absolute best.
So when we had to sell and move, the kids were crushed. I was, too. The townhouse we lived in all of last year was perfect for what we needed - right near the school., safe neighborhood, still let the girls have their own rooms and held all our stuff while we were in transition, but the one thing it was lacking was ANY outdoor space. Zilch. And we missed that garden all of last summer.
Then one thing led to another and we had to move. Again. That's twice in one year. But The Lord worked it all out and we're still in the same neighborhood, the same school - about 6 blocks from the other place. And now ... we have a tiny little yard, with a perfectly-made-for-what-we-will-grow garden plot.
of course right now it is buried under feet of snow. [Winter drama like we've not seen in years!] But it has the promise of spring - of new beginnings - new experiments - and strawberries on our breakfast cereal once again.
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