I love planting a summer garden. It reminds me of my granddaddies, who each planted way more than my grandmothers could put up. They shared their bounty with the neighbors and us. My cousins and I were not allowed in our grandfathers’ gardens for fear we suburban kids would trample the butter beans and pull… Continue reading Lessons from the Garden
Living close to God is like eating summer tomatoes all year long!
Some women love clothes. Some have a weakness for jewelry. I can’t resist summer vegetables. I stopped by the Farmers Market at the Calhoun Depot on Monday and went a little crazy. I left with three kinds of tomatoes, including a purplish heirloom variety and the most wonderful sweet cherry ones that are like having… Continue reading A Place for a Tomato
Summer 2014 has been the year of the garden for Keith and me out here in Sugar Valley. The rain and sun have worked perfectly together for us to have our best garden in years. Our cup runneth over with tomatoes, cucumbers, okra and green beans, with corn coming soon. It is the richest feeling… Continue reading Our summer garden
As the ad for the garden center says - "Time to go play in the dirt!" - now that summer is here, it is my time to play in my flower garden. We started working several years ago on a large area for my "play garden". Keith marked off a large kidney shaped area, had… Continue reading Time to play in the dirt
Under the Magnolia Tree 