Slice of Life Day 2 - The love of Gardening

The moment it arrives in the mailbox my heart skips a beat! The thought of May 15 consumes my thoughts. The possibilities are endless. I flip straight to the vegetable section. New, grafted heirloom tomato plants. I didn't even know that was a possibility. Would it be crazy to pay twenty-seven dollars for just three tomato plants. No of course not! Hybrid roots with heirloom tops! Hmmmm...

Spring and summer are on their way. 

As I flip through the pages I can smell the dirt, feel the sun and taste the sugar snap peas. I dog ear the corners of the pages as I go. I mentally lay out my garden as I flip each page. I wonder, do I need an addition to my nine by fourteen raised garden box? I could use some extra space to spread out my determinate canning tomato plants. That may give me room to grow some spaghetti squash. As my husband passes by I mention that I may need to add on to the front of my garden this spring. He nods his head and says "mmmmhhhhhh". I think that is a yes?

I look out the window and imagine sitting on the warm deck, shoes off, with my dog Cinnamon. The bees buzzing as we munch on green beans and cherry tomatoes. I snap back to reality when my husband asks, "What are you looking at?" I say with a sigh, "My garden" and I go back to flipping pages.


I love getting Burpee catalogues in January and February. I look forward to the colors of spring and the warmth of summer!





I was inspired to write this post after reading Linda Baie's post Looking out the window. You can read her post here http://www.teacherdance.org/2015/02/solc-one-looking-out-window.html
Thanks Linda!