Today I am grateful for sunshine. We have had several days of rain, and clouds, and fog, and generally gloomy weather. It is winter, after all. But today around 11:00 the clouds melted away and the sun came out and cheered everything up. Sunshine is so uplifting. I had to go for a walk just to take it all in. In the middle of July, I'm not always so grateful. But in January, sunshine is a wonderful thing.
Today I looked at my vegetable garden and starting planning what I want to grow this year. In January all things are possible. Plants will go in at the right moment, seeds will be planted on time, the weather will cooperate, and the garden will be filled with tasty produce. We'll see what happens. But I think some spring vegetables - spinach, snap peas, maybe something else - might go in next week. Just to see what happens.
It made me think about the first real garden that I had. We had purchased our first little starter home. It was at the end of a cul-de-sac, so the yard was wedge shaped. The front yard was small, but the back yard was quite large. I loved it. Even though there was a steep slope, it was great for a garden. I had to terrace the rows, but that was kind of nice. I started seeds inside, and as soon as the weather was warm, out they all went into the garden. I had tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash, snap peas and sunflowers. I would go out every evening and weed the garden while the children played in the yard. I was in heaven. I even canned tomatoes and beans to save for the winter. I felt so domestic.
I wonder how things will grow this year. Growing a garden is always a risk, but the rewards are worth it. There's nothing like just picked vegetables.
Today I looked at my vegetable garden and starting planning what I want to grow this year. In January all things are possible. Plants will go in at the right moment, seeds will be planted on time, the weather will cooperate, and the garden will be filled with tasty produce. We'll see what happens. But I think some spring vegetables - spinach, snap peas, maybe something else - might go in next week. Just to see what happens.
It made me think about the first real garden that I had. We had purchased our first little starter home. It was at the end of a cul-de-sac, so the yard was wedge shaped. The front yard was small, but the back yard was quite large. I loved it. Even though there was a steep slope, it was great for a garden. I had to terrace the rows, but that was kind of nice. I started seeds inside, and as soon as the weather was warm, out they all went into the garden. I had tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash, snap peas and sunflowers. I would go out every evening and weed the garden while the children played in the yard. I was in heaven. I even canned tomatoes and beans to save for the winter. I felt so domestic.
I wonder how things will grow this year. Growing a garden is always a risk, but the rewards are worth it. There's nothing like just picked vegetables.
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