Comments on: Weeding

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:05:13 +0000

I love your writing. I can smell tomatoes now.

You should be proud, you are feeding your family in the most profound sense of the word.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:24:40 +0000

I remember the first time I grew tomatoes – there is no better taste than homegrown, is there?

Great pictures too…. they really give a whole picture.

By: ck

ck — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:57:58 +0000

I love these lines, “It’s amazing, how proud I am of the plants that are merely doing what plants do. I gave them water, earth and sunshine and now I act surprised that they grew.”

By: Miss Ash

Miss Ash — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:21:44 +0000

It’s only one of my favorite smells in the universe!!!!!!
I LOVE gardening! Your beautiful orb weaver (that’s what we call those spiders up here in my side of the world) IS a magnificent watch dog for flying pests. Funny that we have those exact same spideys up here, no?

If I could pick, I’d have hundreds of those spiders in my garden. As it is, we still have the pests that make things unbearable. *shrug*

This next summer will be better. No more school to interrupt my joy!!

By: river

river — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:16:52 +0000

Bugger, forgot to say how lovely your tomatoes are looking and how wonderful is the taste of freshly picked beans. What variety of tomatoes are you growing?

By: river

river — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:15:31 +0000

There’s nothing edible growing in my garden anymore. It’s not even “my” garden now. I got so sick and tired of hearing “when the beans/tomatoes/carrots/whatever are finished I can rip them out and let the lawn grow back/put something else there”. Even my potted fruit trees aren’t producing because “he” does the watering and won’t give them enough. Sad, but fighting for water/yard space isn’t worth the psychotic episodes that will follow. I’ve been giving away “my” potplants, just waiting for someone to decide whether or not they want the fruit trees. There’ll be nothing left but his succulents and a couple of hanging baskets. Ho hum, good thing I like to read.

By: frogpondsrock

frogpondsrock — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:31:04 +0000

Also great shot of the spider. She is a little cutie.

By: frogpondsrock

frogpondsrock — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:30:12 +0000

You loved to help me in the garden when you were a little girl but then you grew out of wanting to be anywhere near the garden at all. I am so thrilled and proud that you have your own garden and that you have green thumbs like your Mother. You are quite right to be proud, your tomatoes are wonderful and there is nothing like eating your own beans. xox

By: Marylin

Marylin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:58:36 +0000

I think if I grew my own veggies I’d be just as proud! Also… eek to the spidey!