Going through older stuff I found this from Aug 2010 and wanted to share it on the blog
(a friend and I had a conversation and this was a personal note to her. aminah wanted to read it, i allowed, then she suggested i share with more people. i could go back and edit/proofread but ummmm i'm not. hope you enjoy and are inspired.)
Why you should buy a house, or at least live in one.As i was outside in what many say a much needed to be weeded yard toiling away. feeling overwhelmed by the weeds, mainly pesty crab grass, and realizing that they win. and the overgrown tomatoes, and just the overall look of lack of maintenance. my yard will not look like it belongs in Sunset Magazine. So i began to relax and enjoy it for what it is. i enjoyed all the bees buzzing around my limbs. surprisingly, i wasn't even scared. i need these bees. my zucchini has a better chance of growing with bees around. i began to hope maybe we will be blessed one day to live in a larger space so that i may try my hand at beekeeping. so the wildly growing tomatoes are a little bit better supported. ok lets check on the pole beans that look a mess due to the birds that have lost their minds and thanks to the chickens when they mysteriously get lose. wow! look at all these beans out here. i then began to thank God for the blessings of food. real food. and i began to think that this is how plants look in the wild. so let the foraging begin. i began to contemplate my last homegrown meal for at least a week. this is a beautiful feeling. it may not be much to all. the fixings might not mix well to others but tonight's dinner will be omelets, green beans and squash. all from the yard. as u would say, delish!
i do not in anyway shape or form pretend to know what i am doing in the yard. plant a seed, and/or get a transplant, water it and let it grow. i guarantee it will taste better than store-brought and even farmer's market. while we still rely on both of those outlets it feels great to be able to produce some things on our own. a small step in the right direction. and maybe even one day we may get good at this. really science it up. Until then we will enjoy the wild untamed plants that give us hope and better nourishment.
(a friend and I had a conversation and this was a personal note to her. aminah wanted to read it, i allowed, then she suggested i share with more people. i could go back and edit/proofread but ummmm i'm not. hope you enjoy and are inspired.)
Why you should buy a house, or at least live in one.As i was outside in what many say a much needed to be weeded yard toiling away. feeling overwhelmed by the weeds, mainly pesty crab grass, and realizing that they win. and the overgrown tomatoes, and just the overall look of lack of maintenance. my yard will not look like it belongs in Sunset Magazine. So i began to relax and enjoy it for what it is. i enjoyed all the bees buzzing around my limbs. surprisingly, i wasn't even scared. i need these bees. my zucchini has a better chance of growing with bees around. i began to hope maybe we will be blessed one day to live in a larger space so that i may try my hand at beekeeping. so the wildly growing tomatoes are a little bit better supported. ok lets check on the pole beans that look a mess due to the birds that have lost their minds and thanks to the chickens when they mysteriously get lose. wow! look at all these beans out here. i then began to thank God for the blessings of food. real food. and i began to think that this is how plants look in the wild. so let the foraging begin. i began to contemplate my last homegrown meal for at least a week. this is a beautiful feeling. it may not be much to all. the fixings might not mix well to others but tonight's dinner will be omelets, green beans and squash. all from the yard. as u would say, delish!
i do not in anyway shape or form pretend to know what i am doing in the yard. plant a seed, and/or get a transplant, water it and let it grow. i guarantee it will taste better than store-brought and even farmer's market. while we still rely on both of those outlets it feels great to be able to produce some things on our own. a small step in the right direction. and maybe even one day we may get good at this. really science it up. Until then we will enjoy the wild untamed plants that give us hope and better nourishment.
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