Friday, July 15, 2011

Garden guilt and garden envy

My garden has suffered this year.  The only things that have grown are the ones that do it voluntarily each year.  Pretty much the chives, strawberries, and raspberries.  Now here is where the guilt comes in.  I haven't even had enough time to properly pick the raspberries - which I LOVE.  When I do go out, I see the ones I didn't save in time and wonder if you can be arrested for garden neglect.   At the same time I drive by some beautiful gardens and have a little envy.  OK a lot of envy. Retired people set the bar pretty high around here. I know what I want my garden to look like in a perfect world, but darn it all the kids and husband insist on eating everyday.  And more than once a day.  Sheesh.  Not to mention clean clothes and paid bills.  I haven't figured out how to spend all day outside and get the inside stuff done at the same time.  I wonder if there is a Nobel prize for that and if so... what category?  I will put it on my to do list.

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  1. We haven't had a garden for a long time... we sure miss it. On the other hand, when we did have one, it was a rather neglected piece of ground :)

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