tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244579909744208802.post9109215175946924073..comments2022-11-03T09:09:11.377-05:00Comments on Life Lessons: Pea Pickin'MaryJane Sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839942351054313987noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244579909744208802.post-42056921599759904042011-07-20T07:48:46.201-05:002011-07-20T07:48:46.201-05:00Gee, M.J., you sure stirred up a lot of memories f...Gee, M.J., you sure stirred up a lot of memories for me, memories that had been tucked back from years ago. <br /><br />My grandmother had two gardens, one for peas, potatoes, onions, etcetera, and one for flowers. As I read your musings, I could see her in those gardens in her long sleeved smock and straw hat tending her tender plants. It was always a special time for me to be in one of the gardens with her. I loved digging in the dirt to find potatoes or other prizes hidden there, and her flower garden was like a beautiful oasis behind the house sort of like a "secret garden" with the most wonderful aroma mixed with roses, snapdragons, day lilies, hibiscus, etc. I haven't thought about those wonderful days in years. <br /><br />I loved snapping beans as well as shelling peas when I visited her in the summers. I felt so important to be helping with such a "grown-up" job! <br /> <br />Thanks for sharing your special stories, and for this one especially. We are so blessed to have such "wealth"! Sometimes we really need a reality check in this hectic world, and thanks for bringing this one to light!<br /><br />~ from PL via emailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244579909744208802.post-74998017638851093892011-07-20T07:44:57.700-05:002011-07-20T07:44:57.700-05:00Oh, how this brought back memories of hot summers ...Oh, how this brought back memories of hot summers spent picking peas, squash, okra, corn, tomatoes, digging up new red-skin potatoes, then having a meal of all that fresh produce just a few hours later. How rich I was! and didn't even realize it at the time! Thanks, MJ!<br /><br />~ from EH via FacebookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com