This year I planted one of my biggest gardens ever. Last fall we chopped down our big silver maple tree in the sandbox that was shading too much of the garden and we put in another bed near that area. So I planted a bunch of corn, lettuce, tomatoes, LOTS of green beans, peppers, basil, onions, zucchini, butternut, cantaloupe and cucumber. Ironically I had fewer people than ever to feed at my house so I gave some away but we ate a lot too. My most impressive harvest was my onions but the corn and beans were also good. I grew an onion that was almost 2 pounds. My tomatoes were on the small side and we had way too many cherry tomatoes. Next year, I'm not planting the heirloom tomatoes--I was disappointed with how those turned out. I think I need to improve the soil too. Here are a few pictures:
This last week, my brother and his wife lost a very precious son, just 13 years old. He collapsed while running with a cross-country team and passed away before he could be revived. Everyone that knew Drew is broken-hearted at this loss. He was the happiest, most agreeable kid we knew. I remember him being at my house without anyone close to his age to hang out with, so he found our Duplo blocks and started building even though it is a toy that boys his age don't usually enjoy. He was so content. He didn't complain that I ever remember. His mother always called him the perfect child. He will leave a big hole in not only his immediate family but our extended family as well. Here is a poem my aunt shared that seems fitting: Leave Taking How I would have liked to wave goodbye and watch until you turned and smiled and disappeared on the horizon. You who taught me to dance and let me teach you, who laughed at my stories and winked at me when I was sad. I can just see you trav
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