tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post256740661223369901..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Helping Hands in the Veggie GardenMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-33300745338557767402009-08-11T20:07:51.376-04:002009-08-11T20:07:51.376-04:00Meems, maybe when the little helper grows up, he w...Meems, maybe when the little helper grows up, he will recall stories of "driving out to the country" to visit his grandparents. The big yard, all the flowers and plants (and creatures!), the garden he loves...I'm SO glad he gets to experience these things - things that his mom cannot offer him but always wanted him to have. He's blessed by you!rissaleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-89265320572953036642009-08-05T07:51:34.818-04:002009-08-05T07:51:34.818-04:00Blogs of other Florida gardeners are SO inspiring....Blogs of other Florida gardeners are SO inspiring. Yours is wonderful ! I 'discovered you' through your home page on the Garden Web Florida Forum. Your photography is also a delight. Back to the side track of reading some older posts on your blog<br />Linda in LakelandLindaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813692333024658399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-61058604028498315862009-08-04T22:41:37.779-04:002009-08-04T22:41:37.779-04:00Fostering a love of growing things is so important...Fostering a love of growing things is so important at a young age. I think my parents kitchen and flower gardening is what distinguishes me from most Caribbean islanders-who see gardening as "low class", a thing to be performed by the poor and uneducated. <br />Those pics sweet peppers and blue salvia look delectable.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-82556295730983368132009-08-04T10:25:45.882-04:002009-08-04T10:25:45.882-04:00Dennis,
Willing is key in all of life isn't it...Dennis,<br />Willing is key in all of life isn't it? I imagine if he lived here he might get tired of it. But for now he's enamored and I'll take it for as long as it lasts. <br />:-)<br /><br />Sue,<br />Oh, what would the garden be without rides in the wheelbarrow! What a joy and privilege it is to enrich their lives with a gardening experience. So many lessons learned in a garden .Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-9665609324251188992009-08-03T22:39:49.752-04:002009-08-03T22:39:49.752-04:00I love your blog. We travel to Sanibel/Captiva as ...I love your blog. We travel to Sanibel/Captiva as we have family members with homes there. I what to have a house on the Island someday and experience a new phase of gardening. You will see me visiting often.Basil Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545708379096198803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-81416444036945162522009-08-03T21:17:19.455-04:002009-08-03T21:17:19.455-04:00Great post Meems. Seeing the little helper reminde...Great post Meems. Seeing the little helper reminded me of how my little helpers {ggs's} reacted to where carrots came from. That is a memory I shall never forget. I also have pics of them eating corn that the oldest at 3 grew, tended & harvested. He even had to shuck it after he pulled it off the stalk. Aren't we fortunate to have these little helpers in our lives so that we may learnLolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-40167379307783235912009-08-03T16:16:51.843-04:002009-08-03T16:16:51.843-04:00He is so adorable. I just know that our grandchild...He is so adorable. I just know that our grandchildren will remember us for many things, but the love of the garden will surely be passed down. I remember my grandmother giving me rides in the wheelbarrow and her huge dahlias. I was so little, yet I have never forgotten. I hope things are going well on all fronts my friend...<br /><br />Love,<br />Sue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-46023725673981160062009-08-02T16:22:01.653-04:002009-08-02T16:22:01.653-04:00"and most willing one to boot"......I lo..."and most willing one to boot"......I love it when someone is most willing to help in the garden! Of course my wife is always most willing, but my kids? Well.......not so much! lol.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388745136047280126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-33820594884495497152009-08-02T11:42:33.079-04:002009-08-02T11:42:33.079-04:00Betsy,
They make my whole world a brighter place! ...Betsy,<br />They make my whole world a brighter place! Sweet life for sure.<br /><br />Gittan,<br />Thank you.Great memories at the grandparents growing up is a heritage to be cherished.<br /><br />Sunita,<br />This one knows how to make fun out of every thing. I'm learning from him. LOL<br /><br />Rick,<br />Wow. You brought back so many memories in your few sentences. Only one side of my Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-123474836089173912009-08-02T10:47:03.185-04:002009-08-02T10:47:03.185-04:00Looks like you have a great helper!Looks like you have a great helper!Basil Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545708379096198803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-36475028852605456862009-08-02T09:34:13.788-04:002009-08-02T09:34:13.788-04:00Wonderful helper! He will always hold these memori...Wonderful helper! He will always hold these memories so dear. I'll bet he grows up and has a garden like yours! :-)<br /><br />My grandmother was my garden influence. Her front and one side yard were all flower gardens. Sound familiar? :-)<br /><br />Cameron<br />PS My son is home for awhile, so I'm not getting to the blogs as frequently. Helping him with a project or two.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-43298260824661864952009-08-02T08:34:10.776-04:002009-08-02T08:34:10.776-04:00Meems you have been nurturing a budding master gar...Meems you have been nurturing a budding master gardener on your hands. Lucky you, I have to pay for my help LOL.islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-81555348856453338212009-08-01T21:00:07.305-04:002009-08-01T21:00:07.305-04:00And that is what it is all about! I love the speci...And that is what it is all about! I love the special times in my garden, great idea using them to keep you going in a not-so-fun task! He's quite the cutie!Tessa at Blunders with shoots, blossoms 'n rootshttp://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-2408973088798320272009-08-01T20:02:14.132-04:002009-08-01T20:02:14.132-04:00Trying not to be jealous....as I read about your t...Trying not to be jealous....as I read about your time in the garden with your grandson. My 3 year old granddaughter will be moving closer (3 hrs away, as opposed to 7) in the fall, so maybe we will be able to spend more time together doing fun stuff like this.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-46578080533623654352009-08-01T12:42:37.964-04:002009-08-01T12:42:37.964-04:00Love seeing little kids in the garden. Hope for th...Love seeing little kids in the garden. Hope for the future!compost in my shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572258657523962702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-17061979023218058982009-08-01T10:15:47.833-04:002009-08-01T10:15:47.833-04:00meems...everytime i see photos of i it always brin...meems...everytime i see photos of i it always brings me back to watching jng when he was little. i am sure it is just pure joy to have that little guy around helping you...instilling such great things in him is what grandparenting is all about. he will surely have an appreciation for all things in the garden and what a blessing working out there is. i love the photo of him with his newly pulledmarmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-197860168555501322009-08-01T10:12:56.869-04:002009-08-01T10:12:56.869-04:00I love this post!!!I love this post!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-6310090286287807022009-08-01T10:08:17.904-04:002009-08-01T10:08:17.904-04:00It was so good to see the "little guy" i...It was so good to see the "little guy" in your garden. After visiting with my IN-laws who are at the other extreme of the aging process it was wonderful to see happy healthy life progressing. Did I mention I really like your new header photo?? Beautiful colors, forms and of course the Beeautiful bee.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-30448556096301180762009-08-01T09:41:46.276-04:002009-08-01T09:41:46.276-04:00Hi Meems! I love your post! This is one of the bes...Hi Meems! I love your post! This is one of the best times when my boys come to the garden to help or just to pick up and eat berries or veggies. They also like to show the garden to their friends and always volunteer to take extra tomatoes, cucumbers or squash to the neighbors. You have a very good helper!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-632451858639848932009-08-01T09:04:13.205-04:002009-08-01T09:04:13.205-04:00Oh, these are the best times in the garden, aren&#...Oh, these are the best times in the garden, aren't they, Meems? I have two garden helpers--with another one in training--who love to help Grandma in the garden. We don't always get a lot accomplished, but we sure do have fun. Your little helper will remember this day for a long time.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-41245489472924463002009-08-01T07:39:36.253-04:002009-08-01T07:39:36.253-04:00I would have to say, making memories like that you...I would have to say, making memories like that you accomplished quite a bit Meems.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-76794711188839149312009-08-01T05:46:16.263-04:002009-08-01T05:46:16.263-04:00Meems,
My grandparents on both sides had enormous ...Meems,<br />My grandparents on both sides had enormous gardens to feed large families. I never got the impression that they or any of their children felt growing and harvesting vegetables and canning them or storing potatoes, celery and apples in the cold celler were even chores. Tending the chikens and rabits was pure joy. Everyone just joined in and we were all happy. Of course at the end of Rick Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417944532077184689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-27508937660032730982009-08-01T03:55:44.382-04:002009-08-01T03:55:44.382-04:00Meems, he looks like he's having so much fun! ...Meems, he looks like he's having so much fun! You certainly have the right attitude, let them have fun and they'll come flocking to the garden year after year. I'm sure we have a master gardener in the making here!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-32461039562374867912009-08-01T03:44:11.355-04:002009-08-01T03:44:11.355-04:00I remember those times in my grandmothers veggie g...I remember those times in my grandmothers veggie garden... that's where my garden bug comes from. He is so cute your little helper!gittanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353416536540035191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-81313135237736646272009-07-31T22:25:11.904-04:002009-07-31T22:25:11.904-04:00Oh how sweet... Life is always so good when the ...Oh how sweet... Life is always so good when the grands are around!!!!! Looks like you have a gardener in the making.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com