Photo from my September, 2008 garden
My earliest memories transport me to reminders that I was the child with an inordinate enthusiasm for being outdoors. When the other girls were inside staying out of the heat and playing with their dolls, I was considered the neighborhood tomboy finding something, anything to do outside.
Take me out of the crowded city; give me plenty of fresh air and all things organic surrounding me and that is where I shall flourish.
Over the years, gardening gradually became the supreme satisfaction that filled the craving in my soul to “feel” everything about nature and God’s creation.
Born with an instinctive passion for design and the grace to work with my hands, gardening is the central illustration of all that comprises who I am. While I have many other interests and artistic hobbies, gardening is the one expression that affords me ultimate creative license with abundant returns and consummate fulfillment.
I simply must garden in order to be me.
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This post is an entry for the November Newsletter Challenge answering the question from Stuart at Blotanical.com "Why Do I Garden?" in 160 words or less. Any member of Blotanical can enter to win.
160 words or less in itself was the biggest challenge- this topped out at 159-- whew! :-)
Have a great day! Meems
