If you've followed me long at all, you know I love to read. And that I don't only read contemporary novels, either. I adore historicals, too. I just don't want to write them because it takes tons of research and I am terrified of getting something wrong. So, instead, I curl up with a book where someone else has done the research for me.
That being said, every now and then I'm reminded of how blessed we are to live in this day and age. After all, people haven't always had the ability to simply run to the store and pick up a can of vegetables from the shelf. Instead, they had to plant a garden, make sure it grew as well as possible, and then preserve the excess to enjoy during the winter months. I got a little taste of that this summer. My garden did better this year than the year before. I ended up reaping six pints of spaghetti sauce, five of salsa, twenty of green beans. And that's not including the veggies we ate as we picked them, including squash and one carrot. And the ones we gave away. All I have left now is pumpkins and tomatoes. But I'm feeling very blessed indeed to be able to feed my family the harvest of our hard work over the next few months. I'm still enjoying the tomatoes for as long as my garden continues to produce. And I'm looking forward to all sorts of pumpkin goodies in the coming months. I'm also glad I don't have to solely rely on my garden. We wouldn't have much in the way of variety. :-) So, do you ever perform a task that makes you glad you don't live "way back when?" Or does doing such things simply give you a better appreciation for all you have access to today? Anyone have any gardening stories you want to share?
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