My Dad does not understand the word "small." He decided to start a vegetable garden this year, and proceeded to till up 2 quite large portions of his two acre lawn. He has planted tomatoes, squash, corn, okra, black beans, sweet peas, peppers, basil and various other herbs and vegetables. He is now planning his winter garden and tilled up even more land. Bless his tremendously patient wife, Libby (or Bibby as she is more commonly known by their 7 grandkids). I am reaping the benefits of all this organically-grown bounty, and have frozen corn, squash, tomatoes, and basil pesto. Aaron is also enjoying some homemade baby food with plenty of vitamins, as the transport time is about 10 minutes from Pappy's house to mine.
Dad does not do anything small. When he decides to take on a new hobby, he learns all he can and dives right in. He gardens big and he loves big. Elliott's Bible verse this week is taken from Galatians 5:13, "Serve one another in love." We have been discussing how we can serve others, and Pappy sharing the bounty from his garden is definitely on the list. Thank you, Pappy, for sharing everything you have with us and loving us big. Thank you, Lord, for blessing my family with a great Pappy.
The mountain of basil I received for making my favorite pesto.
This is only half of what he harvested! And there is still plenty more growing.
The mountain of basil I received for making my favorite pesto.
2 comments:
Hey- say hello to all your family for me, I wish I could have seen them while I was in town. Mama Lynn, Dad, and Libby are great folks. They were always so good to me. -Ann
Oh, Kelley is fine, too.
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