Hello,
Leroy also had Wednesday off, so I had
plans for him to help me clean a closet. However, after he looked at the five
day weather forecast those plans changed. The community garden still had some
of the cold weather tolerant veggies in it, but most would not handle the
predicted 16 degrees F. or the 8 a few days later.
We also needed to deliver some
neighborhood newsletters. At first it seemed like a good idea to do the
newsletter and wait for warmer weather in the afternoon for the garden. Not
sure why, but it seemed better to go to the garden earlier because the
temperature was in the high 40’s.
I also needed to drop off a book, at a
neighborhood school, that had ended up in our library. Morning appealed to me
to do that errand and it was on the way to the garden. It was pleasant to be
out in the sun.
At the garden we quickly realized that
we needed to make another trip. Leroy suggested we bring our garden cart and
two saws so we could get the roots off the collards, kale, and Brussels
sprouts. We carried some home, but did indeed come back. Then it was all
unloaded on the deck where we could work at the table with cutting boards, knives,
bags, and stamina.
I had called a friend who cooks for
the homeless in about three places, wondering if she could use the mountain of greens
that we were collecting. She agreed she would like them. The Brussel sprouts
were not much larger than peas, but she took them with the exclamation, “They
are cute.”
That is what all veggies should be is
cute. They might have a better reputation; maybe even become the stars of the
meal.
It was great to go to the garden in
the morning. When we left on our walk the temperature was 44 which had dropped
from 50. When we got home almost an hour later it was 41 and now another hour
later it is 37. We are so happy to have done all that outdoor garden stuff at a
better degree of warmth.
Paula
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