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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Cathy wrote:
> Bev,
>
> Do you remember when you noticed the effect of playing in the dirt?  When
> did you decide that you were headed back to the land?

Well, I grew up with a garden, but I was more the slave labor for it and 
I really did not enjoy it.  In fact, I swore I would never grow veggies 
again!
At 29, I found my birthfamily and two of my adoptee friends were really 
into herb gardening.  When I found my family, my sister was also into 
gardening, and it all just came back full circle.  I started with herbs, 
then back to flowers, and now I have the largest veggie garden of anyone 
I know.  However, in the subdivision, I really did not play in the dirt 
as much as play with containers...I did enough planting there-trees and 
the like-to really get a sense of relaxation from the dirt.  It was a 
deciding factor for me to look for property that would support my dirty 
habit<g>...and once I got here, it is simply rejuvenating.


--
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will 
not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius 
will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the 
world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone 
are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve 
the problems of the human race"

~ Calvin Coolidge