The art of gardening. In
this the artist who lays out the work, and devises a garment for a piece of
ground, has the delight of seeing his work live and grow hour by hour; and,
while it is growing, he is able to polish, to cut and carve, to fill up here
and there, to hope, and to love.
~ Prince Albert
In December, I am continuing to participate in the Two
Pages-a-Day writing challenge. And trying desperately to get in the holiday mood.
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‘m so excited!
My greatest
accomplishment in the garden this year (besides a bumper crop of tommy toes,
basil, and marigolds) was saving seeds to plant in the spring.
Of course, I gathered
way more than I will ever use ~ ever see a field of marigolds? And several friends who now have a “bit of
earth” and the desire to garden, have asked for some seeds.
But I didn’t want to
just give them the seeds in plastic baggies; I always forget what the seeds are
when people give them to me. (Note to self: put seed gifts in jars with
labels).
So I asked my friend Ben Hatke
to come up with some seed packet art.
And boy did he deliver!
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credit: Ben Hatke
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credit: Ben Hatke
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You may recognize Ben's name: he's the artist and master
mind behind the Zita the Spacegirl books. In which case, these beautiful
watercolours will not surprise you, but they will make you smile.
What
fun! I get to support a friend and a
talented artist and my friends get to enjoy organically grown seeds in a
special package designed with them in mind!
Oremus pro invicem,
~ Mikaela
What gifts
from your garden are you giving this year?
