When the Mother recently moved into her retirement flat, she gave me a box of stuff. In there was a medal my Dad won during the war. I never knew he'd won one, or how he won it.
Last Thursday, I found myself pondering what he did. He never talked about the war at all.
I never touched a plant till Pat and I moved to Cleveland from Chicago. Our house came with trees and trees and more trees. it also came with overgrown landscaping that hadn't been tended to for 15 years. Pat's always been the gardener. I love hanging out with Pat and I know how to use a shovel. Along the way I discovered a love of gardening. But first, We had to take 12 trees down and 40 dead bushes out. Hosta, ligularia, and sedum are my favorite plants.
Our yard is clay. Clay, clay and more clay. Clay all the way to the center of the earth. The people at the conservation district told us that " we're at the wrong end of the glacier". I nodded the nod of the intimidated and have repeated it ever since. We are true belivers in sweet peet and work in 15 yards every spring. Our back yard faces north and is a good 6 feet lower than the house. Most of the back yard is moist year round. Except for the north east corner, the yard is under shade or partial shade. The front yard is mainly sunny. We are in zone 5b.
8 comments:
Thank you, Jim Groble's Dad!
wow. i can really see the resemblance with Uncle Mike and Fiona in this picture.
Great tribute and recognition...
We are so thankful for fathers like yours and there sons too. I cannot imagine being in a bunker like that.
That, is a beautiful gesture to your dad. Bravo.
And I am back on Blotanical, with my new blog.
We honor him and all those who served. Great way to remember the day, Jim. :)
Nice post.
When the Mother recently moved into her retirement flat, she gave me a box of stuff. In there was a medal my Dad won during the war. I never knew he'd won one, or how he won it.
Last Thursday, I found myself pondering what he did. He never talked about the war at all.
What a great photo to have of your father. And great idea.
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