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Make it a family affair
This is my daughter, my son and my dad planting the garden one year. Moma and Poppa married and built a house here in 1949. Poppa had a large garden every year and my brothers and I helped. We enjoyed the fruits of our labor, especially the watermelons and strawberries. When I married we built a house in the woods behind Moma and Poppa. The garden is between the two houses. Our children loved to help in the garden by the time they were 2 1⁄2 years old. As they grew, my sons especially enjoyed driving the tractor. We enjoyed fresh food from the garden and always shared with friends and relatives. We have many happy memories of times in the garden. One day last year Moma, who is 72, was exhausted from spreading seeds and laid down in the bed of Poppa’s pick-up truck with her head on a bag of fertilizer. One of our dogs hopped up there, laid his head on her tummy and rested with her. Moma got tickled at him and we all laughed at how funny Moma looked. I treasure these pictures of my children helping Poppa in the garden. They’ve grown up and moved to homes of their own now, but still stop by and help in the garden occasionally. Jan S. Clark |
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