When I was still a tadpole, I loved playing games with my grandma. One of my favorite was Monopoly – not because I understood the game, but my grandma got such a kick out of the miniature game pieces, particularly the thimble and the iron.
She even started her own collection of miniature items which eventually filled a cabinet built to order by my grandpa. Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren, for oh so many years, would head straight to the cabinet when they visited. Their imaginations took them many places while looking into that cabinet.
I developed a liking for small things too. My favorites are fruits and vegetables as they are just forming. I will walk around the yard, making whoever will follow me, and say things like “Oh look at this!” I am sure I sound a bit like my grandma…and that’s okay with me. So walk around the yard with me.
Yep, my grandmother’s grandson! Now let’s go make a root beer float!!!
Another Picture On The Wall 
I am feeling very GREEN with envy, Gary. Soon you’ll be eating the fruits of your labor. Doesn’t get much better than that. 🙂
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The other day, a bunch of family members were excitedly picking cherries in our backyard. I sat near them, closed my eyes, and tried to burn that joyful sound into my brain. I love watching loved ones pick from the garden – not sure why. I guess it is like a beautiful song to me and refreshes my own memories of picking from the gardens of my past as a child. Where’s Freud when you need him? Maybe I’ll stick with Jung on this one….
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Oh boy a root beer float, a perfect throwback to simpler times. All of those small things are such a treat for the senses they fuel the imagination knowing that when they are fully mature what a magical experience it will be to enjoy garden fresh goodies.
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My favorite is a root beer freeze, but none of these whippersnappers know what one is…some good french fries with a cold root beer freeze (yes, you can see I am on a little diet modification and all I can think about in the evening is goodies!)
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Ah they are all going to be ready to pick when you start you retirement Gary. Im sure you will be kept very busy indeed. I liked the little lady bird (or bug) posing in the photo.
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Nine more work days, Alison…so, so weird. I love those lady bugs (called lady birds over there?) even though I guess the are just a little beetle, but they sure eat the aphids off of the fruit trees, and vegetables!
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A beautiful garden Gary and so much variety. I also used to love the old-style monopoly pieces.
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They were cool, for sure. I would always accumulate all the cheap real estate, like a slum lord, I guess and then pray I didn’t land on Park’s Place with a couple of hotels on it. When I got older and played with family members, there would always be this under the table deal making going on, kind of a black market for Monopoly properties, and the game would always end up in an argument regarding financial ethics and off we’d go to play Yahtzee…”I’ll take a two on my ones…”
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Plants, fruit, your garden and you, all amazing!
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aw Thanks Davido!
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