And so began an exciting hour of a live, interactive, social media interview with Jean Ann Van Krevelen of Cool Springs Press on Facebook. Go here for a transcript of most of our conversation. It was really a wonderful experience and at the same time a very strange juxtaposition of new technology mixing it up with the age old art of gardening. Enjoy!
One of my favorite parts? I got (yet) another chance to post one of my favorite photos in the world:
the wild child that drove me to horticulture
It wasn’t easy being a full-time, stay-at-home mom to this little guy with an aversion to sleep and a love of heights. I found we were all better off out in the yard with fresh air and welcome – if not muddy – distraction. In my puttering and planting I discovered a passion and a pastime that fed my family and my soul.
Poor little guy…I’ll never get Parent of the Year; doesn’t he just look exhausted and ready for his napper? “Right after I plant these herbs, honey.”
Once we cleaned up, we both slept like lambs…and that’s all I was really looking for in the first place. Today, my baby is 19 and successfully launched into the world; he still loves danger and heights. Me? I’m still covered with mud and fussing with herbs, veggies, roses, perennials, succulents, berries, shrubs….
