You all remember that book "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein, right? The one with the tree that gives and gives and gives to this greedy boy as he grows, losing apples and limbs left and right, until finally the tree is just a stump and yet it STILL gives to the boy-turned-into-an-old-man by offering its stump for the boy-turned-into-an-old-man to rest his weary old bones?
SOB.
Okay, so maybe my garden isn't quite that selfless, but I just thought I should acknowledge the fact that I ate fresh produce from our garden last night. I know I need not remind you that it is the middle of December. And the garden is covered in three inches of snow. And yet, the brave little collards were still out there, waiting to willingly sacrifice their hardy leaves to be cooked with bacon and onions for my dinner last night.
SOB. And YUM.
And BRRRRR!
ReplyDeletei had never even heard of the giving tree until my youngest daughter was in kindergarten and the teacher read it one day in class. i had to leave because all the little kids were staring at the crazy lady crying in the back of the room. sob...
ReplyDeleteAhhhh sweet little things.
ReplyDeleteThat story never ceases to turn me into a puddle us mush. Love it! I think we own all his books, #2 son is a HUGE fan.
shel is my favorite writer EVER. i used to act out "plays: of his poems with the other Kristin (the "Last Unicorn" anyone?) and i still can't get through the Giving Tree without choking up.
ReplyDeletemeanwhile, my garden is um sucky. barren. ugly.
Those chards deserve to be hacked down and eaten. They're evil and plot against me in the summertime.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
That book made me bawl! I'm getting all tight in my throat as I type!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that book. Your garden deserves some special compost to know it's loved back. Collards, with bacon, yum!
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