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Heh heh heh... you have discovered my secret...hahahaha...
No, seriously, Biita, you have touched on one very important aspect of gardening- the giving aspect. It is such a good feeling making someone happy with freshly cut flowers, divided plants, fresh veggies or jams. Some folks don't realize that gardening is not a simple, superficial hobby--rather it has many different aspects and possibilities. Making oneself and others happy is just one aspect, there is a whole range of tasks, pleasures, responsibilities and to a degree, friendly competition that make-up "gardening". The social aspect is also important, that is to say, the chatting, learning and just spending time with folks who enjoy plants is a very attractive thing and one of the facets of gardening that I just couldn't do without. Heh heh why, I spend so much time leaning on the handle of my schoffel talking that it's like having a third leg. It's a wonder that I ever get any work done at all.
Woops!....what is happening, it looks like I am becoming long-winded. Sorry, it's just that I am so passionate about gardening. Embarassed

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Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html

Very true Sjoerd, i totally agree, i not only love to look at the garden but to give away my accomplishments. This makes me happy an makes the reciever just as happy. the social aspect i couldn't agree more. So many times it has been the folige or garden itself that has been the ice breaker for many tourists. When i point out what they can use right in front of them that is growing wild to make tea, or add to food as seasoning, they always come back an have me taste,,lol. They also will pass this on to other tourist who are staying, then they end up socializing,, its great!

Once we had a group of Germans who came an stayed about 4 days. They loved it here, the women would wander thru my veggie gardens an when they would see i was looking they would hurry an leave. So i went down an took them back with me, an we started to talk, i ended up giving them some veggies to use for their dinner that night. Then they discovered the blueberries that grow wild all over the farm, lol, they come running up an knocked on the door an asked if they could pick. i tell them sure help yourselves i got 3 farms full of them,, they ended up bringing us a dish that night made of sweet dumplings with mashed blueberry syrup,, omg it was so good. they left, an another group of 4 shows up that night, they were told in Svolvær, about our camp an how i taught them about what grew wild an what they could can an freeze outta veggies. And ofcourse the berries,,lol. We got blueberry pancakes outta that group. lol. but what really happened was we made some very good friends. Food really does bring people together.

I've even had tourists join me in the weeding.

Now who's long winded,,,,lol. Mr. Green

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