Growing Old in the Garden

Ilona has a new post about Growing Old in the Garden.

I've always thought that my Grandparents were the perfect example of how to grow old. They took advantage of every chance they had to travel, vistit new places, and try new things, always bringing back a little something for their grandkids. My favorites? A toy red double-decker bus from England, and a ceramic rooster from Portugal. After their visit to Portugal, they planted hydrangeas in the backyard, apparently Lisbon was teeming with them, in the planting area between streets, along sidewalks, outside cafes, everywhere.

Most sunny days would find them out in the garden, tending their vegetable boxes, or pruning their roses. Late winter always meant that the Tangelo tree in the backyard would be ripe, and ready to pick.

Thye obviously grew up in another time, when backyard vegetable gardens were common (if not the standard), something we're missing out on today, but today I've got my own little area of fruit trees in my backyard, and now that we've got sunny days again, I can't wait to get out there and putter around.