A Green Thread: Potatoes and Winter Garden

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Potatoes and Winter Garden

I love potatoes. Until recently my favorite thing was potato chips. I guess I have had enough, besides they are not good for you. But that being said I still love potatoes. Today the husband planted a lot of organic potatoes. I'm so excited.

Here he is planting potatoes.

potato garden

Garden with a fence around it because the dog likes to walk in the soft dirt.

A you/me picture

winter garden

broccoli

Spinach from the winter garden getting ready to go on homemade pizza.

The dog

The dog and me

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UnknownFebruary 24, 2014 at 2:35 PM
The pizza was great! Thanks, wife!
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JudyFebruary 28, 2014 at 8:33 PM
Beautiful spinach!
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Why a Green Thread?

Some 40 years ago, or more, there arose a dispute between my sister and my brother-in-law over a certain piece of fabric. Was it gray, or was it green? I don't remember who argued which way, but in the end, my peacemaking sister pointed to the cloth and explained, "Look--it has a green thread in it!"

From then on, we were finding "a green thread" in every piece of fabric we saw. It had become a family joke.

As time went on, and the concept of going green came along, it occurred to me that our family had been green all along, recycling, repurposing, reusing all we could, more out of necessity than social conscience. So today I see that there is a metaphorical green thread running through our family.

It goes beyond using what you have, which we do. It's more than just finding pleasure in making old things new. It's making sure everything in your home has a purpose. You see, holding on to something you no longer need is wastefulness. So it's really about respecting God's provision. And look for a green thread in everything.

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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Potatoes and Winter Garden

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