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A Practice for Empty Nesters

February 12, 2009 | by Natalie Caine | No Comments

“To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage.” Henry Matisse

Isn’t that a fun idea? I think I will try that when I am in my winter garden. I planted tomato seeds in tiny containers in my garage, covered in saran wrap. They are just sprouting. It is too cold for them to be outside under the dirt. 

My friend and I were talking about how much fun it is to put seeds in the dirt and then check on them to see what is growing. I never am without amazement when something green is popping up through the soil. Cost…three dollars…love that, too.

I am learning how to grow thirty seeds in a four inch container and then separate them when it is time to launch them outside.  Sound familiar, parents? Grow and launch!

Nature is our consistent teacher.

What will you look at as if you had never seen it before?
PS. This morning I found an empty orange shell that the squirrel munched and carried behind a clay pot. So, again, what will you look at today as if you had never seen it before?

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