Oh my, it HAS been a long time. So much has changed here in my corner of the midwest. Grandpas Garden has been in the back of my mind however over a long winter, there didn't seem to be much to write about garden-wise. I've been too busy to cook. It's been an interesting journey, but it's time to come back here and breath life back into the blog.

On the garden front, the news isn't great. The last few months have been filled with play production and home improvement. Joy and sadness. Kids and very little free time. It has come to my attention that there is a lot of things around the house and yard that need some TLC. So after a long winter of meditation I have decided that there will be no garden this year. I will amend the soil and give it a year of rest while I work on a host of other projects that need to be addressed immediately.

So a little sacrifice this year, while the garden waits and projects call and perhaps by next year I can dedicate my full attention to a lush garden. If there was anything my grandpa taught me, it's sometimes you need to sacrifice a little leisure, put your hands to work, so that you can sit down at the end of the day and enjoy everything around you.