I want to grow a garden

With all that is happening in the economy, and the impact to prices of gas, food, etc...
I want to get back to basics.

Tonight for example, I enjoyed fresh corn on the cob, fresh snapped green beans and new potatoes, and we grilled zucchini on top of it all. What a night to feast on the bounty of the earth. It made me want to do a garden again. I used to have a huge garden in my yard. It was about 4yards long by 3yards across. It took up a a whole section just east of my patio.

I was remembering back to a time in my life, where life was simple. We lived somewhat in the country and Bryant was preaching at a church in the little town were we lived. We had a quiet life while living there. It was so simple. I was a stay at home mom in those days with 3 children ages 2 to 5 years of age. I worked a garden the two summers we lived there and canned unbelievable amounts of food. It brought me such pleasure to be able to be self proficient in storing up for the winter, fresh veggies and so on...

You know, I think on those times when we were so poor and yet we were content with what we had and didn't have...hmmm, imagine being content.

Those two summers I put up 200 quart jars of green beans, including more of that in tomato juice, salsa, whole tomatoes, spaghetti sauce. We even froze dozens and dozens of corn as well.
I remember canning peaches and getting sick on eating so much of them while I canned. It was a time in my life to treasure.