I am removing the sod from a 15' x 15' patch of my back yard, digging up the sod myself, shovelful by shovelful.
I am doing this so that I can plant a garden.
What I mean is, I am doing this because a foolish man said
to me, “You won’t be able to do that.”
As soon as he said that, I knew that I would do it. Knew that I would be in the back yard with a
shovel on as many days as I could spare the time, plunging the sharp new spade
into the earth, dancing on top of the blade to make the bite as deep as possible,
bringing up the tightly woven clump of grass torn from its tapestry and tossing
it as far as I could so the impact would knock off some of the clinging
soil. I knew I would keep at it, back-straining
as the work may be, without calling The Grandson over to help (though this
would be a project he would love).
Don’t misunderstand me; I like the foolish man who looked me
in the eye and said, “You won’t be able to do this.” He simply needs… a paradigm shift.
And I am writing this blog post today for another foolish
man… one I don't like so much... one who criticized my writing earlier this week… the stranger who
said, ‘You can’t have a paragraph that’s only one sentence long. It’s not really a paragraph, is it?’
Is it?
So the thing that motivates you is being told you can't! I like it. BTW, I dream of creating a little garden from the small spaces around my home. It would have to be all pots but I could do it. Don't know if this year - maybe next. Take care, Kay.
ReplyDeletea single sentence can make a perfectly good paragraph...men are dog's anyway.. lolol...I don't think I am brave enough to tell you that you "can't" do something,,,reckon? :)
ReplyDeleteSome of the most dramatic paragraphs are one sentence. The 2nd guy lives under a rock! Good job, Kay. You're gonna love thost "can't be done" vegetables.
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