Dumbledors get away
Albus Dumbledor and my wife have one thing in common; they plan every detail before they take action.
That is why my wife is a brilliant gardener. Over the years Dot has designed, built and maintained two different garden layouts.
The first one was in rainy Port Coquitlam, where we toiled together from scratch for 12 years. The second and current one is here in drier but cooler Prince George, where we have lived for going on 30 years.
She has accomplished a lot more here, reducing the large lawns to a more manageable size, replacing them with gardens of indigenous plants(flowers, fruits and vegetables of all sorts). My favourite is the strawberry bed. It provides just enough for the grand children’s little hands and our morning breakfasts for about six weeks.
Until recently that is.
As my retirement unfolds, I find that I enjoy reading. Recently I started reading in the gardens…..and discovered that if I plant my chair just so, I can snack on the freshest of strawberries.
Let me introduce you to my reading room #1. I Note the natural foot stool on the raised bed sill….
I know that Ablus would approve.
