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Allentown, PA

Bubba has a diary entry for today 08/06/2014 that really got me to thinking.

He wrote ""     Maybe I should mind my own bEE nestS lol! But I never do. I am an extreme optimist a dreamer.Optimism is the fuel that puts me in the patch 6 hrs a day minimum.I was told recently your counting your chickens before they hatch.Yes I am.You cant know that kin will go 15% haevy.No But I can believe and it will give me the energy to care for these plants like there all world records I hope they will be.Believe in yourself.Who cares if your predictions dont all come true.BELEIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope to grow a WR this year if I fall short I hope to grow a state record that would be SWEET!!!lol If I fall short of that a new PB would be great.But whatever it ends up at. We had a blast Dreaming & Believing in ourselves.""

This right here is the attitude that all of us should have concerning what we do here, whether that is growing giant pumpkins, squash, long gourdes, and of course giant tomatoes.

It's not the destination but the journey that gives us the most joy, the most hope and the biggest dreams. In the end maybe just maybe we end up with something big, maybe not but for me and I'm sure Bubba and all of you, there's no better time than summer and no better place to be than in the middle of plants our gardens where we not only plant plants, we plant our dreams as well.

8/6/2014 11:11:47 AM

The North Coast

I fully agree. I love to push and push. Growing is the best release for me, I always look forward, count my chickens, and dream. It is the dream and the pursuit that keeps me going. Where I would be mentally without my plants...well some of you could probably take a good guess.

8/6/2014 2:10:58 PM

Central NY

Ditto

8/6/2014 2:29:19 PM

Muddy Waters

Enjoying watching them grow and the others who enjoy my efforts There is a 3 year old that makes his Grandma drive him by every day to see my scarecrows,The little feller has named them all and knows Venom (spiderman) by name.He stopped by the other evening on foot talking a walk with Granny.He gave me a little scarecrow as a gift and said thank you for letting us see your garden.Thank You Noland You made my week!

ThankYou Julia Steve And Nathan ThankYou Very Mulch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8/7/2014 5:07:20 AM