We had a few little surprises though!
A few weeks ago, my sister was visiting and noticed something growing secretly behind the church! It was several tomato plants!
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They are still going strong even though the farm stands have all but closed up.
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We've been picking delicious grape tomatoes and larger ones that I am guessing are the "on the vine" ones we see at the market.
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My next gardening surprise came today when I was out in the front yard with the children. I found this sweet little plants growing in the over-grown flower bed next to the walk way:
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It was so nice to find these little lamb's ears on the day before the feast of the Protection of the Mother of God - since the religious name for the plant is Our Lady's Fingers!
4 comments:
I just returned from the vigil for the Feast of the Protection! It is one of our patronal feast days. And I never had heard that other name for Lamb's Ears. I have them in several spots in my garden and from now on will look at them with new eyes.
So exciting! We have lamb's ears in our garden too!
What a blessing to find tomatoes! The blight was so bad this year that many many people lost theirs. Congrats. :)
I'd never heard that about Lamb's Ears, but I love this feast! Many Years!
And, enjoy the tomatoes. Yum!
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