One Little Cane, Passed On
This morning, a neighbor comes by with a shovel to uproot several of my raspberry canes to plant in his own garden. I want to offer a bit of what was originally given to me. Two years ago, I was that neighbor taking raspberry canes from another garden down the street. That neighbor was so […]
The Hidden Harvest
I’m out in the rain in over-sized rain boots to dig around in the garden. I glance at the raspberry stalks. Nothing. But then–because hope dies slowly–I venture deep inside the raspberry patch and stick my head underneath the wet stalks. Tiny barbs on the stalks scratch my fingers, but I keep going. A hidden […]
I Wasn’t Supposed to Have Even One
All year, I’ve waited for the raspberries. Finally, we have a single ripe berry on the bush this morning. I complain to my husband about how unproductive the berries have been. “Look at the neighbor’s berries! They have so many ripe berries! We have one!” “We weren’t supposed to have any this year,” my husband–the […]