Growing up in Yardville, New Jersey, my Dad was the gardener. Sam was continually mulching his garden with odd things, like newspaper. He grew carrots and radishes, and lettuce, nad had a pear tree. He was always either pulling weeds in the lawn or poking in the garden. It was a spiritual therapy for him. When my folks moved to Christiansburg, VA, my Dad had an even bigger garden. When Dwight moved from "the big city" to Christiansburg he developed an interest in my Dad's garden and never looked back. He had discovered his green thumb and love for the earth. Dwight was a strong believer in living healthy and natural. He loved his gardne in Middleburg. Many a time we would be talking on the phone and he would be describing the lovely salad he was making from his garden produce. Groundhog Day is the day when gardeners know how many more weeks till they can plant. It was Dwight's biggest celebration day of the year. Dwight's co-workers noted it and have declared Groundhog day to be Dwight rememberance day.
Dwight could whistle! Dwight used to call me from each place he lived telling me about how he had made friends with birds that lived around his home and how he would mimic there calls and carry on conversations.
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Growing up in Yardville, New Jersey, my Dad was the gardener. Sam was continually mulching his garden with odd things, like newspaper. He grew carrots and radishes, and lettuce, nad had a pear tree. He was always either pulling weeds in the lawn or poking in the garden. It was a spiritual therapy for him. When my folks moved to Christiansburg, VA, my Dad had an even bigger garden. When Dwight moved from "the big city" to Christiansburg he developed an interest in my Dad's garden and never looked back. He had discovered his green thumb and love for the earth. Dwight was a strong believer in living healthy and natural. He loved his gardne in Middleburg. Many a time we would be talking on the phone and he would be describing the lovely salad he was making from his garden produce. Groundhog Day is the day when gardeners know how many more weeks till they can plant. It was Dwight's biggest celebration day of the year. Dwight's co-workers noted it and have declared Groundhog day to be Dwight rememberance day.
Dwight could whistle! Dwight used to call me from each place he lived telling me about how he had made friends with birds that lived around his home and how he would mimic there calls and carry on conversations.
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