Rediscovering Pema

[Pema]

Annika, I always dreamed of being a farmer. I wanted to spend as much of my day with plants and soil and worms as I possibly could. I never had the confidence that I could succeed and survive doing it, and I also worried that if I *had* to do it I might not love it as much.

I can't say I regret that I didn't take the risk. I've had the opportunity to spend a lot of my time doing those things and, in the process, built a life where now I can do it as much as I want. But I still admire and even envy people like you who integrated their love of nature with their very survival - and that of others.

[Dances With Trees]

I always dreamed of being a farmer. I wanted to spend as much of my day with plants and soil and worms as I possibly could.

I know the feeling, Pema. When I was six years old, I fell in love with dirt (or, more technically, soil). I was fortunate to have a daughter who fell in love with flowers (they called her the 'flower girl' at farmers' markets). Those were good years.

[davina61]

I like growing veg, must get it from my mum and my grandparents . Mums dad was a gardener and always had a big veg plot and dads folks had orchard ,soft fruits and a large veg plot. Shame I dont have any garden as on 2nd floor flat! Looking forward to the runner beans from mums garden, already had some broad beans.

[Pema]

Any space on a balcony for containers, Davina? I know it's not the same at all.

[davina61]

Its an old Victorian building with sash windows, not room for a window box.