Being unemployed for almost a year, I decided that I should grow some of my own food. But not being a farmer by trade, I underestimated the amount of tomatoes you get from one plant. Being optimistic, I planted not one, not two, but ten plants! I now have tomatoes coming out of my ears! But, on the flip side, I have met more of my neighbors this summer than in all the years I’ve lived here. As I share my bounty with neighbors, they mention that so-and-so down the block likes tomatoes, so off I go with my little basket of sunshine. Next year I won’t put in ten plants, but I will definitely plant enough to share. Today, life is good!

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