Upon reflection, I see a great metaphor in this watercolor study. Not only are these beautiful potatoes a product of organic farming practices at Pennypack Farm and Education Center last season (so delicious!), they refer to a common phrase. I first approach that phrase in my quest to simplify. It acts as a mantra to avoid letting the small stuff block my sight of what's really important along the lines of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson. However, after finding a quote by Charles Dudley Warner who while gardening in 1870 wrote, "What small potatoes we all are, compared with what we might be!" I feel like my eyes have been opened. His view in this quote is that we often stunt our growth because we "don't plow deep enough." (Thank you Project Guttenberg, where I found Warner's book My Summer in the Garden.) I am inspired by a new mandate to nurture my small potatoes into big potatoes by taking the time to dig deeper into the earth. Stay tuned for next year's crop!
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Kimberly Mehler
3/1/2018 08:26:42 am
Love these!
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Julia
3/1/2018 09:27:03 am
Thanks, Kim!
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Madeleine
3/2/2018 03:00:43 am
Oh, just so perfect, little marvels of nature.
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Julia
3/2/2018 09:34:55 am
Aren’t they?! Thanks, Madeleine.
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Lynn
3/2/2018 06:11:40 am
Thanks for reminding me to get out the plough and nurture those deep roots.
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Julia
3/2/2018 09:35:42 am
Well put, Lynn! Thank you!
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