I head for the cash register, heart-shaped flowers draped like pendant necklaces over the rim of my Red Flyer wagon.
An elegantly dressed shopper approaches me. Her hair is professionally coiffed, her posture is ramrod straight. But her hands are all aflutter, and her face is a tangle of emotions I cannot read.
"Is that–? No, it can't be!"
She speaks with a clipped British accent; no mistaking her heritage now! Her eyes melt into a puddle of sentiment as she recalls for me the cottage garden of her childhood, the mother who planted Bleeding Hearts in the lush undergrowth of her own Secret Garden.
I cling to every word.
She is taller than my grandmother, her mannerisms more refined. But she reminds me so much of my Nottingham-born Nana! Their backgrounds are similar, their sentiments intertwined.
In this brief encounter, I am reminded anew that so much of life –our biology, our shared stories–has its genesis in the garden.
Love this story, Melodye!
Thanks for allowing me to share it (share time…) with you this morning!
Beautiful! I love hearing your stories about connecting with strangers who become heart friends. π
Thank you, my longtime heart friend. π
I come away from these encounters believing, now more than ever, that all things are possible. If, that is, we’re willing to see the world (see others) with wide-open hearts & eyes…
Definitely! π
I wonder how well they’d do in Cleveland clay. π So beautiful!!!
They like loamy soil, from what I’ve read, so I’m going to replace my CA clay with lots of mulch and amendments.
I will do likewise. Can’t wait for spring!
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