Eggplant and Lasting Friendships
15-Jul-07
Hello All,
Summer, gardens, family reunions, and teaching–all add up to quiet blog time. I returned from a long, long road trip late last night (about 2,000 plus driving miles) to find this email below from my dear friend, Lori, who like me, has moved many times.
It is timely. My first act this morning–peer out the window at my garden. The second: a cup of coffee. The third: a trip with a wooden bowl and a knife to gather my goodies, one of them a beautiful eggplant. Here’s the email from Lori:
Hi Jackie,
I just spent the past hour tearing up my house in search of your poem about growing eggplants. Alas, too many moves … it is in hiding, I am afraid.
Can you help an old friend and forward a copy to me? It is one of your most memorable for me. Many thanks and blessings to you – Lori
Here’s the poem, I think Lori is asking for: (more…)