Big Pimpin!
I recently read this quote from Anderson’s La Costa Nursery’s monthly tips:
“The best way to garden is to put on a wide brimmed strawhat and some old clothes. And, with a hoe in one hand and a cold drink in the other, tell your husband where to dig.”
Does this actually work? When my husband has joined me outside to dig, within five minutes he is asking if we have any diesel fueled equipment that would be less work and more “efficient.” I’ve actually found is easier to just do the digging myself and keep the passion and enthusiasm for fresh food alive in the household.
Are there women out there that can actually hold a cold drink in one hand while pointing with the other where their husband will spend the next hour or so busting his nalgas*?
Please, tell me how it’s done.
*nalgas = buttocks
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October 6th, 2008 at 4:12 am