fruits of anne's labors

Anne has been working on a small vegetable garden this year. She planted several different crops, but it appears that the only one that will finish strong is the squash. Some of the plants fell to slugs, some fell to an overly helpful gardener (“Let me pull these weeds (carrots) for you!”), some didn’t get enough sun, and some just never appeared. Anne’s been watching and watering for weeks on end, so this little victory seems huge to us. I’ve stepped in to do watering from time to time, but Anne’s done the real work.

Given that the two of us are far better suited to computers than plants, getting any kind of “fruits” is amazing.