She came to her garden and whispered to the plants until her smile returned and her mind was calm.

Brian Crane: The Garden Gate

The Baker Cysts in both knees have decided to sideline me this week. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and had over 50ccs of fluid drained from the right. I’ve been on bed rest since. Today, I can walk without too much difficulty, enough to sit at the computer and finish this post I had started last weekend. I’m going to try anyway.

When I started concentrating my landscaping efforts on the region I leased in 2013, I wanted a garden, not just any garden. There had to be a vineyard as well. I did my due diligence and decided to plant a potager. In 2017, I uprooted the Italian villa and planted a French Chateau. I even wrote a back story to accompany it. You can read about it here and here. I digress, I know.

In 2019, I returned to the States and planted yet another vineyard, but this time I left out the potager, opting for a stable to house my prized ABC Thoroughbreds instead. We know what happened to ABC now, don’t we? Oh well. I kept Little Swan Lake until 2023. I downsized to a homestead and tried to make a go of it in landscaping. I had a beautiful beach property. I was right proud of myself. I was never pleased, though. I missed my vineyard.

In late 2024, I again took the plunge and leased a full region. The potager is back. The vineyard is back with new builds. I am giddy with delight. There is nothing I love more than digging in pixel dirt. There are many dwarf fruit trees and other fruits, berries, and even vegetables. Because, you know, the wine. It’s all about the wine.

I feel at home on this property. You know the saying. You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl.

Like everything at A River Runs Through It, the potager is a work in progress, just like me.

Be kind to one another. Find joy in all that you do. Till we meet again♥

I want to thank the creators who are pictured above: The Hive, Dust Bunny, Apple Fall, Roost Homes, What Next, Botanical, Heart Garden, and Titans.