13/09/2025
Meet Maureen, a new friend and neighbor, who invited me to help harvest her concord grapes with her this morning. Twenty minutes and 18 lbs later Maureen treated me to a latte from Devil’s food and a delightful conversation. She then sent me home with the grapes, a couple of zucchini and a bunch of French Tarragon🌱
One of the best parts of what I do is the people I meet and the gifts I receive, both tangible and intangible. Thanks to the article I’ve had the opportunity to engage with more of my neighbors, learn about their lives and their interests. This week I learned thaf one of our regular tomato donors, Doug, is also a beekeeper and I was treated to not only two baskets of beautiful tomatoes for the porch pantry but also to a jar of his Platt Park Honey.🍯
As for the grapes…Maureen will help me deliver them to on Monday where she’ll meet the ‘Lunch Lady Extraordinaire’ Erin, who will be juicing them for her 100+ students.
It’s been an especially difficult week in our state/country, so I’m grateful for people like Maureen and Doug for making it a bit more bearable with their kindness❤️
