Sagebrush Gardens

It’s summertime — time to sit out on the porch and rock — and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. Rocking soothes the soul, comforts aching bones, and sets our thoughts adrift. You can find entertainment just watching the grackels “strutting their stuff” and the barn swallows visiting the porch rail while you sit outside.

Ben Franklin extolled the merits of the rocking chair. By the early 19th century, Americans were making several different types of rockers. Some U.S. presidents even made history with their rocking chairs: Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while he sat in a rocking chair watching an opera (not a good way to go), William McKinley planned his presidential campaign from his porch rocker, and John F. Kennedy brought a rocking chair to the Oval Office.

A porch with a rocker or two is a friendly and welcoming place. But more than that, a rocking chair invites us to slow down, relax, and enjoy life.

Speaking of slowing down, don’t be mislead to think that Cooksterz has the biggest zucchini on You Tube.  Slow down and take a look at this 8-1/2 pound monster! The video is a bit grainy, but you’ll see that I am now the record holder of the Biggest Zucchini on YouTube and the web.

It is only two weeks old, and was wondering how big one of these monsters could get if you left it on the vine for 3 or 4 weeks… hmmm.

I guess I better get out of my rocking chair more often and go check on my garden, huh?