My Secret Garden

Happy Birthday Grandpa Durham! mdw returned from Texas at the end of September (on her birthday) to two very eager boys who had planned a lovely birthday celebration. The gift of the day was a “sitting garden” in our side yard, complete with a stone bench, stone walkway and birdbath. mtw and eaw had worked on it (I think mtw did most of the work) during my time away and it is the sweetest gesture I have ever received (and a lot of work - they had to pull out enormous bushes, build planter boxes, make a stone paver patio, paint the foundation of the house, and plant some beautiful flowers). eaw and walk in it every morning on our way to the car as he asks, “do you like your garden mama? I made it for you.” I’m grateful for such beautiful companions with whom I get to share celebrations. We have been enjoying it all season.
ps For the record, eaw has mastered the banana cake batter beater licking, a Durham family birthday tradition.