More Seasonal Stories
- I tried growing tomatoes this summer for the first time. I watered them religiously, talked to them daily, and researched every possible tip online. The one plant that actually thrived was the volunteer weed growing right beside them.
- We took the kids camping for the first time, fully equipped with a tent, sleeping bags, and a detailed plan. By 9pm everyone had given up and we were watching a movie on someone's phone inside the tent instead.
- My neighbor and I have a running competition over who can grow the better tomatoes each summer. This year mine were bigger. He pointed out his had actually ripened, which felt like a genuinely low blow.
- I decided to make a big Thanksgiving dinner from scratch this year. The turkey came out perfectly. The mashed potatoes, tragically, were forgotten in the oven and discovered cold an hour after everyone had already eaten.
- We hosted the neighborhood block party this year, expecting maybe twenty people. Word spread further than planned, and by evening we'd fed closer to sixty, using every folding chair in a four-house radius.
- We decided to host Thanksgiving at our place for the first time. I researched turkey brining techniques for weeks. The turkey came out great. I forgot to actually turn the oven on for the side dishes until an hour before dinner.