There’s a demonstration of some type at the Farmers’ Market most days when they’re open. It must have been about the keyhole garden recently because the display was still up when we were there today.
A little mini keyhole garden. Isn’t that so cute? I told Vince .. I want a dozen of these and I’d paint them all different colors and have a rainbow keyhole garden! He wasn’t impressed with my rainbow idea nor was he impressed with the mini keyhole idea.
Vince: Judy! That’s just for demonstration purposes! The whole point of a keyhole is that it’s easy to reach into the center of it and it’s self-feeding. A bunch of mini keyholes is ridiculous.
Me: But they’re so cute!
Vince: Cute is worthless.
Huh? Cute is worthless? I totally disagree but decided it was time to end that discussion. Mamas, don’t let your daughters grow up to marry engineers! 🙂
Paula Hidalgo says
LOL, that’s funny, I guess men just don’t think like us!
Susan Nixon says
LOL! You should cross-stitch that on a leftover bit of linen and frame it for Vince! Cute is worthless!
Judy Laquidara says
Great idea!
Shirley Bartee says
I love the theory of key hole gardens.
Judy Laquidara says
We had good luck with them in Texas.
Dorothy Moore says
There is nothing to building one of those cute gardens. Challenge him to build you one—or more.
Judy Laquidara says
He built several in Texas. I don’t think we’re going to build any here.
Deborah K Kuykendall says
I’m with Vince on this one. My two keyholes are doing great and producing well but they aren’t teensy. They are 6′ across which I still believe is the sweet spot for keyholes.
Judy Laquidara says
I just liked them because they were cute and more like a planter than a functional as intended keyhole.
Cilla Tyler says
I would have said “But I’m cute”………to see what his comeback would be. Toby would be silent, thinking to himself (Be very careful what you say right now as she leads you down the path to her lair”.
Donna in KS says
…mamas, be careful of letting your boys grow up to be engineers! They do approach the world differently! Several years ago, son of our UPS son told his dad he wanted to be an engineer. UPS dad said, ‘okay, like your uncle H’. That would be fine, seemed easy and lucrative, just get him through college! “No, dad, I want to drive a train!” The grandson will be a high school senior next year. At least he’s advanced a bit. He hopes to become a pilot! Engineers are a breed all their own. IMHO