No, there hasn't been a break-in at Holden Manor. But, there is some small gardening and food activity happening at the seemingly impenetrable complex. One resident, a woman with a constant smile who insists that everyone she meets call her grandma, has been working on her first windowsill herb garden. She planted cilantro, chives, and basil and has been waiting patiently for me to get her some parsley to add to her collection. Already it's growing exceedingly well in her window, and we researched ways to preserve and use her herbs. She's eager to get more boxes to grow even more herbs.
Lately, other residents have been approaching her in awe of her herbs. Now they are all expressing interest in having windowsill gardens of their own. I've often heard the expression baby steps, but this scenario seems to illustrate it perfectly. In the fall, I had the door shut on me more times than I'd care to reminisce about. But now the seeds have been planted (excuse the cliched pun), and who knows, maybe not long from now they will have some container veggie gardens like the 7 other properties.
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