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@ Becoming B
2025-05-11 16:53:48
"Technologies of the soul tend to be simple, bodily, slow and related to the heart as much as the mind. Everything around us tells us we should be mechanically sophisticated, electronic, quick, and informational in our expressiveness - an exact antipode to the virtues of the soul. It is no wonder, then, that in an age of telecommunications - which, by the way, literally means "distant connections" - we suffer symptoms of the loss of soul. We are being urged from every side to become efficient rather than intimate." - Thomas Moore
9:30 AM. Mother's Day morning. Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there. We open in a half hour. We've been open for 2 days now. We've had 9 customers stop in so far, and everyone has left with plants. It might not sound like much, but for our backyard nursery operating on a thin margin every exchange counts and is appreciated.
While I deliver mail Annie texts me updates. And when I get impatient I call to see if we have customers. I ask a lot of questions. I want to know how people have found us so far off the beaten path and what people are interested in.
I've heard a few customers showed up because of recommendations from customers last year, others return after multiple visits from years past. Almost all of them say they'll be back!
Our neighbor who got married to Led Zeppelins' "Thank You" showed up again this year. She has a few spotted bee balm she bought last year growing at the end of her driveway. I keep an eye on them. I like seeing plants we've grown from seed growing in the wild.
The algorithm showed me this post and photo the other day:
"Serviceberry (Juneberry) and Ninebark from Bean Brook Nursery have overwintered well! The high bush cranberry made it too but, they are shy and are reluctant to show off any spring finery as yet."
We're 3 days into our nursery season and I'm already starting to feel the distance between our customers and neighbors diminish.
5.11.25
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