The Special Grove

There is a grove of trees near the cottage in the canyon that is special to our family for many reasons. The tiny grove gives welcome shade in the summer months and provides the southern border for the flagstone patio where Mimi and I would sit at night and drink lemonade and watch the brilliant stars above and an occasional shooting star pass overhead.

On one outing to the cottage and the grove, Mimi brought her friend Flo to visit. Flo was a very outspoken lady and tons of fun to be with. She also had a gift. She could find pots buried in the red earth from long ago. Now I don't know exactly how in the world she accomplished this amazing feat, but Mimi and I were fascinated!

She would patiently wait for her inspiration, and then, with a garden trowel that Mimi kept in her supplies, she would begin to dig in the soft, forgiving earth. She was heavy in stature and she would begin to perspire, and Mimi would bring her a lemonade from the cooler in the cottage. Flo would sip on the lemonade and talk about the Indians she loved so much. I think that she may have been descended from one of the Lamanite tribes who lived in this country many years ago.

Then she would return to her digging. To our amazement she would uncover a tiny part of a pot!
Then she would dig in another place and bring up more pieces. How she did this Mimi and I couldn't imagine, but she kept us  in stitches laughing the whole two days of her visit!

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