Quote of the Day: Margaret Atwood
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
~Margaret Atwood
I certainly do. You know it’s been a good day in the garden when you step into the shower and see swirls of dirt running down the drain!
Barefoot or shoes, which do you prefer?
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I love this quote and one Spring season had it written on a chalkboard in our home. I discovered your blog about a week ago through HomesteadRevival, and have since been so inspired by the details you give about gardening as well as your many recipes and quotations. We too have an organic garden, and your blog has been quite the discovery and encouragement.
to Rachel's comment
What a wonderful quote ~ been there…done it…LOVE IT!!!
to Liz J's comment
Great quote. I wish dirt was the only thing I smelled like at the end of the day!
to Sincerely, Emily's comment
Barefoot! Both my kids refuse to wear shoes when outside as well.0
to Jay Miller's comment
ROFLOL!! What a fantastic quote :) These days, my feet are VERY grimy with dirt at the end of the day and yes, the swirl of dirt in the shower is the ultimate sign of a productive day in the garden! A true sign that gardening season is in full swing is when I shower in the evening instead of in the morning :)
to Sherri's comment
LoL – shoes….always shoes! I have exceedingly tender feet and can’t stand barefoot outside the house! :-)
to Janet Anderson's comment
Barefoot all the way! I don’t wear shoes unless there’s snow on the ground. Which means this year, I wore shoes briefly during October and then never again. The callouses on my feet are at least a quarter of an inch thick.
I live in a city, and holy cow until I moved here I never knew how many people would be willing to stop me on the street and express concern of my shoeless state. I’m lucky to work in an office that doesn’t care that I’m wandering around without shoes on most the time and flipflops the rest. And I’m totally that person in stores where storepeople have to be like UM LADY CAN YOU PUT SHOES ON.
In conclusion: shoes are the worst!
to Erin's comment
I don’t like to go barefoot normally, because, between sheep, chicken, and duck manure, gravel, and the occasional screw or nail, who knows what I might step on. But when I’m in the garden, nothing beats the feel of warm, soft dirt against my bare feet.
to Joshua's comment
I could be no more content(unless I were a mole). I could live in the dirt. I think of all the things I do, playing in the soil gives me the most pleasure.Doing my best to build it up.Repotting flowers and veggies. Building new beds and improving the existing beds,for all sorts of vegetation. I simply love dirt.
to Sue from Ky.'s comment
I’m definetly shoeless. Rarely have shoes on during the summer. Not even in the winter (in the house). Love the dirt and grass between my toes. As a little girl my mother always had trouble keeping shoes on me. Love the outdoors!
to judym's comment
Barefoot. It’s not summer until the soles of my feet are toughened out enough to run on gravel. Bravo on the quote from my favorite author.
to Marcia's comment
Barefoot! I prefer flip flops when going out, because I can get them off in a flash and back to barefoot again ;)
to Pat's comment
Shoes
to Maybelline's comment
Barefoot whenever humanly possible…
to daisy's comment
I love the feel of soft cool grass & warm sweet soil between my toes. I go barefoot when I can, and my neighbors from the hills of West Virginia laugh when they see me barefoot & call me a hillbilly. ;)
to KimH's comment
The best of both worlds: sandals or crocs. When wielding a shovel, bare feet just don’t work (and I am doing a lot of shovel wielding right now as I slowly prepare my garden. The secret is wearing something that can be cleaned easily.
But barefoot is great, especially first thing in the morning.
to EL's comment
Yep, I’m an open shoe gardener – usually an old pair of crocs
to Sharpeshots Photography's comment