A Little Bit Of Everything Blog

Something my Grandma taught me from a very young age was the value of things. And in that , was the value of money. Grandma had this amazing way of teaching valuable life lessons. She knew I probably wouldn't listen if she just explained it. I was a fairly hyper active child. So instead, she would just go about her business in a way that would make you ask questions. One of those life lessons she taught me about was an old scraggly wild apple tree growing next to the drive way. By all rights it should have been cut down. It was in the way when the driveway was plowed, a pain to mow around, and it didn't add much in looks concerning her lawn, which she was particular about. But she wouldn't hear of it. Nope, not her. She loved that apple tree. She would marvel at the fruit blossoms. Strong storms would usually shred a few branches off. One time, it's trunk was split by lightening. But it didn't come down. Somehow she got grandpa to chain the trunk back together.  Hom...