Settling Down with the Sisters

'Settling' isn't compromise, it's self awareness.

As my garden and I grow older, more mature, we’ve settled down together.

To me this is a vital part of aging, a realization that every pretty bean or tomato or pepper or whatever may be eye-catching, but it isn’t for me.

It takes time to arrive here. You do need to flirt with all sorts of squash, or attractive pole beans or super hot chiles before you fin…