Sounds like a real pick-me-up title, doesn’t it? I promise it isn’t bad. The other evening, Maddy and I were prepping dinner and listening to music. One of my favorite bands is Toad the Wet Sprocket. Every one of their songs stirs up some sort of memory. My favorite album is Dulcinea, and as we were listening, the song Something’s Always Wrong from that album came on. I’m singing away, but when I look over at Maddy, she has a furrowed brow and a pensive look, and with a matter-of-fact tone, we had this conversation:
“Daddy, I know what this song means.”
“Oh, you do? OK, well, tell me.”
“It means that something is always wrong in people’s lives, and if there isn’t, it means that they are an imaginary person.”
To which I could only reply: Deep . . . very deep little one.
But she’s right, isn’t she? If anyone tells you everything is perfect, they are probably not telling you the truth. We’ve all got things going on behind the scenes. They may not be wrong, specifically, but they aren’t always as good as we’d like them to be. Maybe it is stress from work or family or just the things going on in the world around us that are beyond our control. We’ve all got something going on, even if we pretend that we don’t. When we are interacting with others, I find it helpful to try and remember that you don’t always know the whole story. Maddy did a great job reminding me of that while we listened to the song
Fortunately, at Kerby’s, we had a lot go right this week (and I promise we aren’t imaginary). Thanks to everyone who came out to help us celebrate our 40th birthday and the kickoff of the spring season. It was great to see so many familiar faces and the fact that you chose to spend some of your Saturday with us fills us with gratitude.
The commemoration of our 40th year doesn’t stop there. Over the past few months, we’ve collected stories from customers and staff about their gardens and what they remember about Kerby’s from over the years. We’ll feature those stories each week in this newsletter. We wouldn’t be celebrating our 40th birthday if it wasn’t for you, our customers. We hope you enjoy.
And now, with the spring planting season in full swing, we thought it was the perfect time for a refresher on the best way to plant trees, shrubs, and flowers. Getting a garden off to a great start begins with good planting practices. See our Kerby’s Planting Instructions for creating the right conditions for plants to thrive.
A garden is the place where a lot of things can go right, and where the things that are sometimes wrong can fade away. I can’t think of a better place to spend a little Life Lived Outside this spring.
