| Show - bushes Often fruit was produced in such abundance that after canning and drying enough for family needs when winter winds howled around their home she could supplement the family income by selling or trading some of their yield All this didnjust happen Grandma through perseverance and hard work painfully coaxed her trees and bushes to grow When her daylabors were finished she carried water in buckets-fromstream two blocks away--to the young plants as irrigation turns only came every eighteen days Never wasdrop of water wasted her dishand wash-water was also carried to the thirsty trees She poured soapy water over the leaves to control insect populations This was her home her trees must live After Grandma moved from the farm intosmall house at the corner of First West and Second North she again hadlarge lot on which she grew blue plums greengages apricots apples and peaches--along with gooseberries currants and raspberries She hadvegetable garden much larger than neccessary for her own meager needs the bounty she shared with family and friends Her son-in-law was fond of horseradish which she willingly prepared for him Grandma loved beauty At both homes she planted and nurtured beautiful arrays of flowers--among them daffodils dahlias canna lilies glads cosmos golden glow and goldenrod In her intown lawn grew tiny wild daisies There she also had pine trees and catalpasand her fruit trees She never lost her zest for raising fruits and vegetables for growing gardens--both vegetable and flowers She savored the beauty and the plenty they provided When the pioneers again under the auspices of Brigham Young experimented with raising silk worms throughout the state of Utah Mt Pleasant was chosen as one of the sites for the projectremember going to and from school often crossing to the north side of Main Street socould munch onfew mulberries picked a7 |
