Friends,
It’s Warren, Anne, Mary Catherine, and Caroline. Our dad, Ralph Norman, is running for governor. On today’s $10 Tuesday, we want to tell you about one of our dad’s favorite hobbies—his garden.
Gardening is our dad’s outlet and his quiet place. He can get lost in thought for hours just weeding and planting and keeping his garden up and running. He takes meticulous care of every plant. He grows vegetables and herbs in his garden.
Many days, you’ll catch our dad out in the garden with a couple of the grandkids as he teaches them the basics of gardening but more importantly, the value of hard work.
Together they get to see the seeds they plant grow. The grandkids get to experience what it’s like to dig, weed, and plant, and then have fruitful results at the end. He shows them how to care for something, how to see it through, how to take pride in the sweat on your brow at the end of the day. For him, it’s not just about growing vegetables, it’s about growing character.
