i can't wear gloves - hate the way they feel. am tuff about all the critters, including spiders, although i don't like poisonous snakes - but have never come across one gardening - i don't even notice scratches, bleeding etc until afterward - euphoria indeed. hands in perpetual state of ruin. have to keep nail file in the ashtray of my car so i can repair the damage at traffic lights (can never make time for it at home). usually hands are a disgrace though. sometimes have to hide them under the table. washing hair and doing dishes very helpful. i have to use moisturiser to repair hands after they've been in dirt. I have the wrinkled hands of a 60 year old already...
That's a great article Scarlett. I'm in total agreement with the harvest high, and what a great expression to describe it. Getting your hands dirty though, not for me I always wear gloves! I hate getting scratched or scraped on my hands, no way am I digging into that soil barehanded
Florence > 0r7r5hu4x4gwvNovember 1, 2010 at 8:03pm
That's okay Ali, ask my bf, I am the wussiest (is there such a word?) gardener there is.. I wear gumboots, long sleeve and gloves in the garden at most times for fear of touching any bugs, or hairy prickly leaves ...
Now we have 'legless lizards' but they look like snakes ... I freak out every time I uncover one but the worms - pah - I pick them up with ease :) my son thinks I am a legend, he doesn't touch them but is very interested and always begs me to 'find another one mum' ;)
My dad will pick up a huntsman but not me, spiders I leave alone for sure!
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I'd die if I touched a worm.
My dad will pick up a huntsman but not me, spiders I leave alone for sure!