Sanity’s Last Stand

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You Say Tomato
Patti Poteete
Patti Poteete

With all good intentions, I planted four tomato plants at the beginning of the summer … and then promptly forgot about them. They were not far from the back door, yet on the other side of a fence and only four inches tall. Out of sight, out of my mind thinking I could grow anything. As summer draws to a close, Mr. Right asked me why I never picked the tomatoes growing out back.

“What tomatoes?” I w…