Yesterday, I returned to work after a few weeks away to have my hip replaced (yes, this is other hip!). Boy, was my email inbasket full! And nestled amongst the spam and enewletters and internal memos, I found a few Memories-related gems to share with you. Today, I have a note from a reader and former Park Seed employee who has the solution to a question that I raised back on November 7, 2006.
In that early blog post, I shared this wonderful picture of a woman fully enjoying some rather large hibiscus blooms. The only clue to that woman's identity was a note writtern on the back of the photo: "Kim Rosa's grandmother in the trial garden." But having no knowledge of who Kim Rosa might be, I was stumped as to how to find out more.
Well, as oft times happens on the Internet, a bit of serendipitous searching led the actual, elusive Ms. Kim Rosa to my earlier post. She was pleased to see her grandmother's picture on the blog, and sent me this wonderful message:
Hello!
I was looking for something else on the site and found this in the memories link. http://www.parkseedmemories.com/2006/11/kim_rosa_grandm.html. Yes, employee, I worked in Wholesale, Drop Ship Dept in 2000-2003My grandmother was a gardener her whole life and lived in PA, she loved to come visit me at work and tour the gardens. The Giant Hibiscus in the seed trials this pic is from when we had the 2 or 3 plots of them we used for seeds, I think it was summer '02 when this pic was taken. We took several pots home to her she was determined to make them grow at home.
Let me know if you are still with the company and still care! J
Kim Rosa
I was quick to reply to Kim and assure her that yes, I am still with the company and most definitely do care about solving this little mystery! I'm happy to report that Kim believes she has some more pictures to share, so stay tuned--I look forward to learning more about Kim Rosa's generations of great gardeners!
Do you have photos of your family sharing good times in the garden? We love swapping stories and pictures here! Just email me at ckuhl@parkseed.com.
