{"id":268,"date":"2012-03-23T21:34:37","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T21:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/?p=268"},"modified":"2012-04-02T22:55:29","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T22:55:29","slug":"gloves-planting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feastandflowers.com\/?p=268","title":{"rendered":"tools: gloves & planting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I just was watching a TV segment on how to make your hands look younger for thousands of dollars! \u00a0It made me think\u00a0about an encounter\u00a0I had at a nursery several years ago. \u00a0I had been planting every day, my hands were a bit beaten\u00a0up from the constant\u00a0work they were required to do! \u00a0As I rung up my cart of flowers for the next job I looked at my hands\u00a0a bit embarrassed as\u00a0the nails were cut short, sun spots on my hands and the cuticles definitely needed work, bits of soil\u00a0here and there.\u00a0I handed over my money and the salesman said “You have beautiful hands; they are hands that have been working hard.” \u00a0I was so overwhelmed by those kind words. \u00a0He made me think about myself and how lucky I am that my hands work. I cook with them, dig with them, cut flowers, trim bushes, wash an occasional floor and yes I suddenly saw them not as\u00a0aging and rough but as a gift I have been given.<\/p>\n

This brings me to the garden gloves that I think work the best. \u00a0I am not always great at keeping my gloves on during gardening. \u00a0So I found a couple\u00a0of brands that fit close to your hand and make them easy to use while protecting your hands, the “Atlas Nitrile Touch” and the “Bamboo”. Both gloves have worked well for me. \u00a0I suggest you creme your hands before a day of gardening and then put your gloves on for protection. \u00a0In season my hands will show they are working hard… I am happy to have them a bit rough, a bit beaten up but still beautiful.<\/p>\n

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I just was watching a TV segment on how to make your hands look younger for thousands of dollars! \u00a0It made me think\u00a0about an encounter\u00a0I had at a nursery several years ago. \u00a0I had been planting every day, my hands were a bit beaten\u00a0up from the constant\u00a0work they were required to do! \u00a0As I rung …
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