Sunflowers ?

[VioletDove]

I planted a few sunflowers several years ago. They must like my soil here because they’ve since started popping up everywhere. My husband and I often disagree on whether or not to pull them up when we see them growing in our garden. He sees them as a nuisance but I think they are pretty and I like to let them grow.

Growing up we didn't plant sunflowers but our neighbor did. Since I helped several neighbors with their gardens besides working in our own I always got several of the "heads" when they were ready and spent a weekend salting and roasting sunflower seeds and bagging them for snacking. My uncle down the road grew peanuts and I helped processing them as well, resulting in several bags of salted, roasted peanuts to bring home for snacking as well. 

Back then everyone had fruit trees, nut trees and "snacky stuff" growing in their yards and gardens and as an enterprising young gal I capitalized on that garnishing cash and snacks in the process! Picking fruit, gathering and shelling nuts, picking, canning, weeding, fertilizing, etc. made me more money than babysitting and mowing yards (although I did some of that as well). My kids did the same when they were growing up. 

I am hoping more people get back to that kind of living being the norm rather than the exception. With inflation and shortages being the way they are now I am hopeful. The lessons learned from hard economic times are invaluable- along with the lessons of hard work!

I hope that becomes the norm again too. Your post reminds me of simpler times.