Saturday was It's My Park day in New York City. People were helping out in parks all over the city. We went to our favorite place: the Morris Jumel Mansion and helped plant some flowers, and clean out some flower beds. We totally love this historic house (where George Washington was headquartered for several weeks during the Revolutionary War) and are sad that their budget does not allow for better groundskeeping. Our Relief Society helped out there one time a couple of years ago, but I still feel this sort of responsibility to continue volunteering there. We have become friendly with the director of the museum and have spent some time just hanging out on the grounds. If you're into historic houses, this is a great place to spend a little time.
It also made me yearn for a little plot of land of my own where I can plant lots of veggies! Matt's mom calls us each year before she plants her garden and asks what sorts of things we'd like for her to plant. Then when we visit in August I get to cook up a storm with all the fresh produce that Alexis has harvested from the garden in the backyard.
