Watering can
“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.”— Elizabeth Lawrence 20th-century gardener, designer, and garden writer I KNOW THAT THIS QUOTE can be interpreted symbolically or as a poetic device, but it can also be accepted at face value. I accept it at face value. When I first read this passage in Lawrence’s writings, I was transported to a place from my childhood that haunts me, in a good way. We lived in Lausanne, Switzerland, when I was in early grammar school. My parents were travelers not tourists. They were always immersed in the cultural and social landscape of wherever we were. My brother and I accepted this lifestyle with the equanimity of six-…