My brother in law is fond of Teri's garden, especially her lemons, which he holds dear, or so he likes to intimate:
Though, I will confess that, as is often the case in such interrelationship (and I, in this, am no exception), I have little in common with my brother-in-law—no one's ever accused him of being the brightest light on the Christmas tree (certainly not me)—but even I must concede him recognition for his occasional (and far in between) moments of illumination, which I do unbegrudgingly—giving credit where credit is not only due but richly deserved—my brother-in-law can be a man of profound wisdom when it comes to the simplest (and most important) things in life:
"Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads."
OK, true; my brother in law didn't say that—not exactly in that way (that was Henry David Thoreau - giving credit where credit is due)—but the point remains.
Nature is loved by what is best in us (says Ralph Waldo Emerson—again, not to be confused with my brother-in-law):
Teri's lemon...
The apricot from Penélope's tree...
The lychee off Aiko's garden...
The earth is what we all have in common.
And so, this toast is for you, dear brother...
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