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#867 Deolinda Macdonald Gardening

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Deolinda Macdonald

What matters to me is gardening even though I am crooked with pain. I liked growing things ever since I was young because it’s nature. I like to see things grow but now, I am tired and you can’t go on forever. I accept things. My sister Rosa she complains all the time. Strange how different we can be when we are from the same family. I’m much happier than her, and accept life as it comes. You don’t get anywhere if you complain. I like the weather in the UK because it never gets too hot here. In Portugal where I grew up it was very hot, very hard to work in.


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The speaker discusses their love for gardening despite their physical pain and their acceptance of life's challenges.