UPDATE on Woman in the grip of an obsession: a case study
Sometimes one develops a new interest, a passing fancy: breadmaking, say, or salsa dancing, or writing novels. And, like most lovely things in life, soon the urge passes, and calmness reigns once more.
Not in my case.
I became curious about gardening. Then the interest grew. Now I'm writing a book about it - not 'How to grow potatoes' but a tragic tale of vegetable-based obsession. For, despite having a genuinely tiny garden, a mere six square metres of grotty urban soil and a few pots, I grow over one hundred different things to eat. It's a tale of love and quinces, tears and unusual varieties of kale and, chiefly, a story of uncontrollable enthusiasm.
I've almost finished. Here's the article which began the madness:
From the FT Weekend magazine, April 4, 2014 12:15 pm
Gardening with the FT: Charlotte Mendelson
By Hannah Beckerman
Flowers, pah! They’re just a waste of space. The novelist on why her garden is all about ‘growing stuff that I can eat’