Julie, the Mansion Activities Director, has returned from vacation and the first thing she did was put up a new Amazon Mansion Wish List, he calls it her “daily miracle. There are two wonderful and important themes for the new Wish List, one is dirt and the other is picnic plates and outdoor plastic, like plates and tea cups.

But the big thing she needs as the residents and local Church volunteers begin to prepare the vast Mansion garden for summer, is dirt. Good planting soil and manure.

The Mansion doesn’t really have rich soil and there is not enough money to buy what the garden needs. The residents are planning an award-winning and spectacular garden this year, one stuff with vegetables which they shall eat and flowers for their tables and rooms, and just to sit and watch and smell. Last year’s garden was stunning.

Soil is important and   relatively cheap, as is manure, I urged Julie to put it up, she is very wary of wearing out the people who have devoured the Wish List three times in as many weeks. Julie, like many people is not used to such passionate  generosity.

Last year,  the Army Of Good bought the residents a picnic table for the outdoors, and this year they mean to use it. There are lots of brightly colored disposable outdoor things on the new list, also. I told Julie i didn’t think this list would last too long either.

Put up the soil on the list, I told Julie. It will come. Dirt is the cheapest thing we ever buy.This is a great way to give, you buy what you want and pay what you want, and it goes straight to the people you want to get it.

You are brightening the Mansion lives every day. (Is it time to start thinking of july Fourth?)

Check out the new Wish List here.