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<\/p>\nA couple recreated a photo they took when they first got together, posing next to a 12 foot sunflower, to show that their love was still flourishing 40 years later.<\/p>\n
In 1982, Sandy approached Paul Szewc to dance in a bar, which is how the couple first became acquainted. <\/p>\n
He thought flowers held the key to a woman’s heart, and he thought his enormous sunflower may help him win over his new acquaintance.<\/p>\n
He invited Sandy to his mother’s backyard to show her the flowers he had raised from seeds, including one that towered 12 feet over the young couple.<\/p>\n
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Jason and Kyle, a married couple with two sons, continued to produce sunflowers over the years and were thrilled when a new, enormous sunflower sprouted in July 2021.<\/p>\n
After a total of 38 years had passed since the gardening enthusiasts snapped the original whopper photo, they made the decision to retake it.<\/p>\n
Paul, a furniture maker from Guelph, Canada, explained that one of his sunflowers had unexpectedly sprung new growth.<\/p>\n
With their son Jason taking their picture in the same spot four decades later, they chose to replicate the photograph they took of each other when they first met.<\/p>\n
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Paul carried me on his shoulders and appeared to be bragging about his abilities. Sandy narrated. He charmed me since, at the time. <\/p>\n
He didn’t have a car and instead cycled to my place of employment at a telecommunications business to bring me a homemade packed lunch.<\/p>\n
Paul was a health-conscious person who enjoyed growing his own food and inspired Sandy to start gardening. He learned this from his grandmother and mother.<\/p>\n
Before I met her, Sandy was a junk food addict, but I sent her out to work with wholesome packed lunches, and the rest is history, said Paul. ‘I hooked her on my organic fruit and vegetables.’<\/p>\n
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After their busy lives took over, Paul claimed that the lockout allowed him and Sandy to return to the garden.<\/p>\n