How does the imagery in this excerpt affect the passage? she would have to wait until next summer to visit her grandmother’s house again, to till the vegetable garden and tend the flower bed. there would be laughter around the kitchen table as she learned about the family history of sharecropping and departing the south for better opportunities elsewhere. her grandmother would share thoughts on life as regina learned how to bake pies and “put a little bit of the love you have inside in each one.” none of her grandmother’s recipes were written down, as the woman had no need for written instructions after years of cooking, but she explained it all to regina. it convey that regina and her grandmother have a loving, caring relationship. it shows that regina and her grandmother work hard even though it is vacation time. it demonstrates that regina loves learning from her grandmother more than she loves learning in school. it proves that regina believes that living with her grandmother is better than living at home.