There are the joys and sorrows of the author's childhood and teenage years; there are the twists and turns of his love, marriage and his first excursions into the literary world; there is the nostalgia of an old Taipei resident for Taipei's past; and there is also the beautiful story of a literary gardener tilling the soil of his dreams.
有作者青澀年紀的回憶，描述童年、青少年成長過程的童趣與艱辛；有作者戀愛、成家、初闖文壇的曲折歷程；有老台北人對台北的城市懷舊；也有文學園丁耕耘夢土的美麗故事。