Monthly Archives: June 2013

Sometimes favors come one drop at a time

One of my goals is to learn how to be more gracious. I have this terrible trait that when I don’t want to do something, I say so. Some might call this “sticking up for yourself” or “knowing your truth,” … Continue reading

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When plucked and plundered (by gophers), plant some more

This week I stood in “death row” of my favorite big-box store. My plan had been to buy a “gopher basket,” — a metal mesh container designed to keep gophers from yanking plants under the ground. The product was not … Continue reading

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Rodent wreaks havoc in raised bed

Yep. The gopher is back, or at least the kin of last year’s gopher, and perhaps the grand-kin of the gopher before that. My neighborhood must harbor an underground gopher incubation unit, where gophers are produced as prolifically as feral … Continue reading

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