A Hedge for the Children
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"I guess the side yard , Custom Slipcovers Can Give Your Furniture A Stylish New Look isn't the front yard, , Easy Rose Planting " he said. "Okay. You can grow , Comfort and energy savings: One person's story corn in the side yard. , A Look at Sewing Machine Parts " "And I'll plant , Tips For Making Your Silk Flower Arrangement Beautiful a hedge , A Look at Sewing Machine Parts out front so people can't see the corn , Comfort and energy savings: One person's story as they drive by." "That's even better." So I began to plan , Cable TV vs. Satellite TV -- Which is Best? a hedge. , Saving money on European travel with rail passes We had many children in our Virginia neighborhood. Why not plant , Lawn Fertilizer a hedge , The Easiest Way to Decorate your Kitchen they could enjoy? In the corner next to our neighbor's property, , A Look at Colorado Flower Delivery I began the hedge , strange carbs and cams with a serviceberry bush (an Amelanchier). 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They tasted fantastic. When the black raspberries got ripe, neighborhood grownups and children gathered to gobble down undisciplined berries warm with the sun , Book Shelf Decorating Idea & Tip and eye each other and laugh for sheer happiness. As a hedge, , Growing Orchids In Greenhouses, Can You ? they were a mistake. As a treat, they were fabulous. The main hedge , Construction Jobs - Finding a Subcontractor facing the street was a row of Nanking cherry bushes about eight feet high. In early spring , Growing Orchids In Greenhouses, Can You ? they were covered with tiny pearl-like buds , Ladder Décor – the Possibilities are Endless and white , Saving money on European travel with rail passes blooms. In summer , Growing Hybrid Grapes they glistened with red cherries within lush green , Safety tips for a Riding Lawn Mower! growth. The cherries tasted like a cross between pie cherries and sweet cherries. They were good. One summer , How To Create An Oasis of Serenity With a Backyard Garden Hot Tub day I looked out the window , Book Shelf Decorating Idea & Tip and saw a little boy coming down the street. I didn't recognize him, but he apparently recognized ripe cherries when he saw them. He stopped and stared at the bushes, then moved in closer. I was about to go to the door , Tips on Planting the Eastern White Pine and tell him to take all the cherries he wanted, but then I realized he was trying a new maneuver. He turned around facing the street and began to back up to the bushes. Aha! I thought. That kid's had some education that didn't come from books. His technique was pretty good. He looked blandly into the distance as the branches behind him jiggled up and down. When his hands were filled with cherries, he started off running. And I ran too -- to the door. , What to Look For in a Drill Press I meant to call , Buying Replacement Windows out, "Little boy! Little boy! Come back." But then I realized that would just make him run faster. I wanted to say, "You can eat my cherries all afternoon, if you like." But by that time, in a splendid burst of speed, he had rounded the corner and was out of sight. You can come back any time, little boy. Find Janette Blackwell's storytelling country cookbook, STEAMIN' DOWN THE TRACKS WITH VIOLA HOCKENBERRY, at Food , Safety tips for a Riding Lawn Mower! and Fiction, http://foodandfiction.com/Entrance.html -- or visit her Delightful Food , Lawn Fertilizer Directory at http://delightfulfood.com/main.html |
  
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