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The parable of the mistaken oak

Posted on March 11, 2016 by aprildemes • Leave a comment

Last fall I sat on a lawn under an oak tree, surrounded by music and children. I brought home some acorns, researched, prepared, and planted one. It lived in the back of my fridge, in simulated winter, annoying family members just trying to put away the yogurt. Last month, I decided it was time to … Continue reading →

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Tree time

Posted on September 23, 2015 by aprildemes • Leave a comment

Now that the frost has taken the tenders and the potatoes are 80% dug, my energy is turning from the veggie plot to the landscape. The overgrown state of the flower beds is a little depressing, so I’m focusing on trees. The apples we tried to root from cuttings mostly died; the sole survivor (a … Continue reading →

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Channeling my inner lumberjack

Posted on May 25, 2014 by aprildemes • Leave a comment

It’s been a good day, mostly because I used power tools, got dirty, and smell like trees right now. First, we had some neighbours with heavy machinery come help us get our brush pile under control. The wind tends to take a lot of branches off our mature trees over the course of the year, … Continue reading →

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