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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

eureka AT hctc.net wrote:
> Bev, I love the birdbaths! I had no idea you also had an 
> artistic bent. I also enjoyed your garden pics. Thanks for 
> sharing.


LOL...thanks Sage, although I think the term 'bent' describes me better 
than than 'artistic'...LOL...I'm sure several here would agree.
We moved here on Halloween in '98, so 99 was the first year garden. 
There are a few missing years...like 2001 when I traveled, and several 
other years when I wasn't healthy enough to garden.  You can still see 
the transition from conventional row gardening to raised beds.  I came 
up with the garden idea basically because I am a pessimist.  I foresee 
that one day I will be in a wheelchair, and I wanted to be able to plant 
things and tend the garden from there.  I have put down layers of carpet 
and cardboard in the aisles, which are about 40" wide, great for my 
oversized wheelbarrow and its tractor tires or great for a big 
wheelchair with a big woman in it...lol.. hopefully in a few more years, 
I won't have to keep adding organic matter to raise the soil level.


Bev
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"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from 
the government and I'm here to help.'"  Ronald Reagan