So, I went to the garage to clean up some grass seed I had spilled behind the workbench. Six hours later, I have a clean garage. Not very satisfying work, but necessary.
I start planting tomorrow.
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Learning what 10 acres in the foothills of East Tennessee has to teach as I trudge clumsily back to the land.
Our home in Deerfield
About Me
- Vince Vawter
- Louisville, Tennessee, United States
- After a career in newspapers and living in suburbs and cities all of our lives, my wife and I moved to a heavily wooded 10 acres in the Deerfield community of Louisville, Tennessee. We eagerly learn what this 10 acres has to teach.
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March
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- Bluebird rescue continues
- Sleeping, creeping and leaping
- Rain and a little rest
- Broadband berries
- Brambles, blueberries and grapes planted
- A tale of two bluebirds
- Play day
- Three signs spring has come to Appalachia
- Oh, my aching trellis
- The fruit trees are in the ground
- An embarrassment of (walnut) riches
- Much mulch
- Mundane, but necessary
- Take that, Bucky
- Rain gauges don't lie
- A terrible waste
- A good rain is in order
- The reason it's called Deerfield
- Toolbox memories
- Winter's damage
- Where the wild garlic grows
- Correction and direction
- Nice set for Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Locust Hill won today
- Battle of Locust Hill begins tomorrow
- Giving Ember Days a shot
- Wish books
- Now, it's up to the seeds
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Enlightenment
Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.
After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.
After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.
Barn Rules
If you unlock it, lock it back.
If you open it, close it.
If you borrow it, return it.
If you don't know, ask.
If you drive it, check the oil.
If you lose it, replace it.
If it doesn't concern you, don't mess with it.
If you turn it on, turn it off.
If you break it, fix it.
If you move it, put it back.
If you throw it down, pick it up.
If you ride it, feed it.
If it drinks water, give it some.
If you fall off, get back on.
If you open it, close it.
If you borrow it, return it.
If you don't know, ask.
If you drive it, check the oil.
If you lose it, replace it.
If it doesn't concern you, don't mess with it.
If you turn it on, turn it off.
If you break it, fix it.
If you move it, put it back.
If you throw it down, pick it up.
If you ride it, feed it.
If it drinks water, give it some.
If you fall off, get back on.
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