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Gramma’s Green Acre

Gramma’s Green Acre

Hannah DeCaster could have been the poster child for ‘country girl living in town.’ Her farm background was evident throughout her home and yard. She had fruit trees, a huge garden, and a wide array of flowers. In her basement was a large crock of sauerkraut made from cabbage she...
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Now do you get it?

Now do you get it?

Sarah Palin has a flair for irony. According to her, the Gulf oil spill illustrates why we should do more drilling.  She points out athe blown out well, and spewing oil, were due, not to inept drilling or lack of contingency procedures, but were caused by “extreme greenies.”  Environmentalists, in her view, pushed oil...
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The Garden needs the serpent

The Garden needs the serpent

It was enormous, and I had almost stepped on it. I ran to my grandfather while pointing back at the largest snake I’d ever seen. It was sunning itself in his orchard. He just looked over at the snake and said, “that’s a gopher snake, he earns his keep.” He then pointed at the...
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If It Walks Like A Duck…

If It Walks Like A Duck…

“It’s ugly.” The lady was having trouble describing a bird that was visiting her bird feeder, but she wanted me to identify it. I asked if she could be more specific. She added, “it’s the ugliest bird I’ve ever seen.” So I asked what it was doing, and she said it would hide under an...
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