May - Diligence is the word!
      "Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer." Geoffrey Charlesworth Have you lately seen your resident woodchuck? The rapacious varmints have made their spring debut, and their banquet table is laden with tender apple-green shoots of hosta and tall foliage of day lilies.
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Just shut the door and walk away
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH
      When our oldest son, Vernon, left for college last August, it was apparent that neatness wasn't on his mind. With little or no regard for tidy piles or vacuuming, he left his room looking as if his brothers had just torn it apart in an attempt to locate the remote control.
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