Stop and smell the roses …

Posted on April 19, 2011 by David McKee

… and while you’re at it, pull the weeds growing around them. That’s been a big part of my week so far, as I try to catch up on a backlog of commissions, kick the tires on a possible new S&G spin-off and tidy up the lawns of our Las Vegas abode (with its front-porch view of the Strip, plus some really good plane-spotting), which now includes a rapidly budding rose tree out front. (Did you know that coffee grounds make good mulch?) Last year, I vanquished several armies of ants. This year, it’s me vs. the weeds but, to date, the weeds are winning. However, it’s a good, meditative form of exercise: Nothing solves writer’s block quite like some quality time spent digging crabgrass out of the cracks in your sidewalk.

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