Mon, 24 Nov 2008

Leaves
I always wait to rake my leaves until the weekend of Thanksgiving. Right now, it looks as though I won't be able to rake. Everything is frozen. There isn't a lot of snow, although some friends who live east have 14 inches - yes, that's right. Count 'em - 14 inches on the ground. Anyway, I usually rake all my leaves back to my vegetable garden and use them as a winter mulch. It's very effective. I don't know what the weather forecast is, but if I'm lucky, it may warm enough to get the raking done. Have you noticed how alarming the weather forecasters have become? Maybe they are alarming only in this area. I don't know, but I'm tired of being made to feel afraid because we might get some rain. OMG! It's going to RAIN! Every time there is a change in the weather, it seems like they expect us to run to the store to get provisions in preparation for a catastrophe. It's hard to tell when the situation might be serious. Not only that, but the weather in northern Ohio changes frequently. We have all types of weather: balmy, tropical, blizzard, fog, windy, etc. It's quite interesting. Oh, wait, too much about the weather forecasters. Sorry. Anyway, what I wanted to tell you is about leaves. Don't throw them away. Use them. They are worth their weight in gold. Well, the price of gold is pretty high right now, so maybe not gold, but leaves are wonderful for your garden and compost heap. Use them.


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