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Such beautiful writing. As we ungarden too in the desert I salute you! I love the way you talk about combing every inch Margaux, with its rewards and growth and getting stronger. I'm always appreciative for your voice!

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Ungardening everywhere! I wrote about the surface inches, but not about what is below and what gets spit out - plants and old toys and bottles. Oh, the inches! Thank you for reading, Deb.

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Apr 21·edited Apr 21Liked by Margaux Kent

Ungardening. I love that term. I was mowing the lawn the other day (irritating task that climate change seems to push earlier and earlier every year… I have 32 years of mowing dates.. IDK why, just something… every year, earlier by even a day or two…) where was I …

Oh yeah, ungardening … and how I measure spring… first the daffodils, next the tulips, and finally the irises… well, not finally but after that, spring explodes so fast I can’t keep up and I don’t even try except to mow the lawn and finally blow leaves…

I’ll ungarden this summer next spring, if I’m gifted another season.

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Wow! I would love to see that list of mowing dates! Handwritten! Worn out paper?

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Hand written… I took a photo of my pseudo kanban house management system. It’s just those pads of notes you can get with magnets on the back… grocery, bulk buy, mowing dates, house things that need doing… no way to post in a reply 🤔

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Well, I can imagine it then! Or maybe Substack has a way of sending images.

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Awww hello to you and to Pearl. ✨💞 Sweat and sunshine are healing forces for all!

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Pearl smiled at your hello! And yes to healing. I cannot wait to be finished with my computer morning and get back outside!

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Thank you for sharing your magical world! ✨

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