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Friday, June 19, 2009

Playing in the Dirt - My story



Do you ever wonder what I am up to 
while the guys are slaving
sweating
digging
measuring
pouring and
hammering?

This my friends
is what I have been up to.


see this?




and this



Look here




And over here...




are those thorns?




and poison ivy???





and ticks and chiggers and mosquitoes?


Yes my dainties,

all of the above.


In between each pile
of debris

hand dug
and tossed out from under
the lovely 
cedar trees,

I stagger over to my recliner
and snarf down a
granola bar
and a quart of water.

And scratch my poison ivy some more.

And thank the Good Lord
for life
 and good hard work...

and shade.



2 comments:

  1. I LOVE the satire and the prose. Gotta follow. Gotta see how the house turns out. And please DON'T take tens years. I'm old, too! lol

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  2. that's so fantastic. i can't wait to come and see this place of wonderment. i will appreciate it so much more.

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