


You may have noticed that I wasn’t present yesterday. The day before had started me on a quest for China and all my digging finally paid off. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the Great Wall I had anticipated. Just a huge brick retaining wall, which has become a permanent backdrop, placed by the highway department to deaden the sounds that emulate from said highway. What do you do with a garden spot that no longer has trees or birds? You improvise. If any of you have ideas that don’t cost a fortune, please let me know.