Stressful pastime At Wits End
A humorous column by Erma Bombeck about gardening as a stressful hobby. The narrator recalls paying for a fragile day lily, overwatering, and lamp- baked plants, then finds hope in a strawberry plant that unexpectedly sprouts in a strawberry jar planter purchased for 49.95. She jokes about marriage compared to tending plants and shares playful self deprecation.
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Local residents face Bail-a-Thon to aid Crime Stoppers
Neil McDonald Myrtle Hill and Wayne Ramsey will appear at a Bail-a-Thon in Brandon Shoppers Mall March 15 and 16 to raise 200 dollars bail. Donations accepted by phone or in person. 80 percent funds tipsters while the rest covers training advertising and office costs for Westman and Brandon Crime Stoppers.
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