Alix and Peter Plan a New Life in the Valley
Alix debates leaving home to pursue singing in New York while keeping Peter, Cherry, and the valley life. Peter plans marriage imminently as Alix contemplates changes, family tensions, and a hopeful future in the familiar cabin and redwood setting.
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Anne
Teter
Alix
Slong
New York
Cherry
Talesen
George Sewall
Sewall
Peter
Scott
San Francisco
Ursula
Sewalls
Uitte
Orde
Ee Valley
Tamalpais
Red Creek
Redwoods
Ted Creek
Allix
Los Angeles
Chery
Aix
Mill -Vaud
Meel
Peter and Alix synopsis in mid century tale
Doctor Strickland retires and lives in Mil Valley with daughters Alix Cherry and niece Anne. Peter Joyce, a gentle recluse, loves Cherry who marries Martin Lloyd and moves to El Nido. Anne’s wedding brings Cherry home, her marriage falters, and Peter confesses a grand passion. Martin returns. Dr Strickland dies. Peter later returns.
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Peter
Martin
Atix
Anne
Dad
Cherry
Alix
Strickland
Mil Valley
San Francisco
Peter Joyce
Martin Lloyd
el Nido
Justin Little
Dr. Strickland
Rabbits Harm Fruit Trees in Orchards
Rabbits damage young fruit trees by gnawing bark, sometimes in late summer or autumn. Protection methods include wrapping trunks with heavy paper or pasteboard, wood or wire veneer, and whitewash though the paper method is most practical for lasting protection.
Pruning guidance for apples from USDA and local farm bureau
The bulletin stresses steady pruning to finish before field work. It warns severe pruning delays fruiting by promoting excess wood in apples. Young trees need shaping and deadwood removal. Old trees require yearlong pruning. Dormant spray with lime sulfur prescribed. Montgomery County Farm Bureau adds a blunt pruning motto about choosing saws or axes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Montgomery County
Farm Bureau
Protect Young Apple Trees From Mice and Rabbits
The guide urges protecting young apple trees in gardens by clearing grass from the base and shielding trunks with fly screen or woven wire. It notes thousands are lost each winter to field mice and rabbits, which gnaw at the trunk above ground and at the roots below. Protectors should extend at least two feet above ground and two inches below ground.
Fertilizers Aid Orchard Crops Say Experts
Fruit trees show need by appearance and past yields. Growers often doubt whether to fertilize and which fertilizers to apply for best effect. The article notes that visual condition and prior productivity guide fertilizer decisions.
Changes Come With Years In A Woman’s View
A brief reflection notes how a daughter learns from a mother that a father has changed since youth and a mother’s worry shapes family memory. Published in the Leavenworth Times.
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Leavenworth Times
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Norris
Ays
Trousseau
Veter
Valley House
Jaycees
Kow
Red Creek “Park
Duggie
Cerita
Womer
Market Street
Bay
Sausalito
Mill Valley
Charity Strickland
Kon
Peter and
Releans
Bellans
Mother Gray’s
Mother Gray CO
la Roy
N.Y
Sapolio
Druggis
F. Toung, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Courre Stearns
U.S
Commercial Advancement CO. Dept
W. 20Th St
New York City
A.B. Richter
S.wells
Chicago
Jones
Smith
Warper’s
NCUL
Ey On
Seni
Detroit
W.N. U
Indianapolis
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