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Things that make a house a home
What makes a house a home? For me it's not much, a cat and a teapot and an apple tree (I used to say "and lots of friends and family" but I've gotten used to this solo lark and enjoy the peace). I wonder if it's what you're raised with? Vertical meme transmission at its best. For the last year, I've missed my apple tree: the small north-facing yard didn't look like it would grow anything or have the space for anything worth growing. It would need a dwarf-stock espalier-trained tree, something good and native to handle the possible damp and gloom and scorching.
Today I found a dwarf-stock espalier-trained Cox's Orange Pippin, two tiers, just perfect for my sunny wall. The last year has proved that my assumptions about the garden were all false: Devon is a trump card over all growing conditions. Play Devon on your hand, and slide Fecundity to max. Weeds hip-high in February. Wheat as a weed. Slugs the size of ferrets. If you look closely on a bottle of Pathclear, you'll see small print next to the claim, "Keeps paths weed-free for six months" reading, "Not applicable in Devon where only Biblical salting of the earth will slow anything down, and even then, keep a flymo handy."
So tomorrow I'm planting an apple tree. This is the very best of domestic chores.
Today I found a dwarf-stock espalier-trained Cox's Orange Pippin, two tiers, just perfect for my sunny wall. The last year has proved that my assumptions about the garden were all false: Devon is a trump card over all growing conditions. Play Devon on your hand, and slide Fecundity to max. Weeds hip-high in February. Wheat as a weed. Slugs the size of ferrets. If you look closely on a bottle of Pathclear, you'll see small print next to the claim, "Keeps paths weed-free for six months" reading, "Not applicable in Devon where only Biblical salting of the earth will slow anything down, and even then, keep a flymo handy."
So tomorrow I'm planting an apple tree. This is the very best of domestic chores.
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