{"id":296,"date":"2010-03-27T20:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/2010\/03\/27\/a-growing-concern\/"},"modified":"2010-03-27T20:33:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-27T20:33:00","slug":"a-growing-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhr.tiltedchair.co\/?p=296","title":{"rendered":"A Growing Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It being a beautiful day, I headed up toward the office on my bicycle to polish off a little work before the evening’s festivities began with the Cattlemen for Cancer<\/a> Gala Benefit tonight.<\/p>\n

I peered through the trees and saw folks gathered around the retaining wall of Barnabas House.  Curious as to what they were up to, I headed over thataway. 
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Terry and Alan sat in camp chairs monitoring the progress of the project, which quickly revealed itself to be a 3′ X 5′ raised-bed garden plot that Barry and Michael were building.  <\/p>\n

Sterling perched on the grass offering helpful comments.<\/p>\n

I agreed the chosen spot was ideal–lots of sun and good drainage, but offered the observation that the 15 plants they had spread out along the retaining wall (3 pepper plants, 3 squash, 1 tomato, and I forget what all else) might prove a little ambitious for the tiny plot.<\/p>\n

“Oh, ye of little faith,” Barry said.  “Wait, and be amazed.”<\/p>\n

Well, maybe Barry knows something I don’t.  I always pass on my copies of the Mother Earth News<\/a> to him, but can’t claim to have always read every article therein.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Andrew, who thought up the project and picked out the plants, wandered up to offer advice as Michael and Barry bolted the frame together.<\/p>\n

“So, Andrew,” I asked, “how come you’re loafing around while Michael and Barry do all the work?”<\/p>\n

Andrew lifted his eyebrows and peered down at me with his best  “Polish professor” countenance.<\/p>\n

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“I<\/em> ” he said archly “am the cook.”<\/p>\n

  Matter settled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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