Slice of life: An assault on the vines
The trumpet vine around the back door arbor tried to pull my cell phone out of my pocket the other day. Its sister vine on the cottage has reached the ridge and is threatening the dormer. The euonymus on our chimney is now heading down the flue and will probably soon emerge from inside the wood stove. The smoke bush next to our dining deck has completely obliterated the view of two windows and the Jerusalem artichokes can now turn the garden hose on and off at will. Giant vines as thick as my leg spiral their way skyward around several locust trees near the property line and other vines have crept up on the tomato cages and seem to grow two feet per day. But the lollapalooza of all vine infestation this year had to be “bittersweet vs. spruce” in our front yard. A Christmas tree that was planted more than 30 years ago has now, because of previous vine fights and a total lack of pruning, become this 20-foot tall asymmetrical display of randomly directed and variously clothed branches. It has been a haven for many kinds of birds and, as we discovered, many tenacious plants, trees, ivy and vines that have thrived under its sprawling canopy. Until now. I looked up one day and saw, in stark contrast to the darker needles, some bright green bittersweet leaves triumphantly displaying their conquering of the summit and I knew it was time to act. Seemingly oblivious to the fact that at 8:30 in the morning the temperature was already at 85 degrees and tropically humid, I donned my jeans, long-sleeved shirt and gloves. The reason for this of course is that I am highly susceptible to any kind of skin irritation including, but not limited to, mosquito bites, tick bites, “spruce rash,” poison ivy and prickly heat. So great was my fear of contacting poison ivy that I went on line and got pictures of the dreaded leaves in all stages of growth and compared them with the various plants in the thick undergrowth. Oh yeah, they were there all right, the mature, notched three-leaf devils with their smaller, red-tinged children. At days end, they would be gone! Several of the lower branches were so strangled by vines that there was no other course except amputation. By this time, I could easily recognize the bark on the slim but intractable bittersweet and I began yanking with a vengeance. Little did I know that the roots of these unchecked vines were as thick as my thumb and that they reached as far as the New York City subway system.Slim Christmas Trees - News
A Christmas tree that was planted more than 30 years ago has now, because of previous vine fights and a total lack of pruning, become this 20-foot tall asymmetrical display of randomly directed and variously clothed branches.
As usual the well-to-do Western world purveys a slim and scant humanitarian aid to impoverished and needy nations, like Somalia. As usual, poor and starvation-stricken populations, helplessly hoping for help, should have the same gaze of injustice
I have known them for about six years and, indeed, had probably my most enjoyable Christmas dinner ever with them last December at their lovely apartment overlooking the sea. Solicitous, with a ready humor and generosity, Glynne was the ideal hostess
The south is lit up like a Christmas tree while the north, except for Pyongyang is dark as a yard up a bear's butt. The thing of it is, NOBODY says "don't call my bluff." "If you think I'm bluffing, go ahead" or "Don't assume I'm bluffing," sure — but
I'm not a vegan – and the presence of both "Baked" cookbooks under the tree this years assures my continued, passionate relationship with butter. I'm not even a vegetarian, as the roast chicken on my Christmas table would attest.
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