Widow Ora Lee Beckworth recounts what really happened twenty-five years earlier, in 1976, when the homeless black man she hired to mow her lawn, Eldred Mims, was accused of murdering the police chief'
Poetry. A business street in a city, a lawn by a highway merge, a cupboard, a human face, a dream—like pages in a fascinating book, all are full of unexpected meanings. Inviting you to a walk througho
A feature of English landscape architecture, a ha-ha is a wall at the bottom of a ditch; its purpose is to allow the presence of cows and sheep on one's lawn, but at an agreeable distance and with non
Beautifully explores the father daughter bond. A little girl notices her father mowing the lawn -- in the process destroying her favorite flowers: the dandelions. She rushes out to stop him, but she's
African Mythology meets Victorian Manners“Beatrice Knight is a force to reckon with…” “The plot had me devouring pages…”Beatrice Knight has enough to contend with: a zebra is dead on her lawn, her hor
It’s not easy being a daddy. You’re expected to provide for your family, mow the lawn, and parent your kids. Dads are supposed to be a caregiver, safety net, dog walker, driver, and—more than ever—hai
On a bright spring day in 2015, as Georgia Blain was mowing the lawn, she collapsed on a bed of blossoms, blood frothing at her mouth. Waking up to find herself in the back of an ambulance being rushe
Poetry. "If Elizabeth Bishop's Man- Moth, the city's subterranean searcher, moved to the Midwest, he might shadow the speaker of David Ebenbach's poetry, walking the 'foreign lawn and foliage
Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a For Sale sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon, her mother will upend their perfect little family, ad
Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a For Sale sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon, her mother will upend their perfect little family, ad
Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a “For Sale” sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon her mother will upend their little family, adding an
Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a “For Sale” sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon her mother will upend their little family, adding an
Wendy isn't as blind as a bat--there are bats that can see better than she can. Which is why, when her new glasses break, she's all too happy to wear the dorky pair of sunglasses she finds on the lawn
Whether you want a wall or a pond, a new look for your lawn or an inventive way to pave your patio, Garden Design Details is packed with hundreds of images and ideas.With practical information about w
In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences sits a black house with a dead lawn; unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout in which Gru, de
Whacked with a lawn flamingo? A reporter wants to know--who killed with kitsch...The rehabilitation of North Dakota Place is a feel-good story--the kind St. Louis City Gazette columnist Francesca Vier
Reduce your lawn and your grocery budget. Take gardening to the next level!Would you like to grow healthy food for your table? Do you want to learn the secrets of farming even though you live in a nei
Any town that boasts a grave on the courthouse lawn ought to have a ghost or two. Denton, Texas has many! Ghosts, that is. Author Shelly Tucker claims, "People come to Denton and never want to leave..
A historical consultant and former agriculture student who battles weeds in his British Columbia lawn studies the war against weeds that influenced western Canada's development from 1800 to 1950. Intr
With evocative words and glorious cut-paper collages, this celebration of the transitions between seasons summons the first―and last―signals of the seasonal cycle.What is the first sign of spring? And what is the last glimpse of winter? The joy of the changing seasons means saying hello to new but familiar rituals, like spring picnics in the park or homemade lemonade in summer. But there’s also the bittersweet feeling of doing something for the last time, like mowing the lawn one final time on a brown day in autumn, or watching the last of the geese fly south in the early weeks of winter. Whichever way you mark the changing of the seasons, every year feels like an extraordinary miracle! In this jubilant ode to seasonal rituals, Leda Schubert evokes the familiar, enchanting rhythm of the four seasons, while Clover Robin’s bold collages bring warmth and magic to everyday occurrences.
