Vol.12,
No.67, 2009 Best of Show by Charalene Denton
There was a country
fair in an isolated
northern outpost. For a
city in the middle of
nowhere, fairs seemed so
unlikely, but it occurred
three years in a row. The fair had an
origami category that looked
intriguing. I had entered other
categories and was finding it hard to
get a first place. I am very
competitive, so I wanted first place or
best of show, but it was only
happening in the baking division. I
got best of show for beet jelly. It
tastes like grape jelly and the award
was a shock to receive. Having done
it I figured getting one in origami
would be no problem. Read
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I have always enjoyed gardening.
However when I moved to
Brighton, the back lawn of the house
that I had bought was a weed patch
and full of trash. I thought to myself,
“I’ll rototill a patch of ground right in
the middle of that lawn.” So I did.
That done, I proceeded to plant the
usual beets, carrots, beans, onions and
squash. The land proved to be very
fertile and by harvest time I had
nothing but squash. The vines had
taken over my entire garden and the
beets, carrots and beans had given up
trying to reach the light. Spanish
onions were the same size as when I
had planted them. But the squash -
wow - all 23 of them were perfect! Read
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I have always enjoyed gardening.
However when I moved to
Brighton, the back lawn of the house
that I had bought was a weed patch
and full of trash. I thought to myself,
“I’ll rototill a patch of ground right in
the middle of that lawn.” So I did.
That done, I proceeded to plant the
usual beets, carrots, beans, onions and
squash. The land proved to be very
fertile and by harvest time I had
nothing but squash. The vines had
taken over my entire garden and the
beets, carrots and beans had given up
trying to reach the light. Spanish
onions were the same size as when I
had planted them. But the squash -
wow - all 23 of them were perfect!