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About yarnspinnerpress

Story teller, retired journalist, author, folksinger, folklorist, gardener.

These Ozark Hills, 5 – 2012

This is Marideth Sisco for These Ozarks Hills. You’d think, that with May Day just past, I’d be telling you a May Day story. And someday I will. But other things have been cooking in this overcooked hillbilly brain, and … Continue reading

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Today in the garden

photo credit: S. Denton

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Memphis Weekend

SOMEWHERE NEAR MEMPHIS is an Episcopal retreat center, Sainte Columba, that provides meeting space for the occasional conference, as well as scattered herds of boy scouts in strange costumes – at least that’s what we were told when being cautioned … Continue reading

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The Herbies

As they are so fondly known.

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Rain Day Activities

A much needed rain day may or may not pan out. Marideth is taking it no matter what. -m

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What do Laz-e-Boy Recliners Have to do With Gardening Anyway.

THE SAWDUST HAD to wait, because while making a place to unload the hay, I discovered I didn’t have as much cardboard as I thought, and would need more. Enter logistics. See, how the sawdust gets on the truck is … Continue reading

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Tonto? Nelly?

TODAY I’LL GO  fetch more sawdust as soon as I unload the rest of the hay from the truck. Even the truck is a delight, an old ’86 Ford Ranger with king cab that I bought from Art Eisenmann before … Continue reading

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