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I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to Spring because now I have three of the best gardeners imaginable working for me. You will be surprised that the great gardeners are HORSES. They began last year by pruning and manuring our old apple trees that were withering away, producing next to nothing, and you can see the results for yourselves. Yes, suddenly we had enormous apples everywhere, but the miracle didn't stop there: the maggots also had disappeared and the leaves themselves remained green, despite the hot sun, and remained on the trees into the depths of winter.  

And you know what: there were so many apples that a lot fell to the ground before we could eat them, but that was no problem either. Our gardeners cleared them up at no extra charge. In fact, they charged nothing at all: they work for the sheer joy of it!
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5/2/2010 02:10:28 am

I'm jealous...we have to rely on kitchen scraps for compost and fish fertilizer...horses are so much more beautiful and interesting!

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Joao Goncalves
5/12/2010 10:01:39 am

In case you don't remember me, I was a student of yours, not too long ago (about what..2 years?). I wondered from time to time what you meant with the email you sent me (as a reply to an email I sent to you after you retired from the academic life). Actually, now that I think about it, I thought about you today. Ian, I'm speechless. Unlike the commentary above, I'm jealous of..EVERYTHING! Living that close to nature must be quite refreshing. Well, ok, I have to admit having horses is the main reason why I'm jealous.I wish I had known about this site a sooner. Glad to see you once again, Ian. Those apples are looking good, make sure the gardeners are duly paid!

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