Category: On The Stump
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What’s Your Dream?
This week I was pondering what makes me happy. How do I find joy? Many of the things that make me happy as an adult were the same things that made me happy when I was a kid. Some of the things on my “Happy List” are: A good conversation Splitting wood My children smiling…
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You Can Talk About it or You Can Keep It To Yourself
I went to a meeting last night for parents of Sandy Hook School children. The leader of the discussion had a great insight on poor behavior. When he was a child he would start arguments when something bothered him. When he did, his mom very calmly said, “You can talk about it or you can keep it to yourself. …
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Hurricane Sandy – We Got Our Power Back Today
Today power returned to our neighborhood, four days after it went off on Monday night during Hurricane Sandy. This was the second year in a row that our home had no power on Halloween. A year ago, almost to the day, we had a freak snowstorm that dumped almost two feet of snow and left us…
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Why I’m Still a Landscaper
Coventry Lane in Trumbull, Connecticut, is where I began my landscaping career after graduating from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Ornamental Horticulture. I eagerly put green fliers with a picturesque tree and my inspired ad copy in mailboxes. Then I anxiously waited for the phone to ring. I was new to the…