Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
It really looks like spring
around here. Maple trees are
covered with green leaves and
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Allensville Shoe Shop Fisher Harness & Shoe Books Shoe Service „'"B Shoe ® tore
Box 7 State Route Shop 107 E. State St. 237 Baltimore Pike
Star Route, Box 47 717-786-2795 215-544-1664
HONEY BROOK
Brandywine Shoe Shop MARTINSBIJRQ
Box 156 Rt. 2 Zimmerman Harness
RD 2 Box 36
814-793-3961
KUTZTOWN
Waynes Dry Goods
271-273 W. Main St
215-683-7686
other trees are also beginning to
show new leaves.
The row of rhubarb is ready
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Lost Creek Shoe Shop
RD #1 Box 88
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to pull and the lilacs are finished
blooming. I’ve really eqjoyed the
row of white and pink tulips
around our big mailbox. The
rose bed has been pruned again
and weeded. No amount of plas
tic or mulch is enough to keep
all of the weeds away. My two
large iris beds get quite weedy if
I do not constantly keep after
them.
My onions, the ones that stay
out all winter, simply have to
grow up through the grass.
Encroaching on the onions is the
patch of yellow raspberries as
they expand their territory.
They have certainly spread in
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the last five years.
My husband has worked to
keep his asparagus bed clear of
weeds. And, it has paid off as he
brings me a large bag full of
green stems every morning. The
strawberry rows are also looking
very nice as he has rototilled
between the rows.
We took our grandchildren to
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a program in which a juggler
performed his act. Not only did
he use balls and nine pins but
also hats and knives. The seven
year-old paid rapt attention but
the four-year-old lost interest.
He kept asking when they would
serve the ice cream. He was anx
ious to make his own sundae.
The years make a big difference
in their attention span.
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