Stepped on this sole-piercing, skin-flaying remnant of a lemon tree the other day. My scream caught the attention of the Chinese gardeners throughout the community plots, and I lifted my foot with the offending branch in the air so that I could justify my unmanly cry.
Luckily the penetration was limited only to the rubber of my shoe, most of the space between two of my toes and a half-inch or so into the side of the big toe. Having survived this brush with impalement, I brought the branch home. Anointed with my life’s blood, I christen thee Spikey, Bunnicula-Slayer!
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1 pilgrimgirl // Jul 31, 2006 at 9:04 pm
What John neglected to mention in the post is that he sustained his injury while working hard to replace an aged (15 year-old) hose that was leaking and casing problems around the perimeter of my garden.
What a man!
[so glad it wasn’t me–I can imagine the sparks flying as a thorny branch pierced my robotic foot–not to mention the tens of thousands of $$$ it would cost to repair/replace it!]
2 Matt Elggren // Jul 31, 2006 at 10:05 pm
I particularly appreciate the referenc to “Bunnicula”…a fun book for vegetarian kids like mine.
3 PodMonkeys // Aug 1, 2006 at 4:47 am
Hey John. I’ll bet you sounded like Fox Mulder!
4 D.McBride // Aug 5, 2006 at 5:49 pm
Whatever it takes to get you to buy a new pair of shoes!
5 John // Aug 6, 2006 at 11:16 pm
Jana, I will sacrifice even my beloved Cons for you any day.
Matt, is the whole family vegetarian, or just the kiddos?
PM: my scream is probably my only semblance to Fox Mulder/David Duchovny.
McBride, hey, don’t diss the Cons!
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