GARDEN COLLECTIONS

I HAVE TOO MANY hand pruners. I started with one. Lost it. Bought another, then found the first.

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Soon after, I lost both. Aware of my tendency to lose these things, I bought two more. And then I found the other two. Then I found someone else’s! I don’t know whose, or why. But it was in my yard, and finders keepers. A lot of sanding, a little oil and it was good enough for a backup. I hung it on the pegboard next to the two (of the other four) that I could locate at that moment.

Over the years more pruners have come into the fold. Various ways. Some are good but others are basically junk. It took longer than it should have but eventually I realized I had a genuine surplus, and—for a very brief, shining moment—thought I might have a Collection! But that thought immediately evaporated. A few beat up, common-as-dirt hand pruners along with a handful of cheap ones is not a