[Crowbob]

Speaking of gardening which not at all peripherally, involves patience, I will further bore you all with more trite and meaningless drivel.

Patience.

Many harvest moons ago, my daughter and I engaged and locked ourselves in a negotiation. Were I to do something for her, she would do something for me in return.

Like what, I asked seasoned with skepticism.

A few minutes later. She presented but did not give to me small note upon which she had written:

I OWE YOU 3HRS OF GARDEN DUTY

She dodged my attempt to snatch the paper from her saying, 'Nuh uh uh, you need to do (such and such) first.

Which, of course, I did do.

At this very moment, believe it or not Fox, I am looking at that precious chit once again magneted to my refrigerator door right where it belongs after her hiding it and me finding it yet again after her last visit, unredeemed.