The Gardener Magazine

Ouch, damn it!

I don’t know if being clumsy and lefthanded could be the cause of some injuries I sometimes endure. Other left-handers that I know are quite handy and nifty do-it-yourself people. Maybe it’s a case of being mentally unaware of things with the potential to hurt oneself, or it could be a short attention span.

A looming deadline forced me out of my cosy bed on an icy cold winter’s day into my arctic-like office in the garage. Despite Eskom’s pleas to save electricity, I switched on my power-guzzling little electrical heater to keep

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