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A Cautionary Note When you enter the Garden, inevitably, and perhaps none too surprisingly, you will find that you leave something behind. When you are in the Garden, you may find – to your surprise or indeed unwittingly – something different. That something different you may take out of the Garden if you so please. …
On Gnomes Gnomes, according to legend, live underground or in little holes in the mountains. The gnomes of the Garden, however, love trees. The trees and indeed the bushes are all very talkative. Ash trees are known as “Russells” because of the sound they make. Willow trees go swish or wish and so are “Wishes”. …
Regarding Gates What is in a gate?” It is a point of entry to a space that may be enclosed by a wall or fence. It may prevent or control the entry or exit of individuals. A gate, in short, can be both an entrance and exit. But this is to reduce its significance. Through …
Upon the Mistress Dido If the gnomes dared to have a name for the Mistress, they would call her TWANG on account of the sound her bow makes as she lets loose an arrow. But to any normal observer, the loosening of her bow is only a small part of her peerless repertoire. Indeed, the …
The Wolf’s Howl The Wolf is a strange and fearsome beast; it hunts in packs and kills without mercy. Many creatures in the Garden are afraid of the Wolf. When they hear the howl of the wolf, they quake in their boots, cover their eyes with their hooves or wake crying from a nightmare they …
The Castle of No Love If there are many corners of the Garden that have sunshine and flower, there are others where darkness falls in the daylight. I do not know of all these places in the Garden, but the one I fear the most is the Castle of No Love. You will not be …
Smarm If I have never succeeded in getting to the bottom of their dispute, I have no doubt of it; there has always been something equivocal in the Mistress’s attitude to the Prince. He is a disreputable fellow, she will say when her temper is roused. She will slap her thigh and curse. But if …
Upon Seeming It has often been noted things are not always what they seem. When things are what they seem, we are relieved and indeed gratified. After all, it is only normal to expect things to appear as they seem. Here in the Garden, while there are many things that are what they seem, there …
