DEAR READERS: I recently ran across these clever instructions for planting a special garden and couldn't resist sharing them:
First, plant five rows of peas: Preparedness, Promptness, Perseverance, Politeness and Prayer.
Next to them, plant three rows of squash: Squash Gossip, Squash Criticism and Squash Indifference.
Then five rows of lettuce: Let Us Be Faithful, Let Us Be Unselfish, Let Us Be Loyal, Let Us Be Truthful, Let Us Love One Another.
And no garden is complete without turnips: Turn Up for Church, Turn Up With a Smile, Turn Up With Determination.