Pruning the Police

Grab your gardening tools and let’s get to work.

During the unrest in Minneapolis in the spring of 2020, I had the privilege of living with my best friend for a few months. It was fantastic! She has a great house not far from where we both grew up and a wonderful came-with-the-picture-frame family. I cannot overstate enough how much I adore them! My bestie is an avid gardener and I…am not.

I sat on the deck out of the way and watched her garden, repeatedly asking her, “What’s this?” and “What’s that?” in relation to the plants. She has all the gardening tools like…