Madrid

A BBC story about Jesus Antonio Munoz, whose wife died in the Madrid explostions.

[bbc/Jesus Antonio Munoz]: The only thing I know is that they've torn out my heart. And now I'm like a child of five years old. Now I've got to start everything again - becoming an adult all over again.

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Jason and Jenny

Jason and Jenny live down the street.

This morning, they were out in their yard working in the dirt. They had the grass dug up, and there were piles of mud all around. They were spreading hardwood mulch that they had bought at Wal-Mart.

Have you heard of Natural Gardener? I asked. On Old Bee Caves Road?

Jenny nodded in recognition.

I don't know exactly how the prices compare, I said. And I proceeded to explain how you can bag your own organic native mulch there for a pretty cheap price if you get ten bags at a time (half a yard). And I motioned at their Jeep sitting in the driveway.

Just then, two more neighbors walked up. They had smiles on their faces as I had moments ago. And the three of us launched into discussions of the best oak trees to select and the best way to trim a cenizo and how to build a compost pile. And we offered advice on the state of that plum tree struggling in the shadow of that big Live Oak.

Frankly, advice is probably not what they were looking for when they ventured outside this morning. They likely had in mind just getting the project done.

Still, advice is what they got. And offers to come and study compost piles in action. And offers of books on xeriscape.

Poor Jason and Jenny. Maybe they'll finish tomorrow.

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