The Hauntingly Beautiful Failure of Sybil the Scarecrow

Adventures with Mom

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There comes a time in every young gardener’s life when she must admit she needs a scarecrow.

For me, that day was last Friday.

My mom was visiting, and Jamie and the kids were on a mini vacay in our hometown of Sylvan Lake, Ab. As it so often happens during the summer months, I was…