Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Whole lotta prunin' goin' on.

Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid. Little by little, the bird builds its nest. An expression that applies to the annual grape vine pruning here (and everywhere, I expect). It's a job done by hand (except that the pruning shears are battery powered): last year's growth is cut off the main trunk, except for one cane. The pruners have an eye for which cane should stay.

Do plum trees get pruned?

Yesterday, in a burst of productivity, I got our US tax return done and sent it off via the internet. A message came back soon after saying that the IRS received and accepted the return. We're expecting a small refund. Yay! Now its on to the French tax return.

2 comments:

  1. SG has been getting together all our docs for the Spanish accountant. He doesn’t even complete the return himself and it’s still a headache. The art of pruning is fascinating and so beautiful. I love the old trunks.

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  2. Being retired this year, I did our taxes really early... mid February! I've never done that before! We don't have anything complicated.

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