The lease for my country home states that I have to mow my lawn. I prefer to have a shaggy lawn with lots of wild flowers, but with the recent warm weather, it’s getting to be too shaggy for the owner’s taste. So… I need to get a lawnmower. I’m almost embarrassed to admit it (hi mom!), but I’ve decided that I’d really prefer a reel manual mower to a motorized one. The Reel Lawn Mower History & Preservation Project has a listing of current manufacturers, and CleanAirGardening.com is currently having a sale that includes free shipping on a tried-and-true model with sharpener and clipping catcher. I’ll see if I can’t find one used somewhere, but if not, maybe CleanAirGardening is the place for me. Actually, it looks like I can save at least $10 shopping elsewhere.