This is Pogo, the latest addition to our stable of large toys - you know, things like washing machines, cars, front end loaders. (Hmmm; don't have one of those) Pogo is a riding mower, shown here in the front lot of the BricoMarché, a French hardware/home improvement store chain, and will be delivered to us next Wednesday and I can start riding around on it. Last year we hired a local fellow to mow the lawn through the summer and at 30€ per week it adds up, considering that it's already time to mow. Every day we hear the sound of mowers in the neighborhood. It sounds like summer, and here it is only March11. Last year we also didn't have this young fellow mow very often in August and we were sorry - the grass got tall enough to harbor chiggers and they had a very nice feast - on us. We itched like mad for weeks from those little monsters. I've read that an important thing that needs to be done if you want to avoid having chiggers in the lawn is to keep it mowed short in the late summer. So, here we are - armed and ready to do battle with microscopic arachnid larvae. Not to mention keeping the lawn looking good.
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