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Music & Gardening Part 3: Lessons Learned at the End of a Season

As the final harvest is upon us and the garden season has ended, I'd like to, once more, draw parallels between tending a vegetable garden and musical growth.  Both were bountiful, and there is much to be thankful for.  I learned a lot and the German saying, "Zu Viel des Gutens", sums up exactly what I need to be more aware of.  It means “too much of a good thing can actually cause harm.”  Some unexpected lessons came from our rabbits, who surprisingly provided me with both inspiration in guitar playing and in boosted plant growing power in the garden.  

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