Notes from Halfland

Halfland Hero, Dick Kaneshiro Friend and Halfland Hero Kyelynn took a full-time job in her field and will now be enjoying two full days off each week for the first time in six years. She and I spent those years, one day a week, building and caring for the gardens where I live. She was the perfect fairy god friend and quality builder who transformed an empty, narrow desert into a lush oasis filled with every kind of fruiting vine and tree, several raised beds to grow vegetables in, and the main feature of a custom pergola, all made from a giant pile of pre-industrial vintage reclaimed wood from the house's attic. She also helped me repair everything inside and outside the house as broken or needed improvement, all while we talked about life philosophically. She was the most kind, intelligent, and practical help I could have imagined. Equally so, the very next week, it turned out that Dick Kaneshiro was willing to step in for a bit to help me complete the main Halfland set and dev