The Runaway Balls

By Bubbles
April 15, 2010

My husband surprised me one day with two large stone balls for the front garden. He had to have two men help him place them. I just loved them peeking out of the salvias near the sidewalk. Our neighbors would walk up the hill and take a rest, letting their kids sit on top of the balls. This is a story of how the balls wound up hidden in our backyard.

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Apr 15, 2010 6:03 AM CST
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Name: Dea O'Hopp
Frederick, MD
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Really made me chuckle Smiling
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Apr 15, 2010 6:41 AM CST
Name: Mary
Phoenix Arizona
Love the karma of it all! Great story Sandi, thanks for sharing.
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Apr 15, 2010 6:58 AM CST
Name: Sandi
Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
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Appreciate it...still miss having the balls "where they belong."
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Apr 17, 2010 5:44 PM CST
Name: Kelli
Canoga Park, CA, Sunset 19 (Zone 10a)
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That's a great story. Have you ever seen the "World's Strongest Man" competition on t.v.? They have these stone balls like yours that the lift up onto platforms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... The event is called the Atlas Stones. Be glad you don't have any extreme body builders on your street. Rolling on the floor laughing
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Sep 1, 2010 10:52 PM CST
Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
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As the saying goes, You can't make this stuff up, can you? Funny, thanks for telling it.
Plant it and they will come.
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Sep 2, 2010 7:10 AM CST
Name: Sandi
Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
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Thanks for reading it.....stop by anytime, Sally from Maryland!
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