mowing
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Touch some grass: From the archives: Ben Mathis-Lilley examines the pleasures and benefits of getting out and mowing the lawn.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
For the tourists' benefit, Vlkolinec puts on traditional craft demonstrations, from sewing folk costumes and gingerbread decorating to mowing and haymaking.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
He also came to treasure his time mowing the fairways each morning before the golfers arrived, the dew glistening on the grass while the nibbling, untroubled deer looked on from the rough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
"A lot of painting, cleaning, mowing and gardening. Every day is different," said Llwyd.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
He used it for many other things—hauling hay and firewood, for instance, and mowing, and clearing snow in the winter.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
The outfield grass is a cow’s or pro golfer’s dream– lush, smooth, preternaturally green, with crisscross stripes laid down by artisanal mowings.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2016
Sample: grass mowings with "broken Dad's Cookie Biscuits and currants"; with equal quantities of rose petals; with uncooked oats.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have eaten grass mowings regularly for over three years, and off many lawns.
From Time Magazine Archive
He collects fresh mowings, washes them tenderly, sets them out in the sun to dry, then nibbles them with fruit and cheese, or tosses them up with dressing in a variety of tasty salads.
From Time Magazine Archive
A goodly sight, too, were the broad mowings stirring gently with the sweep of the western breeze.
From The Wall Between by Sara Ware Bassett
