EVERSON-NOOKSACK NEWS fir and hemlock — outside of town and closer to the foothills setting. Yes, she has a flower and vegetable garden with plenty of strawberries, chard, kale and kolrabbi still showing into late fall, but it is the trail that catches the eye of visiting grandchildren and family dogs. “It is a special place,” Eileen said. (But she didn’t want to divulge the exact location.) This looks like someone recreated the ambience of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia from the pages of his fantasy books into real physical space. The “garden” is two-fold or even three-fold in purpose, depending on how you look at it. Downed trees from storms can be retrieved here and cut up for winter firewood, as evidenced by a series of neatly stacked and maintained wood piles adjacent to the Shaw garage. It also serves great for getting exercise, or for finding solace after helping dozens of library patrons in the week. Starting behind the house with a welcoming sign to visitors and turning and twisting up and down a hill, the trail goes through a series of “tunnels” of wooden structures supporting blackberry vines, all created by husband DenSee Shaw on C6
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A tunnel framework keeps out the brambles to create a pathway through for any human or animal who may want to enter. The Shaws see untamed wildlife out here too in the vicinity of the trail. (Elisa Claassen/Lynden Tribune)
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