On West 120th Street in Harlem, Mark Pinn finds mowing his lawn to be less a chore than a respite from the grind of city life. “It’s a little therapeutic,” Mr. Pinn said. “I get out there and do my thing.” Mr. Pinn and his wife, Katrina Parris, have a 16-by-18-foot plot of lovingly tended Kentucky bluegrass fringed with Mexican river rocks. At night, they sit outside and count their blessings: “A house, two kids, two cars and a lawn,” Mr. Pinn says.
Photo: Todd Heisler/The New York Times
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Posted on August 31, 2008 by D. Bell