“We’ll never solve the problems we don’t talk about.”  ~Justin Young An odd couple / Cindy La Ferle For social media sharing options and additional content, please visit the home page. This essay was originally published in December 2016 and updated in 2017.  While clearing out the planters and perennial beds, my husband found the small gnome, in the photo above, buried in a tangle of expired morning glories. Setting the little guy next to a garden angel on the window sill, Doug didn’t realize that he’d gifted me with a photo opportunity — and inspired a philosophical reverie.As soon as I noticed the unlikely pair perched together, I thought about the tact…