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Have you ever been in an elevator like that? There used to be an operator who went up and down with you, handling door and controls. The first "self-service" one I was on, was stuck after I arrived on a floor and we had to push the doors open from the inside. Of course the service elevator at...

175 years ago The First National Woman's Rights Convention in the United States: October 23, 1850 "...they are absolutely equal in their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -- in their rights to do, and to be, individually and socially, all they are capable of... " Abby H. Price

I'm a little late for the "northern tier" in the US but I didn't know about it until today. Just use your finger to slide through the months below the map. https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map

;) No, really, To celebrate, I had a piece of Strawberry Rhubarb Pie for a 1st breakfast. These will be the final Zucchini Bread loaves for the season, baked yesterday. We took them to a friend but, don't worry. We have more in the fridge and freezer 🤤.

1975 The first episode of comedy show .. . Fawlty Towers was broadcast by the BBC.

Okay, as mentioned in the Bison thread ... Terrible picture. I had actually walked away about 50 feet, then turned and took this picture. You can sorta see her legs and the top of her head. She was standing beside a creek in the park in very deep shade. The sound she made was a very dramatic...

President Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation creating the Park Service on this date in 1916. Here is a virtual tour of Mt Rainier for you, LINK. Don't get your thumb stuck on the 360⁰ photographs! Web cams are fun and the areas of fog should be lifting soon.

@TEG Project Manager , has a question about this in the forum. It's a very difficult question for me. What matters to me in the garden has a lot of variables and diversity has always been important to me. First of all, I am unsure what "limited resources" might mean. If it is money to purchase...

The above post in this thread is from 9 years ago and covers my approach. Hoses : They aren't all that difficult but, of course, it is easiest to have them in their own location for an entire season. In the commercial greenhouse where I once worked, we had 2 hoses in every 2nd path between beds...

This was a fun little exploration of a local heirloom in what actually may be a similar climate to my corner of the world, although it is in the Trans-Himalayas. It also fits in with the legume harvest about to happen with many of the TEG gardeners ;)...

1964, David Gilmour before he joined Pink Floyd. I didn't know anything about him then. And now, I should learn a little about what he put out, you know, 30 years later. Well Shucks, that was only 30 years ago. :old hmmm

My son is looking at new cars so I'm sending him this. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis inflation calculator tells us that 2,000 in 1960 is $21,793.54 in today's money. Do you think that this will help DS make a choice? I had a Ford Fairlane of about this year but bought it used and...

Then, there will be ones home from school for the Summer.

If you have this Groundsel (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari) ... and notice that its little brother may be the earliest blooming weed in your garden :).

Aquadulce Claudia Fava Oregon State University recommends them for overwinter planting LINK! Fava beans have absolutely burned up in my garden. Two years of trying with Spring planting. This isn't the Willamette Valley of Oregon but I read that they are grown Spring and Fall in the UK. Steve

It is thought that he may have been born on this day in 1564.

"Seed-saving should not be the goal, but merely a skill that is used in an ongoing relationship with the plant." The article presents the idea that TEG seedsavers seem very good at implementing. Near loss of heirlooms and corporate interests are considered...

Here is what weather .com posted Monday: Here is what they posted today: “Correction: Earlier this week, we published an article about hay fever that featured a photo of goldenrod. Goldenrod is generally not considered to be a significant cause of seasonal allergies.” Ha! Beautiful plants...