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Now wait just a cotton-pickin minute, @baymule !

Not such funny business .... In the early 1900's, Lewis Hine was the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee. Rosie is shucking oysters in South Carolina. "Hine's original caption 'She used to talk about when she was young and they traveled from Baltimore to South Carolina and...

Interesting that .. . the author's family name is likely taken from the location of "the Crow's meadow." Perhaps, he also identified with crows. Steve

We did have a little rainstorm last night –– there was just under 1/4 of an inch of precipitation. And, I ran sprinklers yesterday! Perfectly alright, it evens things out better ;)

Cilantro. Of course, they are from the hoop house but they will be along shortly outdoors. There is nothing too special about having cilantro early in the season and, it has it's role in stir-frying Spring greens, the trick is having cilantro late. It has worked well to sow seeds in the sweet...

We also have forget-me-nots and feverfew in the yard. The forget-me-nots have done some real traveling from one side of the house to the other. This is after remaining in one place for decades! Where they were had a good deal of shade and they were crowded a bit with the wood hyacinths. The new...

Good Morning. Finished my Rice Chex/Corn Flakes with banana. Oolong has cooled so I can enjoy that now. More cereal choices and bananas, strawberries too. Thinking about "highly processed" foods. Read a couple of articles by nutritionists, lately. One stressing the importance of fresh as...

Here is about a 4-5 page pdf from Washington State University on mint diseases. I am guessing that it is rust because of the color described. The treatment is an organic approach. LINK I have a number of mint varieties here at home and have, honestly, never noticed any disease problem. Good...

🎼Woke up, fell out of bed Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up I noticed I was late … Found my coat and grabbed my hat Made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs and had a smoke And somebody spoke and I went into a dream🎶

I have to say, Marie. I was just out apologizing to the neighbor lady, who is working along the fenceline. The apology was regarding the smell of chicken manure compost. Later, there will be nettle tea that will be made and go on the cabbage especially to both fertilize and repel bugs. It also...

Very pedestrian .. . Choy sum. The 2nd harvest of greens from the hoop house :).