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The Home Grown September Challenge is a Bliss-full Challenge.
I began the September Home Grown Challenge almost two weeks ago and with only one 24 hour break, when I went to Chicago, I have been dining in on home grown fresh food. We are streaming along. The food is glorious. I do buy the raw milk that I would usually get from Daisy…
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Bees on Marble and the Cow’s Dining Car
Bees are great ones for sleeping in. Only the scouts were out and about in this early morning shot. But once the worker bees get the message this will be a busy plate later in the day. As the demand grows I will put out greater quantities of sugar water. Daisy, Queenie and this years…
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In chronological order, some days are just like that
It is dry now. Not unusual for September. So I am watering. The first thing I do every morning is load the dehydrator and start the sauce. Oh and here is the link to the tomato sauce I am making today. It is from Tanya in Spain. This is the one that Chg John makes too.…
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From the sublime to the ridiculous, or was it the other way round?
We are being held in the moist hand of a humid hot spell. It won’t last long. It is September after all. But all the wearers of fur and feather and leather coats are panting. Water is a dog’s best friend on days like these. Though some are more dignified than others. Ton prefers the…
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Wrigley Field: a photographic essay: baseball on the fringes.
Built in 1914, Wrigley Park is known to be the oldest original Big League Baseball park still remaining in America. It is shortly to be cleaned up and renovated a little so John and I went up to Chicago to join Chg John in a last look before it is changed. I had never been…
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Small Town America: Not Just Route 66
This is where I found my pears. Small Town America is everywhere. Not just on Route 66, though that is just down the road. Such a beautiful little town. It may look a little tattered and tired, All the small towns around here look like this.. But first appearances can be deceptive, character comes in…
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