My father-in-law Joe grows a large, beautiful garden every year. His children grew up selling cantaloupes from a roadside stand beside their farm. He is always experimenting with a new crop, or building a trellis, or trying out a new way to plant tomatoes. No matter how he plants his garden, the food he raises [...]
My mother-in-law, Rita is a fabulous bread maker.
As you can see by Jack’s reaction, her bread is akin to the food of the gods.
She raised nine kids on her bread, including the Country Doctor who was number seven…
…and The Oracle Known as Steve, who was number six.
I have tried on several occasions to write a [...]
This winter we have been slowly finishing our basement. The Country Doctor did all the wiring, and right now we are in the passionate throes of sheetrock. A man, whom I will refer to as ‘Mr. Morel’ has been installing ‘the rock’ for the past two weeks. When he is not hanging sheetrock in our [...]
Several weeks ago, Cynthia of Dahling, I Love You But Give Me Park Avenue! sent me a link to New York Times article with a photo of a ‘colonial garden’. She said that it looked like something that would go with my house. I followed the link and knew immediately that I had to [...]
A pair of ducks have taken up residence on our pond.
A pair of very shy. socially awkward, ducks who fly away the second they see me coming.
So on a recent particularly beautiful Spring morning, I was determined to get a good duck shot.
I sat out on the front porch for a while and attempted to [...]
