Hurricane Sandy and that arctic front brought wind and cold weather to North Florida which is preferable to what it did in New England but, here’s the thing: I’m a wussy when it comes to cold. So, of course, I was required Monday to put in an appearance at a few downtown buildings where the air-conditioning was still running full blast despite the wind and 56°. I know, I know. … Read More
Like I did with the purplehull peas, I thought I would show you the progression of growth — from seed to harvest — with turnip greens. On September 8, 2012, I planted Burpee Signature’s Purple-Top White Globe Turnip seeds. This growth progression is for the turnip greens only. Momma will eat the turnips but I don’t so I was only interested in the growth of the … Read More
Over at A3acrefarm, Marcia posted an article entitled “You Old Crank” and I had to snicker when her readers talked about their Momma’s old-fashioned food grinders. My Momma had one, too, and I wanted it. I also wanted to make sure that it was in my possession before Momma happened to pass from this world. I have a brother and a sister who might lay claim to it but when my niece … Read More
Sometimes our family members fail to tell us the important things in life and we stumble on them by ourselves. Today, I went out to the greenhouse to get a shovel for a “pink” section I’m putting in an empty flower bed. What do my eyes spy but freshly disturbed soil with a cross marker. I must admit I stopped in my tracks to consider it because it was long enough for a human. … Read More