Month: December 2021
Prepping for a New Garden
New Garden Preparation Back in the day (you say that when you don’t want people to think about how old you are – even though everyone knows), when Mike was a freshman at Penn State, his dorm room was very close to the Penn State Arboretum. We went over there more than a few Read more »
The American Chestnut
“Under a spreading chestnut tree…” I probably should have gone with “Chestnuts roasting over an open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose” because we are in the holiday season, but I memorized the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem for a class in elementary school and still remember most of it. Also, there was a Read more »
Santa Cruz Island, California
Santa Cruz Island, California Our family seems to really like the Channel Islands off of the California coast. In the last few years, all eight adults have visited these islands at least once and some of us have gone more than two or three times. So, we have a lot of pictures. I picked out Read more »
Mount Cuba Center
Mount Cuba Center Chris likes to watch British TV dramas on Masterpiece Theater. For her birthday this year, I am finally breaking down and getting her the Brit Box channel. Don’t tell her, but I actually like some of the series that we watch together. I thought Doc Martin was pretty good. The Durrells of Read more »
Don’t Cry Over Spilt Pineapple
Don’t Cry Over Spilt Pineapple … by Rachel Wood … As the youngest, I was always expected to keep up with my old brother and sister. Both were successful, dynamic, high achievers; I wanted to be just like them, if not a little bit better. At the age of seven my sister declared herself Read more »
The Biology of Hate
The Biology of Hate … by Bill Gadbow … Cowboy Pesto liked to hit the sauce. He didn’t drink. He used empty salsa bottles for target practice. Sheriff Jalapeno Ortega stared at Cowboy Pesto, who was standing in front of the post office attempting to read a letter. “I hate Pesto,” Ortega growled. Read more »
Plants Eating for Free
Plants Eating for Free … by Christine Gadbow … At The Mount Cuba Center in Delaware there are some nice pitcher plants growing outside. Some are in pots on the veranda, and some are in the ground near the ponds. The plant in this category that is most well-known is the Venus Fly Trap Read more »