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Slow Down

Slow Down

How I Spent My Summer Vacation. Remember when you had to write that little paper on the first day of school? How would that compare with a…

Laboring on Labor Day …or Not

Laboring on Labor Day …or Not

Labor Day is one of those long weekend opportunities to take a mini vacation – get the grass cut and then head out for fun and frolic,…

The Right Tools for the Job

The Right Tools for the Job

” If I wasn’t a goat farmer, I would love to have that mink coat.” The above is a quote from a conversation I had this week.…

Fall is Right Around the Corner

Fall is Right Around the Corner

Thanks to the hot, dry weather in late June and July this year, I’m sure most of you are out of the normal rhythm of summer. We…

Tomato Pie at Thanksgiving

Tomato Pie at Thanksgiving

Stuck with lots of green tomatoes that won’t ripen? It’s been so dry this summer, perhaps it’s better to just pluck them off the vines while they’re…

It Ain’t All in the Beans

It Ain’t All in the Beans

You know it’s hot when I’m not looking forward to my first cup of caffeine, er, coffee in the morning.  I’ve thought about getting up and trying…

Lights in the Dark

Lights in the Dark

Big oak trees may have kept the front yard at Tara cool, but when shade is not enough, you can stay cool compliments of the machine that…

Little Bug-a-Boos

Little Bug-a-Boos

The beautiful white heads wave gracefully in the hot summer breeze, when there is one, that is. The tiny little blossoms grow in a perfect lacy circle…

From the Vine to Your Table

From the Vine to Your Table

The shortest season of the year is finally here, the time I live for: summer. We’re past the solstice, the longest day of the year, and it’s…

Why Only on the Fourth?

Why Only on the Fourth?

New Dog watched intently yesterday as I stood on a little wooden stool and hung our country’s flag out on the front porch. It goes in the…