What is the scariest experience you've had with Mother Nature?Submitted by jacolily. That would have to be the time I went canoeing on the Buffalo River in Tennessee with the Outing Society which I belonged to in college (Spring of 1979). I can't remember if it rained while we camped overnight, or if it had…
Goldfinch I took this from my office window. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Alex was able to post some photos of his Australian scuba diving adventure… Read and post comments
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July 24 2008 This week's organic veggies from the farm… Some variety of beautifully curly leaf lettuce, flat-leaf parsley this time, two bunches of dill, a huge head of garlic (which we need like a hole in the head – we have hundreds of plants), a nice bunch of big green onions, more zucchini (getting…
After a grueling journey involving a 7-hour delay in Hamburg, my sister and her girls are here to spend a month! (well, at our parents' – close enough) Read and post comments
Journey 3D We took Al's mom to see Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D. This was the first movie she'd seen since The Poseidon Adventure (the 70's version!) It had some cheesy 3D effects, and I hurt myself when a piranha-type thing jumped out of the screen at me, but it was…
It’s that time of year again! Well, actually, it’s been “that time” for over a month now, but I was late in finding organic lemons. For pure summertime alcoholic enjoyment, you’ll need: 6-7 lemons, preferably organic, as it’s only the peels you’ll be using 1 liter of good vodka 4 cups of water (about 1…
Today was the qualifying races at Schenley Park, so we decided to go today rather than to the main races tomorrow, because last year when we went on Sunday, a lot of the car show cars were already gone. Today is the main day for the car show, which I really enjoy. Gorgeous weather today,…
July 17 2008 Here are my veggies of the week – I got so many good ideas from people last week, of what yummy things I could do with them, that I decided to post more often! This week: more… lettuce (though a different type), fennel, new potatoes, zucchini, cukes, green onions. New this week:…
Where have the days gone? 