Posted in Food, Odds & Ends on Jul 4th, 2008
Although drought continues here in Piedmont North Carolina we had fresh corn on the cob last night–the first of the season for us. In addition to the corn we also managed to find a few ripe grape tomatoes, green bell peppers, and jalapeno peppers. The three different varieties of summer squash that we planted are [...]
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Posted in Observations on Dec 6th, 2007
While the parching heat of summer may be the stuff of unpleasant memories, the reality of the drought, which has gripped the triad and the state in general, is still very much with us. I heard one report on the radio recently that put the water reserves for Raleigh at 101 days while Greensboro [...]
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Posted in Observations, Odds & Ends on Oct 25th, 2007
Long as I remember the rain been comin down.
Clouds of mystry pourin confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, tryin to find the sun;
And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the rain.Who’ll Stop The Rain
Creedence Clearwater Revival
No one, I hope, at least not for a while. We’re enjoying the first significant rainfall [...]
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