New Year, No Drama

Seedless grapes are one of life’s luxuries.  Unfortunately, our little rural store-- whose stock is based around the four redneck food groups—i.e., bologna, Cheese Whiz, Doritos, and beer-- cannot oblige such exotic tastes.  Thus all evening long, we munched our grapes undecorously, spitting seeds into our palms or into the sink but still crunching down... Continue Reading →

Gardening After Dark

After a dry spell that sent all the farmers to work early, the Midwestern monsoon season has rolled in, overflowing the ditches, cupping the fields, delaying our vegetable gardening again.  Tonight we have a narrow window of opportunity: It’s been dry and windy for two days now, which means the garden we tilled a couple... Continue Reading →

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