“Picnics are the very epitome of innocent pastoral delight.” — Alexander Lee Who picnicked first? Historian Alexander Lee, in HistoryToday.com, uncovers the wild origins of today’s traditional al fresco meal. The French word picnic possibly stems from the idea of pecking away at small portions like we do with finger food today, only this was […]
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Week Three – Visit Somewhere New
By bhg_super_admin | Published:“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.“- Oliver Wendell Holmes Welcome to Week Three of the Sizzlin’ Summer Challenge. This is the week to visit someplace new, which may seem a bit daunting, given present travel restrictions. However, once you begin pondering about what might […]
Read moreSummer Challenge Week 2 – Composting
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“The soil is the great connector of our lives, the source and destination of all.” – Wendell Berry, The Unsettling of America, 1977 Confessions of a late blooming composter… I admit it. I’ve been bad about it for years. You too? Have you been saying that you’ll figure it out when the law makes you […]
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By bhg_super_admin | Published:Ninety days of summer weather. And in those ninety days we got to: Grow tomatoes, beans, potatoes. corn, squash, cucumbers and thyme. Have barbecues, and a day out on a mountain we can climb. So, you can see how we just got to, we just got to get outside and get together. (From David Budbill’s poem, Summer Blues). INSTRUCTIONS: For this challenge, post […]
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