How to shuck sweet corn–fast!–from an ole’ pro
Follow me When you’re a busy sort always looking to cut off a few minutes from menial tasks, learning how to perform something you do every year–like husk sweet…
Read moreTreasure in the Ditches: Time to Forage for Wild Elderberries!
Follow me This post was originally published in August 2015, and updated in August 2021. These days it’s best to remember to grab a bag and stick it in my…
Read moreHow to prune basil for the longest, most abundant harvest: truly a game changer!
Follow me Sometimes I think about my life before abundant basil (or BAB) . . . Truly it was a sad, colorless time for me. Just a few years ago,…
Read moreEgg Coffee: a new coffee obsession just in time for Melodrama season
Follow me Three quick things for you today, Gentle Reader. I find the hands on the clock are just zipping around the dial so much faster than usual these days.…
Read moreCrippled by a Duck: a True Story
Follow me It has been a minute since I’ve told you a good duck story. It’s been two minutes since I’ve had a good duck story to tell. I have…
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