My Place for My Generation
Ted Kennedy, a man who has known great joy and deep sorrow all while admirably serving our country for 47 years has died today. May his life serve as an example to all of us. And may his ability to reach across political and economic barriers serve as an example to us as we tackle what he called the cause of his life – health care.
God bless you Ted Kennedy, you are my hero.
Today I babysat Chagall’s two Sisters Lyra and Bree. Full blooded Alaskan Malamutes, all three are from the same Mom and Dad.
What’s particularly interesting is the “pack” mentality they exhibit when together. Lyra is the largest of the 3 dogs and 2 years older. Without question, Chagall leaves the alpha role to her larger and older Sister.
Storms ravaged Minneapolis today. Below are photos of some of the damage near my home. Very sad to see such beautiful old trees knocked down from the high wind and rain.
After reading John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods diatribe against Health Care Reform I was outraged. Angry at myself for supporting his business by spending my hard earned dollars at his store and outraged that a CEO of a chain of “health” food stores could care so little about the health of those less fortune than he.
I hope you will read the article which can be found by clicking here and after reading it, I hope you drop Mr Mackey a note to tell him you will be joining the boycott of Whole Foods.
To love what you do and feel that it matters … how could anything be more fun?
Katherine Graham
Pa, he always said a man had to look spry for himself, because nobody else would do it for him; your opportunities didn’t come knocking around, you had to hunt them up and hog-tie them.
Louis L’Amour, Author
One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
Sigmund Freud
Growing tomatoes in northern climates carries with it some risk for even the most experienced gardeners. If you plant your tomatoes too early, they could freeze if you happen to have a late frost. If you wait until all threat of frost has passed you’ll be waiting until Aug. to get your first ripe tomato.
This year Minnesota experienced a particularly cold Spring. We had nights where temperatures dipped down to the 40’s through May. As a result I didn’t plant tomatoes until Memorial Day. And, with the zeal that every gardener has in May, I increased the number of plants I put in the ground to assure I’d have plenty of tomatoes for canning spaghetti sauce, salsa, and stewed tomatoes.
The Summer of 2009 has done everything to squelch my gardening zeal. We’ve had a Summer with temperatures averaging 10 degrees below normal. Tomorrow, Aug 5th the high for the day is predicted to be 70. BRRRRRR that’s not tomato growing weather.
These unseasonably cold temperatures have of course affected my harvest. Check out the photos I took today. You can see an abundance of green tomatoes but it just isn’t warm enough to ripen them. Last year at this time I was already canning batches of salsa and spaghetti sauce. This year I don’t even have enough ripe tomatoes to prepare a decent salad.
Patience is a gardeners best virture. Unfortunately it isn’t my best virture. I continue my daily visits to the garden to examine “the crops” I planted in my small city lot. And while not patient, I am waiting, hoping and I’ll go so far as to say longing for my tomatoes to ripen. I’ll keep you posted on the results.
Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi, American Football Coach
Brussell sprouts are easy to grow and their slivery blue leaves are showy in the veggie garden. Each plant grows approximately 4 ft high by 3 feet wide with 40+ small cabbage like figures attached to the trunk. Plants mature in Aug. and are easily blanched and frozen.
