comes courtesy of Gerard Van der Leun. And so we did what any two young boys would do. We improved our fort and hauled in supplies. With some pruning sheers that my mother convinced herself she must have mislaid, we carefully trimmed out the inside stands of bamboo until a comfortable space was made (invisible
Throughout the day they worked. They played. They entertained the dogs. They watched football. They read. They wandered around the Farm. Quite sure they managed to get a nap in there somewhere. Sometimes I’d see two or three of them sitting around the kitchen table or out on the patio chatting and laughing. I won
Remember when People used to come out to the Farm and have supper, sit around the picnic table, spend the night? Remember when Mr. Big Food would get up early, make coffee and whoop up a great Farm breakfast? Remember when People would hang out and go for hikes into the Piney Woods or the
One of my assignments this week is helping the Italian Post-Doc navigate The Automobile Insurance racket so she can get insurance so she can buy/lease a car. She’s looked into it online and it is, let us say, cost-prohibitive. Mr. Big Food and I: Let’s see what Sue at our local insurance office can come
I do not have words to tell you how blown away I am. So I’ll just tell you what happened. We’ll start with Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Prairie Voles are one of only 4% of mammalian species which have a monogamous social structure. Males and females pair-bond for life. When one passes, the other frequently
This was once one of my favorite places on earth. A passage between Semmelweis Ut. and Károly Krt. in Budapest. Oh look! The art gallery is still there! I bought things for Mom in that gallery. And the chocolate shop, too! Though sorry to see the little tree– there’s a Spar there now. Sad. We
Nedah changed her perspective on the room by moving the lectern to the corner. A move I approve! This meeting of The Farm Circle was down a couple of folks. What Neil is doing hanging around Farmville, North Carolina has been explained but still remains… strange. Almost all of the food at social hour was
They talked philosophy for two hours before they made their way to social hour where they… wait for it… continued to talk philosophy and other stuff for another couple of hours. Otto is a reference to Otto and His Notebook. From that infallible source: “The Extended Mind” by Andy Clark and David Chalmers (1998)[2] is the paper that originally stated
Just– almost– like old times. We were nine. Everyone brought something. It was a beeuuuteeful day. We talked about our gardens and the challenges of on-line teaching and how we’d all been getting by and the eight of us from State learned that many Ole Miss students had not moved home and were still in
Long time readers know Mr. Big Food and I love to entertain out here on the Farm. Six to over one hundred. Paper to antique Fostoria plates. Peasant food to food fit for a king. And everything in between. <– Evidence that we like to entertain. I am excited to announce that we have invited
A follow-up to the four-part saga of Missy’s Epic Novel writing posts. Originally posted June 2019. Pt. 1: Missy Begins in the Middle; Pt. 2: Missy’s Epic Novel (so called); Pt. 3: “Have I missed something?”; Pt. 4: It’s Epic! “Marica?” Missy asked as she looked up at Marica who was having breakfast at her desk. “Yes, Missy?”
More so than any other anniversary or holiday, Memorial Day puts me in a pensive mood. I know I’m not alone. Friend and faithful commenter, SueK, replied to the Flanders Fields post with one word: Good. The Man Without a Country did nothing to change my mood. Wildflowers at the Summit of the North Pasture.
At Instapundit just now, linking to this. If you’ll bear with me while I do some Hip Gimp related tidying up around the joint, I’ll tell you why. Oh what the heck? I’ll tell you why now. It’s because they are insufferable little prigs, that’s why. More on this to come.
The Food Truck was a big hit. Everyone except graduate students and post-docs chipped in $10. There was complete agreement that the food available at the Food Truck was far superior to the awful $22 boxed lunches provided by the hotel the day before. All things considered, Mr. Big Food and I were out 10
Thanks to long-time reader & commenter SueK for a story and a seriously good recipe. First the story… My Mom’s mom died when my Mom was 16, after a long illness. Because of the illness, they had a housekeeper. As a result, Mom never learned to cook. My Dad was in the National Guard, and
There’s a land that is fairer than day, And by faith we can see it afar; For the Father waits over the way, To prepare us a dwelling place there. In the sweet by and by, We shall meet on that beautiful shore; In the sweet by and by, We shall meet on that beautiful
Hobbiton, New Zealand! From Kat & Tony’s Newsletter: To get to Hobbiton, you drive into farm country. Actually, most of New Zealand is farm country, but in this case you drive into places where it’s tough to get a cell signal. We arrived late the night before — late enough that we weren’t sure whether
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