Life In The Slow Lane
Posted in Gardening on Jan 25th, 2010
“There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance.”
– Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Long associated with memory and remembering, rosemary is an ancient herb that has many habits of growth and even more uses. Its name derives from the Latin, ros, meaning dew, and marinus, of the sea, giving it one of its common names “dew of the sea”.
For [...]
Posted in Gardening on Jan 10th, 2010
I recently received these seeds from Hudson Valley Seed Library. They are offering these 16 new Art Packs for 2010 containing heirloom vegetable, herb and flower seed varieties. In addition to having an interesting selection of heirloom varieties, the packets themselves are true works of art.
Each image was created by a different artist to celebrate [...]
Posted in Photography on Dec 28th, 2009
Today I decided to have a little fun and focus on three colors to photograph: red, green and blue. This theme comes courtesy of David Perry’s recent assignment to pick one of the three colors and make a picture that features the color. Restraint is not exactly one of my strong suits, so I decided [...]
Posted in Recipes on Nov 10th, 2009
The origins of Tikka Masala sauce are in dispute. While popular in many Indian restaurants, it is likely more British in origin than Indian. Chicken Tikka Masala is reportedly more popular in Britain than fish and chips. Regardless of it’s origins, it is a tasty tomato-based sauce that isn’t loaded with calories. The rice is [...]
Catnip (Nepeta Cataria) is a downright irresistable herb to some cats. To others, it’s just another green thing, with no special appeal. Somewhere around 50-60% of all cats show some kind of reaction to catnip, such as rolling on it, eating it, or racing madly around the house chasing imaginary prey.
At Happy Acres two out of [...]
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