Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Tomato tower

Well, today would be my mother's 113rd birthday if she were still walking among us. She'd be just a few years older than Mary McGowan. Anyway, it was a lovely day..."What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days." Some poet wrote that...and if I weren't so lazy, I'd look it up. OK OK, I did...it was James Russell Lowell.


I saw a new bird today. Must be a warbler of some kind. Kind of like a white sparrow with a black cap (but not a black-capped chickadee). The bird songs here are practically symphonic. And I noticed that the trees by the metro tracks--the ones that have the beautiful white flowers in the spring--are locust trees. Nice to know.  Mom taught me by her example to pay attention to the beauty around me.  It was a gift that keeps on giving.


I planted a tomato tower in the back yard today. I'm taking bets on whether it actually will produce a tomato!
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  1. Anonymous9:30 PM

    What nice weather to remember your mom by. Love, H

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  2. My mother's birthday is coming soon -- on the 18th. I will follow your example and remember her on that day in some special way. She would be 104 if she still existed.

    I'll bet at least one tomato.

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  3. H: hope you had beautiful wx today, too....

    20th: it will be one well-photographed tomato!!!

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  4. You have some remarkable memories. And then there's the tomato device which looks like a converted clothespin bag. Great reuse!

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  5. Anonymous8:47 PM

    I'm glad you remember that about Grandma. I only noticed her cooking, and she was very good at that, in my memory anyway. She once made some fancy stacked cutout cookies for us kids. I took mine to school to let other 8th graders admire it. When I held it out to let one girl see, she took a big bite out of it. I almost cried. The D.N.

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  6. naomi: i'm discovering one doesn't need 40 acres to have a garden. just something that looks like a clothespin bag and a bunch of dirt. i went out tonight to inspect my crops (hahaha), and discovered the back yard is FULL of fireflies!!!

    DN: she WAS a wonderful cook and an excellent baker, too.

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  7. I'm betting on TWO tomatoes. But I'm not predicting the size.

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  8. Good luck with the tomatoes!

    From my experience containers dry out FAST. Don't forget to feed 'em too!

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  9. shammy: i'm betting on the MINT...it's the only thing that looks like it's enjoying the experience.

    peggy: i love watering all the various loci of my garden this year. another friend told me she overwatered last year, and though she did get tomatoes, the plants succumbed to root rot. my tomato tower leaks like a sieve, so your advice will certainly apply.

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  10. I hope you can produce some tomatoes! Nothing beats homegrown as they say!

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  11. oh, yes....homegrown tomatoes or homegrown anything tastes better. homegrown popcorn is best of all!!!

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