Banana Bird

   I am on the furthest eastward point of St. John US VI in a beautiful rented villa open to the sea and air on all sides. The only discordant part of…
January 23, 2011

The Birthday; A Delight At Any Age

Touring Hungary, several years ago, I had to laugh as we passed Lake Balaton. Even being used to flowery Hungarian exaggerations, the fact that Hungary is a landlocked nation, and that Lake Balaton is the…
December 1, 2010

In a circular line, it all comes back

   It was announced that for the first time in years the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks were to displayed in the Hudson River. The last time I had seen them over…
November 16, 2010

Tomato tasting: Part 4; Goddess Salad

Ariel and Rachel have been  friends since they met at Frosh week at university. The two would sit at my kitchen island as I fed them delicacies that I had just cooked. Rachel…
August 18, 2010

Corn-servation

 Buying supplies for my rooftop garden, I had an after thought." Why not try growing corn in the planters? I am sure it will look beautiful and rustic." I picked up a cell…
August 17, 2010

There will be cotton

Today, I noticed our cotton is growing fat bolls. When they burst we will have cotton. Cotton has been cultivated for 7,000 years, but is this a first for Canada?
August 17, 2010

Spoon Tomatoes

  Standing in the greenhouse looking at a choice of seedlings of 200 varieties of heritage tomatoes I could grow was a thrill.This Spring having built more wooden boxes and added more colored plastic tubs to my office roof…
August 10, 2010

Seeds along the Silk Route

 My daughter Ariel  www.interaxon.com  plucked a dill flower from the garden . "Mmm tastes like plov." It wasn't a stretch of her gustatory imagination. Ten years ago, Ariel, Joel and…
July 28, 2010