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It’s all in apricots

Mar 22, 2013 | No Comments

For the first 9 years of my life I lived in Kroonstad, a midsize town in the Free State province of South Africa.  The Free State is known for it’s farmland, and for most people it’s just en route from the North of the country to the beach in the South.  To me the Free ...

Plant me a pomegranate tree

Feb 17, 2013 | No Comments

As I’m writing here, huddled under the blankets with Maggie on my lap, I am racking my brain to find a topic to write about this month.  It’s winter and the “in-season” produce isn’t in abundance as in the other 3 seasons.  It got me to thinking about a fruit that withstands a lot of ...

A new year: take a walk on the wildflower side

Jan 11, 2013 | No Comments

I have to apologize for being absent for such a long time.  The last few months of last year turned a little grey for me, but like all things there is always another side to the coin, in this case it gave me time to think about a lot of things.  2012 was a year ...