Archive for August, 2009
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Tomato Crop 2009, Part II
Black from Tula, a mouth-watering “black” (really mixed red & green) Russian tomato the size of my closed fist. This was the soft, smoky-flavored tomato you might grill under the broiler to eat with your breakfast eggs.
No Comments » - Posted in Personal news, Recipes and food by Tracy
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Ciggies
Cigarette smoking was not always frowned upon as it is today. In fact, it was a glamorous and sometimes necessary part of everyday life. Here are some pictures I’ve found of cigarettes and those who smoked them from over the years…
That’s one of Mom’s old boyfriends, Snag, in the middle with [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Amusing timewaster by Barb
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Purple and Black
I always liked this outfit, even though I wore it only once, in Scotland. Black shoes, black Esprit blazer and skirt, purple shirt and tights. My new wave punked out hair goes with it (it didn’t exactly go with the billowy Australian outback-inspired fashions I also favored, though.)
5 Comments » - Posted in Personal news by Tracy
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Tomato Crop 2009, Part I
Three of the first tomato varieties to ripen. From top right: Chocolate Cherry, Orange Banana, Old German. They did well but I did not get quite so many fruits as I thought I would because I planted late. The Orange Banana tasted the best.
My mom was also a big tomato grower as this pic attests. [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Personal news by Tracy
Monday, August 24th, 2009
Haven’t you got a ‘gnome’ to go to?
Look what I found sleeping in the garden.
Apparently he followed me home from the local thrift shop. Shhh! Don’t wake him up. That’s bad luck you know.
20 Comments » - Posted in Amusing timewaster by Tracy
Friday, August 21st, 2009
Serious Business!
In case the main station ever gets bombed, or is otherwise unfit to work in, we do have an Alternate Communications Site where we can go to dispatch. But I can’t tell you where it is. We go out there and work for a week or so every quarter, just to make sure everything is [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Amusing timewaster by Barb
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Carrot Rainbow
Since purple carrots weren’t enough for me, this year I planted the Rainbow Carrot mixture from Ed Hume seeds. I was not disappointed.
Each color had its own flavor. The orange ones were the most typically carroty, while the yellow ones were mellower. The white ones had a radish-like spicy nip to them. The red ones [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Personal news, Recipes and food, Warner by Tracy
Monday, August 17th, 2009
The Glamour of Cher
In fifth and sixth grades I faithfully watched the Sonny and Cher show every week and drew dozens of pictures of Cher in some slinky or outlandish costume. Here she sings before a giant orange moon as pink mist swirls in the background. The glittery fabric is delineated, comic-book style, by tiny sparkling stars.
I only [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Art, Personal news by Tracy
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Those waves were cold.
So cold I needed support from my mom in order to withstand them washing across my toes. Jeanne is standing on the other side, already acclimated.
So I wonder: were the summers really cooler back then?
2 Comments » - Posted in Warner by Tracy
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Alfred the Penny
I wrote this short story when I was 12 or 13. I think the assignment was to write a story about the thoughts of an inanimate object.
I remember my good friend Alfred. One day we were lying in the purse and Alfred says to me, “Hey Ralph! Guess what! A train ticket told me we’re [...]
