Cuttyhunk Trip: the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier
We had to go to New Bedford to get to Cuttyhunk. For Cuttyhunkers, their link to the mainland is via New Bedford. Vineyarders don’t go to New Bedford nearly as […]
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Choice Church Quahog Chunks, Cuttyhunk
“Poocuohhunkkunnah”. What a name for an island. For a very small island, at the western end of the Elizabeth Islands, which in their east to west string, separate Buzzards Bay […]
On Infinity, and On the Increase of Garlic at Wishetwurra Farm
It has been many years since I have gone to a store or market to buy garlic to cook with. Garlic is an easy crop to grow if you get […]
Hummer at Dawn
An early retiring can mean an early rising. Which was the case this morning. While preparing tea at first light – five o’clock AM, I looked out the window over […]
Have You Seen Anything Interesting Lately?
Yes, as a matter of fact, I have. Here are a half dozen of things-interesting-recently-seen. Many Islanders know exactly where this is. More formica wear, with the addition of the […]
Zippety-Quick at Wishetwurra Farm
Two days ago, after mixing up a batch of starter mix from peat moss and compost, I planted three flats of cole family seeds for fall and winter eating. There […]
Beautiful for a Day
Daylily. Hemerocallis. “Beautiful for a day”. That’s what the word “hemerocallis” means, in the greek roots from which it stems. I first encountered this flower when I was three and […]
WHFO and a Dance
Between seven and seven fifteen on the evening of First Saturday of each month, a car or two will pull up in front of Community Hall in Woods Hole. The vehicles […]
July Wishetwurra Farm Up Close
Early July is a good time for nearsighted people to explore a garden. We’re not troubled by being able to focus far away, and can get right to the business […]
Wishetwurra Farm, July 2014
Another month has begun, and it’s time for another Wishetwurra Farm report. July is here. July rhymes with dry. June, May, and April, none of those months rhyme with dry, […]
