Summer vacation. The very idea of having months off without having to be in the same old routine that happens the rest of the year…. well, that sounds amazing. My nieces and nephews are enjoying the time out of the classroom, but we are lucky enough that they find way to keep their minds & bodies busy. They all seem… Read More
Hosting a Vegetarian Friend for Memphis Barbecue? Hmmm…
Last weekend, my niece’s college roommate, Purvi, visited Memphis for the first time. As you can imagine, Alicia was pumped about Purvi’s visit and the two of them were up for anything. We got a bit of sight-seeing in, visited family and of course ate. A LOT. Since she’s vegetarian, we had a chance to see whether some of our… Read More
Hearing Lady Gaga… Thinking Fashion, Food & Farming
On the surface, Lady Gaga is the antithesis of most of the agricultural world. She is know for the most outlandish outfits for work — things we can’t even dream up. Farmers tend to wear something practical, that can stand up to hard work and getting dirty. When it comes to politics, Lady Gaga seems to embrace social justice issues… Read More
Fresh Flowers Make Me Happy! In a Garden? Even Happier!
The excitement of travel includes so many new sights and experiences, and yet, you can also find the most familiar sights too! Since I spend so much time each week thinking about plants, my eyes are drawn to them in places I travel to. That was something that was easy to indulge in while we were in Israel as we… Read More
Great Food & Restaurants Easy to Find in Israel
One of the first questions I seem to get when I travel overseas is about the food, usually as simple as “What is the food like there?” Sometimes more about “What kind of places did you eat in?” And that’s a question I always enjoy talking through because so far, everywhere I’ve traveled has had some aspects of their diet… Read More
My #BlogChat and #AgChat Worlds Could be Colliding Happily!
For the last year or two, there have been two Twitter chats that I regularly participate in. The Sunday night #blogchat discussion about all things blog-related and Tuesday night #AgChat where farmers, ranchers and friends talk about producing food, feed & fiber. Tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 7 — 8 to 10 pm eastern) #AgChat will talk about #agblogs (a hashtag… Read More