Top Ten Most Popular Posts on Left Coast...

As we do at the top of every month, we’re recapping the most popular posts of the last month as judged by hits and by comments. If you missed them during February, here’s a second chance to read ‘em. Just click on any title to read the full post. Another Stephen Fowler/Wife Swap Pile-On Posted on Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 in blogging – Comments: (20) I may...

Now is the Winter of My Discontent

An English poet, other than the one referenced above, said “April is the cruelest month.” Not to argue with the inestimable Mr. Eliot (who riffed here on Mr. Chaucer), but I would suggest that February is crueler. Especially if you are a novice farmer. Certainly if you are one in California. February is the month where everything is dormant. Unless you’ve planted a...

The Sprouts are Dead, Long Live the Fava...

Taking advantage of a rare break between our back to back storms, I rushed up to Sonoma to finally deal with those rogue Brussels Sprouts. You’ll remember, these are the sprouts that went feral after our two heat waves in January and blowsed out into fist size cabbages instead of tight little heads. (Note to self: outside of the coastally cooled areas, you cannot grow Brussels...

Disrespected by Foxes and Brussels Sprou...

Remember how just a few weeks ago, I was complaining about the drought we’ve been having here in California? I’m not sure I would say it’s over, but we’ve had two weeks of back-to-back storms that have done a lot to alleviate things. Good news! Except that it’s keeping me from burying the evidence of one of my most glaring failures at Two Terrier...

Top Ten Most Popular Posts on Left Coast...

As we do on the first of every month, here’s a roundup of the most popular posts from last month. Below you’ll find an excerpt of each. Click on the title to read the full post. Woman Gives Birth to World’s Most Beautiful Baby Posted on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 in learnin’ – Comments: (17) At 8AM the call came in and I sprang into action. I was Plan...

Of Brussels Sprouts and Blog Awards

So yesterday I was shamelessly pimping for votes for the Ninth Annual Weblog Awards, The 2009 Bloggies. Today, I’ve sunk even further. I found out the Blogger’s Choice Awards were accepting nominations. Having no shame at this point, I nominated myself. Went out for the day and came back to dozens of hits on my site directly from the Blogger’s Choice site. Hmmmm....