Dear Customers,           When the calendar page flips up from March to April you can almost hear a collective sigh from those of us who have had their fill of winter!  April can be cold, windy, rainy and blessed with the occasional persistent snow squall, but – by and large – we are on the…

WEEK #13 MARCH 24th, 2025 Dear Customers,              In about a week, I will plant some tomato seeds that I saved and nurtured from last year’s crop.  By the middle of May, or a little later, they will be ready for the garden!  I have been planting San Marzano tomatoes for about 10 years…

Dear Customers,              When my mom died, my Dad rambled around that empty house for two years with none of the basic skills usually provided by a wife of that generation.  He couldn’t cook, he didn’t clean, nor perform any of the other myriads of domestic tasks previously taken care of by Mom.  My…

Dear Customers,             While still a week away by the calendar it’s time to begin talking about St. Patrick’s Day, a day celebrating the heritage and culture of the Irish.  Like many other popular holidays, its true meaning gets overshadowed by food and drink – and the occasional parade!            Well over a million…

Dear Customers,            Two down – one to go!  I’m speaking of course about the three first months of the year, those with the worst weather.  Then comes March which is an enigma.  We can get snow, sunshine, ice, balmy breezes – the whole megillah-all over a period of the 4 short weeks of the…