Jeff FarrellOct 31, 2022From Snake Heads to Guinea Fowl to TurkeysMeleager was a Greek mythological warrior who killed the brothers of his mother, who, in turn, caused his death. His sisters wept...
Jeff FarrellOct 31, 2021Looking Back“There will be days, most likely in November, when you question the desirability of having a garden at all.”—Elsa Bakalar Over the years...
Jeff FarrellNov 1, 2020All Things Must Pass“We are in November now - pressed against the windows like an excluded ghost.” E. M. Forster As I write this it is another glorious...
Jeff FarrellOct 31, 2019Surviving November “I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town. It hovered in a frozen sky, then it gobbled summer down.”—Joni Mitchell The...
Jeff FarrellOct 31, 2018Who Was Joe Pye?“The summer is nearly over when the tall conspicuous Joe-Pye-Weeds begin to tinge with ‘crushed raspberry’ the lowlands through which we...
Jeff FarrellOct 31, 2017Thanksgiving“For pottage and pudding and pies Our pumpkins and parsnips are common supplies, We have pumpkins at morning and pumpkins at noon, If it...