Come Walk with Me
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My neighbor’s persimmons are ripening for bread. Taffy has made himself comfortable beside them. Taffy seems to think these persimmons make excellent company. I’m imagining the bread they’ll become. My neighbor Lillian gave me three enormous ones from her own abundance, and before long, I’ll be sharing that generosity again, one loaf at a time. Fall’s Everyday Abundance I didn’t know there was a fall harvest of artichokes. But last week, while my sister Suzi was visiting from

Sixty-nine cents apiece! First I bought six. Then I went back for ten more. There are discoveries you simply have to tell somebody about. Finding a great big pile of beautiful artichokes - in October - for 69 cents apiece was one of them. Another shopper came down the aisle just as I was choosing mine, and she was every bit as delighted as I was. Fall’s Everyday Abundance I didn’t know there was a fall harvest of artichokes. But last week, while my sister Suzi was visiting fr

After 24 years, our little bird feeder has welcomed juncos, jays, pigeons, squirrels and even a fox. But one morning a wild turkey apparently looked at all the birdseed on the ground and decided that wasn't good enough. He wanted a seat at the table. Wild turkeys are part of life on our mountain. In spring, the males spread those magnificent tails and strut around after the hens as though the entire forest has been arranged for their personal courtship display. They're enormo