While their time to shine is usually two months away, ours have been starring in many dishes at home as of late. Adding crunch, sweetness, and a slightly tart flair to salads, baked goods, and smoothies, this round yellow rose blushed fruit with its crisp flesh has been plentiful this past month. Botanically classified asContinue reading “How Do You Like Them?”
Tag Archives: Apples
Cheers to John Chapman!
Among the things I loved most about teaching 1st grade were the seasonal units. In September, we’d learn about the fruit students love to give their teachers, the one that originated in Kazakhstan and what East traders carried along the Silk Road. 7,500 varieties of these crispy juicy gems are grown throughout the world, andContinue reading “Cheers to John Chapman!”
Sweet Autumn
It was usually a chilly misty Saturday morning, sometime before Halloween, when we’d drive down our street, head to West Street, turn left at the Lipton Mart Convenience Store onto Merriam Street, then right onto Housatonic Street, then left onto Barker Road driving past Friendly’s Ice Cream, then onto Swamp Road, past the Pittsfield MunicipalContinue reading “Sweet Autumn”
A Journal Journey 