Ken and I formed a team. People are often surprised at areas where our skills did not overlap. Ken loved planting seeds. And he had his set up on the lower level adjacent to the pottery studio. A few years ago he built a germination cabinet. Ken started each season with the onion seeds. On a trip to the root cellar I could walk by and see him planting. Sometimes we’d discuss what …
Ken was such a good cook and baker. His experience was broad and deep. He grew up cooing and canning from a garden in his back yard. His grandmother owned and cooked at the Afton House. Ken worked in restaurants, a bakery, pizza shoppe, hospital kitchen, and finally as a private chef for one of the Pillsbury family. I grew up in a food family, too. My maternal grandmother had a …
Yes, those are snowshoes, and yes, this IS April 5th. Although this are often gets spring snows in April, it is usually after the frost has come out of the ground, and the snow melts quickly. This year the frost has come out only in some areas, and the amount of snow was greater than I remember. So, I got out the snow shoes to get to the greenhouse at the bottom …
