Archive for April, 2011
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Rosemary’s Rhubarb: A Different Kind of My Town Monday Post
My mother-in-law loved rhubarb. But she really loved springtime. Because springtime meant fresh local rhubarb, and that meant rhubarb pie. I think that she loved making the pies for her son and husband more than she loved the unique sweet-tart confection.
Since I planted for both of us, we always talked about what to put in the garden. Besides the usual tomatoes (pronounced to-mah-toes), beans, and squash, she would tell me how much she loved new potatoes with the dirt still on them, mesclun greens, blueberries and raspberries fresh from the garden. But what she really wanted was rhubarb. Rhubarb still warm from the sun. So I planted some. Over and over again. Each spring I would wander out to the garden searching for signs of rhubarb. And each spring, when my mother-in-law would ask me, I would shake my head and sigh. “Well, luv,” she would say, “there is always next year.” And so it would go.
My mother-in-law died suddenly last July, before the tomatoes were ripe, and before we had the opportunity to plant again. But this spring, as I sloshed my way out to the garden, I glanced over to the place where I perennially planted rhubarb. There it was, Rosemary’s Rhubarb.
So this year, these hands and this heart will honor the woman who called me her daughter-in-love. I shall make a rhubarb pie.
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My Town Monday is where folks like you and me share a bit about their lives in the places they call home.
A Blooming Wordless Wednesday Post
In Which We Give the Gallery a New Look: A My Town Monday Post
We’ve been in the Village of Peninsula, Ohio, population 602, for 22 years. We have made changes along the way, as we and the gallery have evolved. But last week, when the bridge on Main Street was closed so the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad’s tracks could be replaced, we decided it was time to do some things we’d wanted to do for a long time.
So take a look, at things in our neck of the woods this Monday. When you’re done, wander on over to My Town Monday, to see what other folks have to say about the places they call home. And, as always, feel free to leave me a comment to let me know what you think, or a stone, (o), to let me know you’ve stopped by. And Happy Spring. It’s been a long time coming.
Another Trip Around the Sun
Today I celebrate another trip around the sun.
Today I celebrate the daffodils and dandelions and all the things that make this planet an interesting place.
Today I celebrate my awareness that nothing is permanent except change.
Today I celebrate the people in my life, who enrich my being with love and care; and those who have passed.
It’s not a bad place to be. Not bad at all.
Wordless Wednesday: Gallery Renovations Part 1
History is Alive and Well : A My Town Monday Post
My town, the Village of Peninsula, population 602, is a busy place. We are nestled in the gorgeous Cuyahoga Valley, surrounded by the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and we are the home of creative and independent people. The legacy of independent thinkers is a long one; one had to be ready to take risks in order to carve out a life in the Valley.
The Peninsula Valley Historic and Education Foundation does a lot to celebrate the rich history of this place. Collaborating with the Ohio Humanities Council, the foundation will be presenting a Civil War lecture series. This series will initiate the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the American Civil War, a war that impacted the Village, the country and the world. The programs are:
4/14 Ohio in the Civil War, presented by Mark Holbrook
5/12 An Evening with Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, presented by Mel Mauer
6/30 Lee, Jackson and Longstreet, Traitors All? presented by William F.B. Vodrey
7/28 Gettysburg and its Aftermath, presented by Carol Zeh
8/25 The Civil War through the Window of American Art, 1861-65, presented by Jesse Bryant Wilder
All programs begin at 7:00pm, in the Auditorium of the G.A.R. Hall Museum, and are free to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, feel free to call 330.657.2528.
While you’re in the Village, take a walk and see what else we have to offer. You won’t be sorry!
And, as always, feel free to leave me a comment, or a stone (o), to let me know you’ve stopped by.
Check out what my fellow MTM Marauders have to say by visiting here.
It’s Another Wordless Wednesday Post
The Crooked River: A My Town Monday Post
The river called Cuyahoga runs through the Village of Peninsula, population 602. When you take a look at the map, you can see why the Mohawks called this waterway Cuyahoga, or crooked river.
The river is a powerful neighbor. She provides food, shelter and solace. She has overflowed her banks on many occasions, inundating my Valley with water, and causing damage to roads, trails and train tracks.
The river hasn’t always been called the Cuyahoga. According to the US Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System, the river has also been known as:
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As always, feel free to leave me a comment, or a stone (o), to let me know you’ve been by. Take a look at what other folks have to say about their towns over at My Town Monday.
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