Leni’s heading back north
Here I am in Vicksburg, Mississippi, bookin’ out ahead of Hurricane Ida! Heading up Highway 61 just like in the Dylan song . . . . . “God told Abraham Kill me a son Abe says Man you must be…
Finally some sun as I drive across the South
All the rain has played hell on the crops here in the south. This picture is of a sodden cotton field unable to be harvested. I also passed soybean fields still with rows full of wet, and in some…
On the road
After I left Bristol it was rain, rain, rain. I put my Virginia Roots Music CD in the player and sang my way down the road. Spent the night in Jackson, TN; about 100 miles west of Nashville and today…
The continuing conversation about the ‘food desert’
Further thoughts re the generous and thoughtful responses to my ‘food desert’ post. I do very much understand that individuals have little/no control over headers, headlines, or photos used in media. As a performer for many years I became used…
Rejecting the ‘food desert’ concept
In response to FLAVOR MAGAZINE, June/July 2009 article titled Not Quite What I Was Looking For under the page header 'in the food desert." Paul Ryan's description of his personal journey from home gardener to community gardener was timely. It was…
The bounty of fall greens
This past weekend I was the recipient of a bounty of fresh fall collards; broad flat deep green collards. Let's hear it for the QCC (Charlottesville's Quality Community Council)!!Today I prepared the collards for the freezer; 15 min cutting out…