2nd pic ... purple tree ... the horribly diseased, short lived ... disfigured... flowering plum .... watch for pix of my flushed out tri color beech in a few weeks.. if you want a purplish tree .... gotta have one .. even if its for the short term .... and vista.. now lets be honest .. if i were a golfer ... i wouldnt have a garden.. now would i ... i would waste all my time walking around someone else's garden.. and then drinking after. . .lol ... i have always said.. probably to the detriment of my professional career ... that the best way to ruin a nice walk.. is to play golf .... ken

The ground cherries started out so small its hard to believe they've grown so big. The plants are nice and stocky and so far I've had one branch on one plant fall over and most of my plants aren't staked at all. The tomatillos I have are very spindly looking and I've already had to stake up the 4 I have in the ground. I've seen pictures on this forum of other peoples tomatillos and they looked much more robust than the variety I'm growing. I'll probably try a different variety next year. I got to taste my first ground cherry today. I noticed one of the pods had fallen off and decided to sample it. They're really, really tasty. I was tempted to grab a few more but I've read that you should wait until they drop to eat them. I have a feeling my family will be snatching them out of the air as they fall once they try them. :)

Posted by foodonastump -----âÂÂdcarch - I LOVE the skeleton! That is genious. Cauliflower brains to match. Question - Seems to me a long time ago I read that wild rice isn't really rice. Is that true?â Thanks FOAS. You are correct. Wild rice is not rice. ItâÂÂs dehydrated maggots. :-) Posted by beverlyal ��"â Very creative Dcarch, although the wild rice looks a little too much like worms for my taste. You obviously have very little to do so I think you should come down here and let me put you to work.â Thanks beverlyal. ItâÂÂs a date. I am coming right down. Make sure your DH is away. :-) Posted by caliloo ��"â Great job with the carving... and this is what it brought to "mind". Rather timely with the upcoming holiday! LOLOLOL! Alexa Here is a link that might be useful: Maggots Micheal, you're eating maggots. â â Thanks Alexa. I have had deep fried silk worm pupae. Delicious. While tasted nothing like chicken, did taste like scrambled eggs. Posted by jimster -----âÂÂdarch, --- I can see it however and the plating is wonderful, achieving your stated objective perfectly. -----The last photo delivered the punch line and made me laugh even harder. How do you think of these things? Jimâ Thanks Jim. Which last photo you are referring to? I can bearly understand you :-) ( Sorry guys, inside joke) Posted by teresa_mn ��" âÂÂdcarch - once again you have come up with amazing pictures.----â Thanks Teresa. I did consider adding a little coconut cream. I am glad I didnâÂÂt. Posted by dedtired ------â Only you, dcarch, only you.â Thanks dedtired. Yes, I have that LP also, by the Platters. LOL. Posted by pixistix ��"â mmmm, great pics and the wild rice looks perfectly cooked.-----â Thanks pixistix. Heavenly treat it is. You can say that again. Posted by lakemayor ----- âÂÂdcarch, That is really some skill you have. That is impressive. What an imagination! Thanks for sharing those pictures. Karenâ Thanks Karen. And I want to thank all for putting up with my nonsense ideas. Posted by pixistix ��" âÂÂ--------- (Sorry to temporarily derail your post, dcarch . . . I guess your pics were just so inspiring!)â Please continue. I am fascinated with your stories. I am learning a lot.

Looking dang good! I too like slow roasted, but time can be an issue (and it is more now than ever before for me? Where does the time go?!) these days. I used to turn it on low and slow overnight. That too, is really tasty. And you wake up to wonderful aromas. I didn't know what satsuma imo was. Cool. Japanese yams. Sounds interesting. I have never had a persimmon. Wonder why? Probably don't have them here and I haven't lived where they were offered for many moons, but your ice cream looks divinely creamy. Wild rice bread?! Does it have that same flavor? I'm not "wild" HA! get it? I kill myself, about the texture. I have to really be in the mood for it. I could totally get into bread that tasted like it with a bowl of really good chicken soup, which one? I dunno, but I'd be happy to try several different types, e.g. creamy chicken and vegetable, chicken stew, chicken noodle soup... my mind is full now. May I be excused from the table, please? ;)