Pic Today 4/15/12

BLOG ON HOLD

Doing some work out of town.

Away from my blog, my e-mail,

for a week or so.

Returning April 22.

(Work, work, work.)

Pic Today 4/14/12

SPRING VEGGIE GARDEN:

BEAUTY MEETS NUTRITION

Spring gardens are fantastic this year.

Those who risked planting early

are enjoying an early harvest.

Salad eaters, rejoice.

Here's the rule:

If it's beautiful, it's delicious!

Especially . . .

Swiss chard

Spinach

Chinese cabbage

Broccoli

Parsley

Lettuce

Kale

Beautiful food is good for you!

Pic Today 4/13/12

"DRONE TO HIVE,

DRONE TO HIVE,

COME IN . . ."

"SEND REINFORCEMENTS.

AZALEAS ARE IN BLOOM.

AND FULL OF NECTAR."

Pic Today 4/1/12

VACANT LOTS TURN GREEN

There's a "growing" trend in the city --

turning vacant lots into community gardens.

Neighbors apply for a raised bed plot . . .

pay a nominal fee for garden usage . . .

agree to keep their space trim & neat.

The rest is up to them, their seeds

and watering can, and Mother Nature.

Neighbors grow their own,

learn home-grown nutrition, and

make their community more beautiful.

Great idea!

Delicious too.

Pic Today 4/11/12

THE GLORY OF THE

MAGIC CHEF MANSION

In the 1930's, half of America's home stoves

were made by Magic Chef Stove Company,

in St. Louis, Missouri.

The founder of Magic Chef, Charles Stockstrom,

transformed part of his vast fortune

into an elegant mansion, on Russell Boulevard.

The residence, designed by Ernst Janssen,

and completed in 1908,

remained in the family until 1990.

The home has been restored to its

turn-of-the-century elegance, including all

the original lighting fixtures and period furnishings.

This magnificent private residence is available

for private parties, weddings and receptions

(servants not included.)