Taste: radish microgreens, rhubarb and rosewater Sight: foxgloves, peonies, poppies; cottonwood wands Sound: hoot owl; croaking frogs Touch: petal to nose Smell: peonies Extra: "So, one is vindicated." — Venetia Burney Phair the girl who named Pluto; "Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable, that mankind is doomed, that we are gripped by forces we cannot control. We need not accept that view. Our problems are man-made — therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable — and we believe they can do it again." — JFK, 1963 commencement speech Grateful for: Sam; farmers' markets; T he Happy Cow Cookbook : Recipes from Top-Rated Veg...
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