Pineapples almost gone! . Have posted photos of the plants but not many of the fruits. We have been growing them for 5 years now and have become pretty proficient. We have already worked out a space for 50 new plants and will have around that number of second year plants. Those are the ones that will have fruit next season.

Names

Here is the second in my series of Interesting Village/Pub names from the Good Beer Guide.I suppose it would be more interesting if I could determine how these names originated but because there are 50 or so counties and 4,500 pubs listed in the guide I will probably be lucky to just finish this list.

Pinapple madness

Hard to believe in just a few weeks we have gone through almost all of the current crop. We have given almost 60 away ,
and consumed 5 There are about 15 that remain to be picked. The photo above shows all of the starts rooting before planting and several
fruits that we picked in the past 2 days. Now all that needs to be done is removing 20 more plants, weeding, planting and fertilizing.
I am getting tired just thinking about it

Big Island

Having just finished Pausanias Guide to Greece (written in the 2nd century) ,I am now reading a Hawaiian history book.
Although I had to slog through 500 pages the Greece book was worth it. It is fascinating
that some things that occurred then can be so different ( the idea that the gods gave warnings for a year that an earthquake was coming)
but others( A young couple in love who can not get permission from their families to marry) remain the same .Any way I am going to put away the classics for a wile and try to learn more about the island where I live.

the way it feels sometimes

again

Pineapples have returned once again. All the work has been done(well most of it anyway)
and it is time to enjoy. Now all that remains to be done is to consume or give them away. Then
root the babies(tops of the fruits) and plant them. This time things are a little different as they all must be checked for Fire ants. These are tiny red ants that have a potent sting which have invaded since the last crop. So each fruit must be checked and maybe sprayed with water .We probably have 70 to 80 fruits but they will be gone in no time .

Change

I am still slogging through the Pausanis book ,although I am almost finished. Throughout this book and
others that I have read from the same time period I am astounded by the horribly cruel things that occasionally occur.
I tend to want to imagine life then as being noble and civil but keep encountering examples
like the one above. I guess some things never change.

luscious

I have been eying this Beatles box for months now but have been hesitant to buy it because of its
hefty price tag. Finally because it recently was my 64th birthday I gave in and and bought it. It
was expensive but what a package . Not only are their 13 major (UK) albums included , they are all remastered. Each CD is packed in a replica of the original album and includes a small documentary book.
Each CD also includes a mini documentary that can be played on a computer. There is also a collection of single recordings . To compete the package there are two DVDS one with all the mini documentaries on each album and another general documentary. This is an amazing magi (cal mystery tour) collection because you can not play this music and not feel good.

Pubs

Continuing with my Beer Guide theme ,each entry has a short description of the Pub's features and some have websites so I thought it might be fun to contact some of them .So far I have contacted one and gotten a warm response . As I said before
there are 4,500 Pubs listed but thank goodness only a fraction of them Have internet presence.

Ever since my first trip to the United Kingdom I have found Pub names interesting.
Even more so are Town names. Above are a few Town/pub name combination's in
Bedforshire county taken from the Good Beer Guide 2010 edition. There are 4,500
of the best Pubs in the U K listed in this book so it should be fun.

The way it feels sometimes

Gotta Love It!

In "How to read a book" the author thinks you should sometimes should struggle to read books that are above you.
The book I am currently reading, "Pausanias Guide to Greece(vol. 1) is surely one. Although its
basis is a descriptive narrative of places and structures in Central Greece, Pausanias includes historical figures,both actual and mythical.
It is difficult to sort what is real and mythical . I am also struggling with pronunciation on names and places.
Fortunately the book is well documented with excellent footnotes and the internet provides more information too.It may be more time consuming and challenging but is really wort the effort.

A litttle Basie/Williams interlude

Another Classic

Now that I have finished the Thelonious Monk biography ,I am returning to my Classics theme. I got on this kick years ago after seeing Michael Wood's" In search of the Trojan War" Television series on PBS . That series not only got me interested in this whole History thing but also in classic books. In High School I could not be bothered with any of it because I was too busy listening to Count Basie. Now ,I find them really rewarding. This book is a descriptive guide to Central Greece written in the 2nd century. I guess you could say Pausanias is the Rick Steves of his time!

another excellent photo from Classic Trains

still a genius at 96!

new beginning for our Impatients

Friday night at Merrie Monarch