Slow but not Dead...

Winter(real, not Astronomical;>!) isn't the Dead season that many non growers think it is...even in the North. But here in the Deep South, it's even more so. Crops that can handle Freezing like Peas and members of the Carrot, Cabbage and Beet families are actually easier to grow and are Healthier than if you tried in the warmer months.
There are fruits as well. Here, Satsuma Mandarins are in full season while Lemons and Kumquats are just starting. Pecans are raining from the trees, making walks under them problematic;>! The Passionfruits that have climbed up into them have mostly lost their leaves so their ripe fruit is now easy to spot(BTW, the same species P incarnata or "Maypop" is HArdy up to NEw England). Then, of course are all the root crops that are just easier to leave in the ground, instead of taking up inside storage space.
It's also a good time to plan for the future. ordering Dormant plants(my Yule presents to myself and the family are an Heirloom Satsuma from Japan and the 'Cara Cara' Navel Orange..to go with the Asian Pears and Heirloom Snow Peach planted earier this Fall) and Propagating those you have. Hardwood cuttings from the Blackberries or from the folk's Muscadines are good examples. As easy as they are, no one needs any more Figs;>!
Then there are those with only Ornamental value like Hydrangeas, Sweetspires and others that, while don't fill the belly fill the Spirit. Personally, I tend to choose those that have nice scents, since I'm a "Smell" Junkie. One of the plants I took cuttings of earlier didn't "take" until after it was too late to ship so a few friends will have to wait until SPring to get the rooted cuttings of my rare Winter-flowering Yellow Climbing Butterfly Bush. The vines of trhe Mother plant cover the Screen porch until a Hard Freeze with Wisteria-like bunches of Yellow, Honey-scented blossoms from the 1st week of October. Walking Boo-Boo is made more pleasant, thanks to it!
Cheers,
Pat

ME-ow!

I was reading on a Progressive blog a bit from someone I'd use Chris Rock's terminology for about "Gay" Marriage. Basically, it was how we(Gays and Lesbians) should go back to supporting Blacks blindly, donating our money to their causes, volunteering in their orgs, marching in their marches and shutting the fuk up about our "trivial stuff". Yah, that's going to stop us from wanting to be treated no differently than them;>. If anything, he may have been Honest enough to get some of the Fruity Fluffs to stop grovelling to their Coloured masters...
Truth,
Pat

Bitch, Bitch, Bitch...

Is what I've heard about the subject, so;>......
It really doesn't surprise me about the response of both the Heathen and Pagan communities over the various anti-Gay ammendments since MArriage is so little respected in our communities. "What's the Biggie?" I keep hearing. Well, since you could if you wanted to but we can't....
'Course, both communities don't think much of it. Of my Married friends, they were from a previous religion. Most haven't even had their Blessed in their present religion, so when one of their Gay or Lesbian friends complain, they don't see "what's the Biggie". Of the Pagan and Heathen couples the vast majority are "shacked up", even when there are children involved. It's not all that unusual that the ceremonies that a particular Circle or Kindred has done are done at a higher rate for their Homosexual members than their numbers within would expect. And for the Hets? It's often a Rite which makes dissolving easier than changing phone service....
As "My Other Tribe" has been saying for DECADES, WE are not to Blame for the stus of Marriage in our Society(s). It's square in the hands of our Het population. For one thing, if we'd been Involved, the taste level of the Rites would have been higher;>....
Truth,
Pat