An old-growth stand of Long-leaf pine (Florida?) She was 92 million acres total before the early European colonizers began to cut her trees down or to tap into her resin for turpentine and rosen. She stretched from coastal Virginia to Florida and from Florida to Texas. What is left of her, you may ask — … Continue reading
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The Unknown Named Squash Soup
There are too many squash varietals to even begin naming them! And, now is the time (roughly Late Summer) when the first of the winter squashes start rolling in from the fields. We’ve got some interesting shaped and colored fellas in our kitchen — one kind of looks like a submarine. Many of the existing … Continue reading
Running into the Gulf
I sat by a small man all the way to New Orleans from Meridian, MS. This small man, no taller than 3 feet proceeded to get drunk and call me sweet-pea and baby. Across the row from me was a young man of 24 riding down from Charlotte, NC to Picayune, LA to get his … Continue reading
Lindsay Kolasa 