Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser It is time to hunt warmer morning. I’m glad that I got my clothes as it is rather cold in the flower plants put in pots before Q-rower^ ' J Markete F * r ’" it i«*lit^ Swittfe• ,««*5; c— ■“”£!§£■; j»«SSK. I I 111 — th» M» * i *V..-i iwr '■ *** ssafSfsjsa -Skss* •sssisass** js.'gia: SSa-- - “i." f su»a ■-» 1 «»•*** ZU****"" - * t* *®*£ *U * toft *«urt*T £%,* fff* *1 pMttf* «■ <»2V iaM MM , -eihu**-" s * l *Jt !***•*■ ~~Brr 4 4>lj%£|s I*^^* a S -SSCgt JS * w.nw«'"»ssr — "„-»**- ■IS?®-* t&wrF U • *♦» ■P** 4 - i «S««* „.. -«*• *jS U «SI l» }?i ssiJSf-* . ~~.<4crv flu* iw*2* «t«ct»»^Jon-w; “’S l "*» r SSS3«SV M-ttfS 5 -'■«£• -ss *jr. rs^^-sr” 1 sffl£s««—- —- ~ftitur<t«^. the frost. This year I only have some 70 on windowsills all over the house. My two bay windows hold the biggest pots. I even transplant some blooming impa tiens. Last week I brought our grand daughter home from a soccer game so that her father could work longer in the fields. He has filled a silo with a soybean and alfalfa mixture. Now a custom operator is trying to put the corn in a bigger silo. He can cut six rows at a time, but has trouble getting the corn that the wind blew down. SPECIAL FOCUS ON FARM MARKETS WITH FULL COLOR LARGE-SIZE POSTER i SSS^ 5 iccess .K-KTuSi tjri 1 Irt » T*V_.. (M> -rsw* I****** 1- * - * Last week I heard from two distant cousins. The one person I had not seen for several years. In fact, I knew her father better than I knew her even though she lives in the county. Her sister’s dying brought her to our house. Just now it seems as though there is a lot of sickness in our family. A sister and a nephew were both in the hospital in serious condi tion. Last week I picked up a few black walnuts as my husband wants to hull them. They are a special kind called “Stablers.” People pick up nuts from our SATURDAY, DEC. 6, 2003 Special edition of Grower & Marketer to feature a full-page color poster of select farm markets throughout southeast Pennsylvania. Turf and Tree: maple production and a Christmas tree grower feature Special component: a focus on worm farming. Aqua Country: focus on hydroponics. Advertising Deadline: Nov. 27 ADVERTISER PLAN NOW TO RESERVE YOUR AD MESSAGE SPACE FOR THIS SPECIAL SECTION OF LANCASTER FARMING CALL 717-721-4415 NOW! Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 18, 2003-811 This year I don’t have sweet potatoes but I do have a lot of squash. Some butternut ones are small while others are quite large. The acorn squash are small this year. Often I use the neck of the squash for slicing and then fry it in a pan. Other times I mash it after cooking it and use it for pies the same as a pumpkin. There is always something to keep me busy and that is the way that I like it as I cannot just sit and read. trees along the road. Many of the nuts are wasted as they are in wooded areas.
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