Boo Flashback

I was looking through my old photos and came across this photo of Mary with a very tiny Boo. It's hard to believe such a little bitty cat grew into something the size of a small elephant. :-) To see a size comparison, notice in the left column of photos on the blog. Boo is the cat that takes up the entire back of the recliner when she sits on it. There's also a good post some time back with Mary holding Boo at Christmas, struggling to lift her. And here we have evidence of her tiny beginnings.

The Safest Tomato in America

Tomatoes are having a hard time finding friends this summer. With salmonella outbreaks, restaurants and food fans alike are proving to be fair weather friends to this little fruit that is oft mistaken as a vegetable. There is hope. Grow your own tomatoes now before the government decides to take an interest in things we grow on our own property for our own consumption. Wait. I think that might have already happened.

In any case, this tomato was grown upside down with all organic soil and was watered lovingly with rain water. It was nurtured by the sweet sounds of the neighbors playing Madonna's greatest hits every day for a week. Of course given that, I'm surprised it's not cone shaped. Mary, who has no idea who Madonna is, will not get that reference at all. So I may be old, but with wisdom comes the ability to grow your own food. And that's pretty cool.