Some Buzz on Springtime
Some Buzz on Springtime By Frank Whitman Spring is, among other things, bee season. You’ve heard of the birds and the bees, right? Well, as …
Posts tagged Spring
From Sunday Arts and Style: Rhubarb, the springtime celebrity of the menu
It must have been a brave person who took the first bite of rhubarb. How could they imagine that with the addition of sugar (lots …
From The Norwalk Hour: Plan Your Holiday Menu at the Farmers Market
Memorial Day and the holiday weekend leading up to it signal the beginning of summer. Just a few weeks ahead of the solstice, the days …
From The Norwalk Hour: Sweet Vidalia Onions are in Season
We were driving from Macon across middle Georgia on I-16 toward the coast, when the exit for Vidalia flashed by. To my surprise, we were …
From The Norwalk Hour: Seeking Spring at Local Restaurants
A cold steady rain fell all day. The calendar said we were well past the ides of March headed to the first day of Spring, …
From The Norwalk Hour: Spring Flowers and Busy Bees
There’s a glorious lavender azalea in our front yard, so dazzling that it stops traffic. Cars slow down, walkers point, phones come out to snap …
From The Norwalk Hour: Wild Alaska Salmon is Headed Our Way
The bright red fillets of sockeye were lined up side by side like a stand of vivid spring flowers. They proclaimed the return of the …
Fresh Foraged Ramps
My neighbor Miriam is a food forager. Today, she knocked on my door and excitedly said, “Come out and see what I’ve got!” I couldn’t …
From The Hour: It’s Maple Sugaring Season
In the woods behind the Wilton Playshop, I could see the traditional galvanized sap pails hanging on the tapped sugar maples. Sugaring season was underway! …