Recent Posts Tagged With 'horticulture'

• Ode to the Pumpkin: Day 1

  Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 14:35 in horticulture, children's music, alberto cerriteño, musicology, brian vogan, that's how a pumpkin grows, little songs

  This week we’re honoring the picturesque pumpkin. This is a fruit of legend and lore, found in fairy tales and nursery rhymes, both celebration decoration and autumnal feast. Today, we’ll start at the beginning…in the pumpkin pat...

• Kiss Me, I’m Irish!

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 15:56 in horticulture, celebrations

  Ahh, tis the national holiday of Ireland - St. Patrick’s Day! This annual feast day honors one of the patron saints of the Emerald Isle - although modern day observances have made it less of a religious holiday and more a celebration of all th...

• Sticks and Stones

  Posted on Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 at 23:37 in horticulture, great outdoors

  I picked up my friend’s five year old from preschool last week, a favor I’m always happy to perform as this kid is pure joy. Our walk from the campus to the park was the standard post school debriefing. “How was your day?” ...