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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Highland Farm
I knew Martha Pisano from the West Chester Growers’ Market. I also knew I loved her Brebis cheese, made from a sweet flock of East Friesland sheep she and her husband Verry milk and care for. Another family farm that … Continue reading
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Birchrun Hills Farm
Sue Miller and her husband Ken run this 54 Acre family farm. They both grew up locally and bought his grandfather’s farm 10 years ago. Sue makes a Highland Alpine gruyere, a buttery Birchrun blue and her newest, Fat Cat in … Continue reading
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Buck Run Land & Cattle Company
Helen and Bill Elkins bought 350 Acres in 1985, a portion of what the Brandywine Conservancy helped to preserve as the largest piece of independently owned land at that time, in Coatesville. Bill is a retired medical scientist from U … Continue reading
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Willistown Friends 4th annual Environmental Festival
all the local townships are now having environmental festivals. Yesterday Willistown township had Senator Andy Dinniman and Rep. Duane Milne speaking at the end of  its event. I was there representing the GHGR Task Force. Here are a few pics … Continue reading
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Heirlooms
Tim Stark read an excerpt tonight from his wonderful book ‘Heirloom’ at Chester County Books, one of the last independents in this area. You may not have heard of his tomato success, but you’ve probably eaten them if you live in … Continue reading
Pale in comparison
You’ve probably all seen the email circulating about the 1400+ Alaska anti-Palin rally held this weekend in downtown Anchorage. You may not know that the rally was organized by a small group of women, talking over coffee. Just goes to … Continue reading
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Kagemusha and Japanese art
I’ve loved all things Japanese since I was six years old. My best pal then was the daughter of Kunihiko Kodaira, the first Japanese mathematician to win a Fields medal in ’54.  They moved away when we were ten and he later … Continue reading
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Tagged film, Japanese, Kagemusha, Kunihiko Kodaira, Kurosawa, Paintings, storyboards
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voting, third parties and the election
This is a post from the Chester County Coalition for Voting Integrity, a non-partisan organization dedicated to ensuring the integrity of our voting process. They are a Yahoo Group that Chester County citizens can join. Thankfully, here in Chester County … Continue reading
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flashback on youtube
I had the pleasure of meeting Tom Waits at a 1978 concert in Atlanta, tagging along with writer Tony Paris, who reviewed the show for Creative Loafing. Tony was the music editor at the time, later my sister would fill … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978, Agora, Atlanta, concert, Creative Loafing, Leon Redbone, Tom Waits, Tony Paris
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Brazilian music
Luciana Souza is the daughter of influential Brazilian musicians, the late Walter Santos and the poet/musician Tereza Souza. The two were composers in the original bossa nova movement, and they later went on to run both a recording studio, Nossoestudio, and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Baioa Melody, Brazilian musicians, Luciana Souza, Nossoestudio, Tereza Souza, Walter Santos
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