The 15th of August, that is my new prediction of when the corn will be ripe enough to stock the roadside stand. I know you are probably tired of hearing about Felipe’s corn but it is a big topic around here. And my new canopy came yesterday and we got it erected and tied down out by the road. Got the signboard, cooler and cash box out there too. Looks like a roadside stand to me. All we are lacking is the produce.
So today is St Clare day, the 11th of August. I vividly remember this day on the trail in Spain. I was walking with a teacher from Assisi, Italy whose name was Clare and she celebrated all day long. She was celebrating her name day which was a new one on me. She could have been St Clare in modern clothing there just for me. The old magic moment on the Camino.
A bio of St Clare:
https://youtu.be/OE6wg17lVOs?list=PL58g24NgWPIzvBk2IQVES_xC4WTm6-CDI
Ok, have to go. Enjoy it, love, Felipe.
I was impressed and inspired at an early age by the story of Saints Francis and Clare. They lived exemplary and compassionate lives, avoiding excess, taking care of each other and nature. I too have been lucky to know in my lifetime women who model the life of Saint Clare…like my mother and 5 sisters, the Presentation Nuns and the Marauding group I joined recently with Loretta and Terri on a visit to Vashon Island! They inspire us to become the best version of ourselves.
Diego ~ For most of my life I have been working with a sixty year old illustration from Boy’s Life magazine of St Francis with songbirds flying around him. Now that I think about it that was pretty good of Boy’s Life to go that far, wouldn’t happen these days. Anyway, It has only been in the last few years that I have gotten to know St Francis and St Clare in a better, deeper way. Hopefully they will be our big brother and sister. Felipe.
My dearest Mother in Law, Lois Clare Greiner, left us back here on earth much too early in her life. Another of cancer’s countless victims. When I first started dating Cathy, I didn’t make much of a favorable impression on Howard, her stern German heritage father. But after the first meal in their home, I really didn’t care, because I knew that I had made just the right impression on Irish-and-proud-of-it Lois. Yeah, we connected, and I knew that it would be her that would do all the convincing necessary for bringing Howard over to the favorable side. The Clare name is very prominent in the whole family. Our second daughter is Kelley Clare. We have Isadora Clare and Fiona Clare and Aerin Clare as grand daughters. So the dear Saint Clare is held in high esteem on this side of country. Glad you had her grace your blog today.
What guide posts do you use for the decision on the Perfect Day for starting your sweet corn harvest? We have found that people who really “know their corn” have quite a range of when they think it’s perfect. Our family tends to fall on the “early is better” end of the spectrum. And do you plant more than one maturity in order to string the season out? Good luck on sales!
Brothers of the Corn,
SF,
PFJ
Juan ~ thanks for your story of your in-laws. It’s tough being the maybe son-in-law. And lots of Clare energy over there I see. It is fun for me learning about the saints, all new news for this old Protestant expat.
So, corn wise, I am an early guy. I mean how can I wait, would have to be in a coma. But I do like it later too when it might not be so tender but it gets really corny. I am going to try and pick tomorrow morning and get the stand open. People have been stopping and checking things out. I’ll put up a pic on the blog.
OK, and a good looking rain on your crop. We just had almost 60 days without measurable precipitation, some kind of record. OK, talk to you soon, Felipe.