August is my least favorite month. It’s so hot and humid in the northeast. Plus, we’re in a liminal space where it feels like the summer is over even though it’s very much still here. There’s a frenzy to August that is in direct opposition to its inherent lassitude. I’m 100% ready for flannel shirts and brisk nights. And, yet. Here we are, stuck with this bullshit.
One of the crops mentioned in Animal Farm is mangel-wurzel. It seems to be a particularly British thing. File this under the weird things you remember from a high school English class.
I am still way too far behind in reading your delightful tidbits, but I am determined to get caught up as soon as I retire at the end of May! In the meantime, you will see me comment on things you may have long forgotten abhout. Mangelwurzel is a form of beet, so it's a root vegetable, probably a common crop form because it tended to be easy to store...
Loved all this. Side note: This is Water/DFW gave that life lesson at my son's college graduation from Kenyon in 2005. I watch the video from time to time and become a little weepy.
One of the crops mentioned in Animal Farm is mangel-wurzel. It seems to be a particularly British thing. File this under the weird things you remember from a high school English class.
I am still way too far behind in reading your delightful tidbits, but I am determined to get caught up as soon as I retire at the end of May! In the meantime, you will see me comment on things you may have long forgotten abhout. Mangelwurzel is a form of beet, so it's a root vegetable, probably a common crop form because it tended to be easy to store...
Loved all this. Side note: This is Water/DFW gave that life lesson at my son's college graduation from Kenyon in 2005. I watch the video from time to time and become a little weepy.
Between the “raddle on the ram” and “No I’m not Amish and other answers” I laughed myself sick! Thank you for this- well done and appreciated.