blast from the past

a mere four or five generations ago

a good portion of the american populace 

lived like this...

the holtzmann spread

new freedom, wisconsin

my maternal grandmother grew up here

this morning in the garden and...

what is this?

a lemon cucumber is what it is

the tomatos are turning!

yesterday we celebrated mother's day w/ lunch at keegans

a pretty motley crew with a couple of glaring exceptions

being my lovely wife and of course my mom

I love ya mom

we should prolly identify...

left side front to back

dave and phylis penny's parents

cate or sparky

austin 

brianna

right side front to back

brother ej and penny

aaron and sister jody

anita and myself

mom at the head of the table

photo dump con't

 winter's hope pinned to my wrapping stand

dig the blurred bamboo blanks in the background

 herbs

cilantro chives sage flat leaf parsley thyme basil

these two are nearly 3D

backyard

new stick

why yes

yes it is a johnson rod

made in china no less

go get some

the whole famn damily

one side of it anyways

twas a fun though hectic weekend

I will not name names 

to protect the innocent...