Cutler Chronicles
Pie
At the beginning of the holiday season and pies are integral to our cultural traditions, due to our heritage from the British Isles and French-speaking Canada. Pies are a pastry…
Read MoreLady Bug, Lady Bug, Fly Away Home
The last warm days of the fall brings swarms of ladybugs. They invade houses, seeming to get through every tiny space. Not 10 or 20 – hundreds. They are an…
Read MoreThirty Years Ago
It was November 10, 1986 when Public Law 99-647 was passed and signed. What an impact that had on our Blackstone Valley! That was the day that Congress created the…
Read MoreWatch Your Trash Cans!
October 27, 2016 – The raccoon (Procyon lotor) was once very common throughout the Blackstone Valley but populations have declined in recent years due to the spread of rabies. While…
Read MoreSquapple Muffins
October 20, 2016 – Although it is early in the fall, I’ve noticed that many people have turned their attention to the foods of the season and the particular comfort…
Read MoreThe Great Blue Hubbard Squash
October 13, 2016 – I do love squash. As a child we had a big vegetables garden that included many winter varieties of squash that would eventually occupy space…
Read MoreWhat Moon is it?
We enjoy another brilliant full moon tomorrow. Did you know that each full moon has one or more special names? We’ve included many of them in the new 2017 Blackstone…
Read MoreCan you Recognize Witch Hazel?
While all the blooms of late summer are nearly spent by mid to late September, there is one shrub just hitting its stride – witch hazel. Witch hazel (Hamalemis virginiana)…
Read MoreScarecrows
Once a decoy used to frighten hungry birds away from crops, the scarecrow has become an autumnal decoration. They are everywhere, in every size and configuration. The scarecrow has been…
Read MoreDo You Remember the Song “Polk Salad Annie?”
Written and performed by Tony Joe White, and other artists like Elvis, it describes the lifestyle of a poor country girl from the South. Sally’s Polk Salad refers to the…
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