Halle’s Smooooth Words o’ Wisdom

I first heard and learned this phrase upon hearing a song with the same name by the Louvin Brothers.

I ran across a scene the other night downtown which brought the phrase to mind only with a slight twist: Old Hickory on the Epoxy:

Ej’s got a new blog.

With the close of each ski season I wax but don’t scrape my skis. Scraping can wait until Autumn.

After 3 years in the ground our espalied pear tree finally bore fruit:

It did actually put a few on last year but, following instructions from a friend, we cut the fruit early in order to focus growth on the roots. Here’s to growing your own and not letting the dogs get to the goods before we do.

This is a fine piece of guerilla gardening.

Legend has it Kurt and Courtney first met at a Dharma Bums show at Portland’s Satyricon in 1989. A scribble of his used to be on a wall at the club. I looked for it last night at the Surfrider Foundation pint night fundraiser and think it’s a goner:

saw this riding downtown yesterday: