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SATURDAY,
MAY 19, 2007
Local
theatre
performs
The Perry Players are
wrapping up their
final play of the sea
son, Anne of Green Gables,
with a per
formance
at 8 this
evening
and 2:30
tomorrow,
Sunday.
Call the
theatre
at 478-
987-5354
for ticket
prices and
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Jane Winston
The Left Rail
reservations.
Knowledge is power
I’m not sure many kids use
both hands (or the touch typ
ing method) as I was taught
at Bloomington High School
lo these many years ago;
I think most kids use the
hunt and peck method. I’m
not sure many folk under 50
read my column, so I think
I can share some “little
known” facts that only the
“trained” typists will under
stand or appreciate.
■l. “Stewardesses” is
the longest word typed with
only the left hand and “lol
lipop” with only the right.
■2. “The quick brown
fox jumps over the lazy
dog” uses every letter of the
alphabet.
■3. “Typewriter” is the
longest word that can be
made using the letters only
on one row of the keyboard.
Goslings
Walking early in the morn
ing today, I stumbled upon
two large geese, and their
nine goslings; they were so
cute, obedient, perky- sim
ply precious. Of course mom
and dad were watching me
like a hawk (watching care
fully as if were going to do
some harm). As cute as
those babies were, however,
I couldn’t shake my nega
tive feeling that they too will
shortly join the 900 other
“flying toilets” in Eagle
Springs.
Potato baker
Last Saturday was sure
ly a reminder to all of us
that there are, indeed, ter
rible forest fires south of
us. Aren’t we fortunate to
be miles from those fires
and seemingly not in harm’s
way?
And then I read about
the “potato bakers,” which
I knew nothing about. Fire
fighters carry a silver/alu
minum foil type of roll-up
on them to be used if they
get caught in the middle of
fires, which leave them with
no route of escape.
Should that happen, they
merely roll up in the mate
rial, lie down on the ground
and let the fire pass over and
around them.
When ‘safe’, they merely
unroll, get up and return to
fighting the fire. Wow!
I can only imagine how
hot they must get and how
intense the psychological
impact must be!
With that said, I would
like to say, “Thanks to all of
you firefighters, and know
that I too am praying as
hard as I can for rain.”
On the road again
I am headed north once
again to magical Mackinac
Island. Gollee, I hate to
mention this, but I’m gonna’
anyway- at the risk of mak
ing readers angry - On the
Island the hottest days are
cooler than your coolest
days, and I think they have
had lots of rain!!
Till next week
“It seems to me that peo
ple have vast potential. Most
people can do extraordinary
things if they have the con
fidence or take the risks. Yet
most people don’t. They sit
in front of the telly and treat
life as if it goes on forever. ”
- Philip Adams
Perry Farmer’s Market open for the season
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The Perry Farmer’s
Market officially
opened last Saturday
at 8 a.m., with fresh
produce, fresh baked
goods and plants for
summer gardens.
The market, which is
located at the inter
section of Carroll and
Commerce Streets in
downtown Perry will
be open from 8 a.m.
until noon through the
summer and early fall.
ABOVE: Marilyn and
Susan Yoder sell baked
goods while Stephanie
Patterson of Kathleen
sells fresh produce.
RIGHT: Leßoy Bennett
is offering fresh veg
gies of all kinds at his
Growing caladiums requires sun, humidity
Caladiums are one of
the most striking
garden ornamentals.
With their leaf markings of
white, green, red, and pink,
they offer a wide selec
tion of color possibilities.
Although most gardeners
think of them as outdoor
plants, they have indoor
potential as well.
Caladiums are divided
into two broad classes:
fancy-leaf types and lance
leaf types.
Fancy-leaf caladiums are
recognized by their bright,
bold colors and large leaves.
Growing 18 to 24 inches
tall, their broad leaves may
reach 12 inches in length.
Lance-leaf caladiums have
frilly-bordered leaves with
tell-tale protruding lobes at
the point of stem attach
ment. Plants grow 12 inch
es tall and have leaves three
to five inches wide.
Within these two broad
categories of caladiums are
two smaller groups: dwarf
and strap-leaf caladiums.
Dwarf types are much like
the fancy-leaf types but are
smaller, growing only 8 to
12 inches tall with 3- to
5-inch leaves. Strap-leaf
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Getting creative
caladiums resemble lance-
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Tim Lewis
Garden
Columnist
leaf caladiums. do not have
the protruding lobes of the
lance-leaf type.
Caladiums grow from
tubers, which are modi
fied underground stems.
Tubers should be planted in
April or May in slightly acid
soil (pH 5.5 to 6.5), bury
ing them one to one and
one-half inches deep. Pots
should be placed where the
temperature is at least 70
degrees, preferably warmer.
Once the leaves are well
developed, move the plants
to a warm, bright spot and
water generously.
Caladiums should receive
at least four hours of fil
tered sunlight every day.
Indoors, choose a south,
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leaf cala
diums in
that the
leaves
are wavy
edged
and grow
to about
the same
size. The
main dif
ference is
that the
strap-
Susan and Tim Lewis sell caladiums from their nursery, Lewis Farms, at the recent
opening of the Perry Farmers Market
east, or west window. The
brighter the light, the more
intense the leaf colors will
be. However, direct sun can
scald the leaves or cause
the leaves to produce more
green pigment and thus
Once the tables
got too crowded,
these young
people sat on the
sidewalk to paint
terracotta pots
at the 2007 Arts
Extravaganza held
by the Houston Arts
Alliance at Macon
College’s Warner
Robins campus
May 12. The event
include hands-on
art experiences as
well as performanc
es by the Perry Idol
Winners, the Perry
Players and others.
Journal/Charlotte Perkins
lose much of their variega
tion. Not enough light, on
the other hand, results in
plants that produce over
sized leaves and become top
heavy.
One very important
requirement of caladiums
SECTION
B
Matter
of family
manners
Karen and I exchange
recipes often. She’s
an excellent cook so
I can always count on her
recommendations.
Except for the tortilla soup
recipe she passed along. It
was okay but not particularly
enticing.
However,
as is often
the case
when
I cook
some
thing, I’ll
call Mama
and say,
“I’m
bringing
you sup-
n
Ronda Rich'
Columnist
per.” I took her a carton of
soup, dressed up with cheese,
tortilla chips and sour cream
then placed it on a tray and
handed it to her as she sat
contently in her easy chair,
watching the evening news.
This is the kind of treatment
that every mama, after years
of diapers, stomach aches
and heartaches, dreams of
having.
“Oh good!” she exclaimed
cheerfully, clapping her
hands together like a small
child. She spread her nap
kin, spooned up the steam
ing mixture and put it to her
lips. Then, also just like a
child, her face crumbled into
the ugliest mess of disgust
you’ve ever seen. She looked
like she was swallowing cas
tor oil.
“What’s wrong with it?”
I asked because there was
no need to ask whether she
liked it or not. That was
evident.
“It’s got some kinda spice
in it that I don’t like.”
“Then don’t eat it.”
Commonsensical advice, I
thought
“If I don’t, what’ll I eat?”
She cut her eyes over at me.
“But it ain’t good.”
I sat on the sofa and
watched as she took a few
more pained bites. She didn’t
even try to hide the fact that
she hated it.
“Honestly, Mama, I’m sure
that Jesus didn’t react half
this bad when he drank the
vinegar. I’m going home. I
can’t watch this production
anymore.”
Now, before you think too
bad of Mama for not hiding
her disgust over a supper
that I cooked and delivered
to her, know this:
See RICH, page jB
Journal/Charlotte Perkins
is high humidity. To achieve
this indoors, place them on
trays filled with pebbles and
water. Fertilize outdoor
plants every six weeks with
a complete fertilizer such as
8-8-8 or 10-10-10.
See LEWlS,page jB