This past Sunday, the Glen Ella Springs Inn, located near Clarkesville Georgia, was host to the 7th Annual Heirloom Tomato festival. Driving 2 hours from Asheville, North Carolina to attend were tomato enthusiasts and family members brother John, sister LuAnn, Vinnie (of John and Vinnie) and Susan, friend of LuAnn and consumate hostess and cook! [...] Read More

Anybody who reads this blog knows I am possessed by tomatoes. Especially heirlooms. What you did not know that as a child I hated tomatoes! Don’t remember when my palate changed but thank God it did! Anyhow, I was just doing a little research on what was happening Harvest-wise up in the Los Olivos wine [...] Read More

These babies are growing in my brother John’s garden in Asheville, North Carolina. Can’t wait to see them in a week or so and to hear how they taste! And then of course what he’s gonna do with them aside from vine to plate with olive oil, salt and pepper! Meanwhile, lets see some more [...] Read More

Does my sister Lisa have a green thumb or what???? I see amazing tomatoes, zucchini, green peppers, yellow squash and some little peppers she’s gonna have to identify! Lisa lives out in Thousand Oaks and has a very clever terraced garden on the backside of her pool. Even in the grueling heat this garden seems [...] Read More