Author: Penelope Gordon

Fruit Tree Care

Penelope Gordon

Crabapple Susceptible to powdery mildew – some varieties more than others. Plant in an area that gets good sun and that has good air movement. (Keep the sweet peas away from the crapapple since it also gets powdery mildew in Alameda.) Spores spread by the wind. Prune before the blooming season (the fungus overwinters in…

Virginia DC PA

Penelope Gordon

2025 May 27 and June 1, Violet Crown Charlottesville, Matisse movie. Big Sky Apartments to Clarksville to Amtrak DC Sightseeing page Reciprocal ROAM NARM Mod/Co Virginia: Charlottesville The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, Dayton Virginia Quilt Museum, Lynchburg Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, DC – see DC Sightseeing page Philadelphia:…

Pinellas Park Florida

Penelope Gordon

Villa Outside Diivoo water timer. 2 AAA batteries. support@diivosmart.com. Clothing Short socks. Skechers S Sport step-in sneakers, women’s Charlize 2.0, men’s Moralis. Machine wash in cold water on gentle cycle; air dry. Healthcare In Home Florida Homecare Specialists, St Pete, 727-289-4599. Kitty PT, Lemi PT, Prima NP, Kammy NP. Insurance UMR. Primary Care Pinellas Internal…

Ensuring Democracy

Penelope Gordon

From the 2025 Feb 5 Tablehopper newsletter: SF Immigrant Support, San Francisco Immigration Legal Defense Collaborative, ACLU, PODER. Know Your Rights (ACLU NorCal). “…I didn’t migrate my then 17-year-old newsletter to Substack a couple years ago because the founders allowed anti-trans publishers and transphobic rhetoric on their platform. If you want to publish your newsletter without having…

Fresh Tea

Penelope Gordon

Camellia sinensis Japanese Green Tea Sencha Usually made from the Yabukita cultivar. The new leaf growth is harvested in early Spring. Less expensive teas are mechanically harvested and the non-leaf plant material is used to make kukicha (twig tea). The freshly harvested leaves are steamed for as long as two minutes (to prevent oxidation), dried,…