Garden report — indoors: a cactus has buds. It should be in bloom by Thanksgiving. It used to bloom earlier but has become a Thanksgiving cactus. Nice to have some color this time of year.
Good news — two green tomatoes turned red and I ate them. There are two more that need to turn red. Real tomatoes in November, what a treat!
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Bethany Dickerson of North Hatfield sent me an email about the preview of the spring semester for Five College Learning in Retirement classes that will be held Nov. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Wesley United Methodist Church on North Maple Street in Hadley. Moderators will be present to discuss their offerings. The event is free and open to the public.
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Nancy Ratner of Amherst sent me an email about the Friends Who Paint Art Sale to benefit the Amherst Survival Center. The sale will be held Nov. 21 from 12-2:30 p.m. at the Hadley Library. About 30 artists will participate, she wrote.
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Brian Messier of Belchertown sent me an email about the Valley Winds concert, “ Angels in Architecture,” that will be held Sun., Nov. 22 at 4 p.m. at Northampton High School. Dr. Lindsey Brennenkant will be the guest conductor.
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Lenny Friedlander of Amherst sent me a postcard from British Columbia, Canada where she loved the public transportation in Vancouver, which she called,” a wonderfully livable city where the waterfront dominates.” She saw lots of art galleries and had many food options.
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Margaret and James Arsenault of Amherst emailed a photo of a postcard depicting a nutmeg from Banda Neira, Malulku Province, part of the original spice islands of Indonesia. They were visiting daughter Eliza, son-in-law Azwar and grandchildren.
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