The-Lehrer-Report
The Lehrer Report: Oct. 17, 2024
Garden report: The beds have been cleared, the fences taken up. I picked some green tomatoes, which will turn red, so the harvest continues for a bit. Ironically, there was a blossom on a tomato stalk.The begonias will be brought inside. I don’t...
The Lehrer Report: Oct. 10, 2024
Yom Kippur greetings to our Jewish friends and neighbors.***Monday, Oct. 14 is a holiday. Public offices, schools, libraries and banks will be closed. The stores will be open with the color orange dominating with pumpkin and Halloween items.I was in...
The Lehrer Report: Oct. 3, 2024
Out of town garden report: I went to Maryland to visit family. The roses, begonias, geraniums, daisies, coneflowers and impatiens are still thriving there. Mums are everywhere.If a new marketing device travels north, look for large screens in...
The Lehrer Report: Sept. 19, 2024
Garden report: The New England asters bloomed. Many flowers are still blooming: lisianthus, geraniums, zinnias, Black Eyed Susans, phlox, impatiens, petunias. The color is wonderful.***Speaking of gardening, you could become a master! The Western...
The Lehrer Report: Sept. 12, 2024
Garden report: More tomatoes are turning red, so I will be harvesting for a few more days. The peppers continue to flower but I don’t know how many will reach edible stage.Some of the hanging baskets are ready to go back to the garage for the...
The Lehrer Report: Aug. 5, 2024
Garden report: Now it can be said — I have to water the garden, the first time in at least six or seven weeks. The grass still looks good but the flowers, herbs and veggie leaves are drooping. I froze onions and tomatoes, not together.***Check all the...
The Lehrer Report: Aug. 29, 2024
Reminder: Monday, Sept. 2 is Labor Day, a federal holiday. Public schools, offices, libraries and post offices will be closed. The supermarkets will be open and selling Halloween candy. In fact, some stores already have mounds of candy...
The Lehrer Report: Aug. 22, 2024
Garden report: I made another batch of spaghetti sauce and it was on a cool day. I will make eggplant Parmesan with my eggplant and my sauce. If I had a cow, I could also make my own cheese for the casserole.I have given up on the red cabbage. After...
The Lehrer Report: Aug. 15, 2024
Garden report: The chipmunk is having a superb meals with my tomatoes — even green ones. I try to harvest every day to keep ahead of the little foodie, but the chipmunk is faster and can squeeze through the fence.The asters and hibiscus have bloomed....
The Lehrer Report: Aug. 8, 2024
Garden report: The cucumbers are huge. I made another batch of refrigerator pickles and will pass some on to neighbors. I harvested basil, oregano and thyme to dry. The tomatoes are doing well. I will make spaghetti sauce on Tuesday when it is cooler....
The Lehrer Report: Aug. 2, 2024
Garden report: I bought two begonia plants, one red and one red and white striped. It’s late in the season, but they were on sale. Now the decision — to keep them in pots or plant them, then dig up in the fall to bring inside?The dahlias are so tall...
The Lehrer Report: July 26, 2024
Reminder: real estate taxes are due Aug. 1, which is Thursday. The income should help pay for the park in front of Town Hall. It appears to be done. I have seen people sitting on the granite and in the grass.*** Garden report: the lisianthus and...
The Lehrer Report: July 12, 2024
Garden report: The dahlias, black-eyed Susans, Queen Anne’s lace, hosta and celosia have bloomed. There are several peppers on each plant. I will have a good crop.The snap peas are done. I have cucumbers about an inch long. The potatoes have...
The Lehrer Report: July 5, 2024
Garden report: The Stokes aster, the pink and cranberry day lilies have bloomed.I ate a Sungold tomato and snap peas. I have many green tomatoes.Some critter took a bite of the zucchini and nibbled the beet leaves.Everyone had been raving about the...
The Lehrer Report: June 28, 2024
Garden report: The coreopsis, day lilies, morning glory and snapdragon have bloomed. The sugar snap peas have blossoms. It’s just a matter of days before they can be harvested. The rains came at a great time, everything was so dry and watering takes...
The Lehrer Report: April 5, 2024
Garden report: The forsythia branches bloomed in my house and a crocus bloomed in the front yard.***Monday, April 8 is bound to be cloudy and rainy. Why? Because the solar eclipse is scheduled. How many astronomical events have we missed because of...
The Lehrer Report: Feb. 9, 2024
Happy New Year greetings to all our Chinese friends and neighbors. It’s the Year of the Dragon.***Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone. Happy Galentine’s Day to friends everywhere.Celebrate by doing something nice for someone and eat chocolate!***The...
The Lehrer Report: Feb. 2, 2024
Happy Groundhog Day, which is Friday, Feb. 2.When you think about it, having a critter from underground predict the arrival of spring is weird but a great tourist attraction. I just read in the paper that Massachusetts has its own groundhog, Ms. G....
The Lehrer Report: Jan. 19, 2024
A friend told me that the days begin to lengthen after Dec. 28. It’s about a minute a day. Therefore, we have about 15 more minutes of daylight so far, more if you reading this column on Saturday.***Bravo to all the cast, crew and volunteers who put...
The Lehrer Report: Jan 12, 2024
Monday, Jan. 15 is a holiday — the Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Town offices, schools, libraries and banks will be closed.***A program, “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” will be held Monday, Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. in...
