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August 22, 2007
a fistful of hops
hops on a vine
hops with a skeleton
hops in a bowl
hops in my hand
hops in my other hand. no, same hand!
hops on a drying rack
hophead in a funny hat
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farmer hops and i harvested our hops yesterday. we ended up with 2 cereal bowlfuls, which adds up to a whopping 2 ounces, which, after drying, will end up as a less-than-whopping .4 ounces, which ain't enough for much at all. we'll have at least one more harvest, but it'll be smaller. i reckon we'll end up with an ounce of usable hops in the end, which will be "enough".
in any case, it was a lot of fun picking them, even though i ended up all itchy and we let in a mosquito to make me even more itchy.
they smell hoppy enough, and they feel about as i'd been led to expect. next year we 'yotta have even more.
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You are such a great poet, Dr. Suess would be enchanted with you, and would have hired you in a hoppin' minute! The hops look beautiful and so interesting for a future hopper to study. You & our 203 are an inspiration. Love, You Mama