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FRUITFROMWASHINGTON.COM WEB-LETTER
Summer 2003
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We love these long, warm days in June and July. Blossoms, of course, are done and gone. Perfect, tiny apples and pears, in early June just the size of your thumb, get bigger every day.

To help the biggest and best fruit size well, this time of year we thin the crop by reducing the number of apples or pears on an individual tree. Without thinning, by harvest time the overall size of fruit would be significantly smaller and of less desirable quality. Growing fruit takes time and attention. Thinning is just one part of the orchardist's overall balancing act necessary to grow great fruit like classic Washington apples and wonderful Northwest pears.

We've managed the water during the hot spells and by August our apples and pears have nearly reached their full size. It won't be long until the new crop is ready, but not quite yet.

Down at the local post office, a five by ten sheet of first-class postage stamps in the “Greetings from the 50 States” series will cost you the usual $18.50 at the going rate of 37¢ each, that is, if you are lucky and find it still in stock. This stamp sheet is definitely worth asking for simply to brighten your day. You'll find a graphic artist's dream of brash, bold colors, sweeping fonts and recognizable icons reminiscent of old time postcards, or the placemats you used to see in diners during summer vacation family road trips that crossed multiple state lines. The Seattle Space Needle, city skyline, Mount Rainier and, of course, big, glossy red Washington apples appear with Greetings from Washington State.

It's time again for some Summer Reading Recommendations. First up are book picks by the guys. The following book recommendations from members of the extended Eberhart Family, may not be what you usually gravitate to when you're ready to throw a book in the totebag, slather on the sunscreen and head for the beach in search of an afternoon of no work and no worries, but here they are anyway.

From Dad - An Army At Dawn, The War In North Africa, 1942-43 by Rick Atkinson may not be everyone's cup of tea, but for me, it seems just right, at this time of terrorist attacks against Americans 60 years later. After my recent viewing of the interview with Rick Atkinson on the Jim Lehrer News Hour, occasioned by a Pulitzer prize for An Army At Dawn, I ordered the book and expect delivery of it 60 years from the date I received "Greetings from your friends and neighbors" to report for the draft. (Click for More)

From Chuck - As usual I find myself mostly reading the New York Review of Books, however I just finished a fascinating non-fiction book that I can highly recommend if a person has ever wondered about birds and in particular the raven, The Mind of the Raven by Berndt Heinrich.

From Bruce - The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight that Changed Basketball Forever, by John Feinstein depicts (in excruciating detail) the punch between Kermit Washington and Rudy Tomjanovich. It deals with guilt, redemption and second chances. What this book does best is show how the role of sports in American society has changed over the past 25+ years. In 1977 pro sports figures were not millionaires. There were no $25 million dollar shoe contracts. Also, examines with an unflinching eye race relations in sports and society at large.

From Regan - The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell describes biological realities of social organization with examples such as how large companies control their size and structure based upon principles usually found in organic systems. People are defined by their functions within a group rather than by their individual characteristics. Explains the natural process by which ideas live and grow within human society and depicts a framework for creating social change. (Click for More)

From Harmon (and his Mom) - Your question about the kids' favorite books has been on my mind. Nothing jumped out at first, but then I realized that every few months we check out the same set of books at Harmon's insistence. Maybe you remember them? Dorrie and the Blue Witch, Dorrie and the Pin Witch, Dorrie and the Screebit Ghost (Harmon's all time favorite), Dorrie and the Witchville Fair, Dorrie and the Wizard's Curse, Dorrie and the Birthday Eggs... am I missing any.... that's just off the top of my head... I'll check the titles... They all start out about the same: "Dorrie is a Witch. She is a little Witch." Harmon tells me that the next part goes: "Her hat is always on crooked and her socks never match and sometimes her shoes are on the wrong feet." (Click for More)

PS It wasn't Dorrie and the Wizard's Curse, it was Dorrie and the Wizard's Spell and yes, I am missing lots! There are a ton of these Dorrie books (written in the 1970's). They are adorable. Patricia Coombs is the author. - se

A grape was made to grow on a vine
An apple was made to grow on a tree
As sure as there are stars above,
I know, I know
You were made for me
- Sam Cooke's You Were Made for Me
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Summer 2003 is already shaping up to be a very busy one here at Fruit From Washington, so we'll be putting our What's New feature on hold for awhile. Don't look for an update of this page in July or August, but when the Washington State early pear and apple harvests begin in September we'll be back to catch you up on all the news. Thanks for your patience and have a great summer!

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