I first started appreciating the Old Farmer’s Almanac magazine when we moved into our current house. There in a holder in the downstairs half bathroom (which we promptly removed) was a copy of it. While we ditched the bathroom magazine holder, we did keep the magazine (and moved it out of the bathroom). It was amusing and filled with all sorts of strange trivia and information, such as the bit about the chicken that lived for a number of years without its head, or the best time to plant marigolds.
I’ve never come close to being an old farmer, having grown up in New York City, so I found the different perspective fascinating.
So when I came across a hardcover book on PaperbackSwap called Wisdom from the Old Farmer’s Market, I was looking forward to reading it and learning all sorts of new things. I thought it would probably b a nice size collection of the best articles and features.
When the book arrived, I was a little disappointed in its size. It is a novelty size book that can mostly fit in the palm of your hand. There is probably less information in it that would be the the normal magazine. The type is large, and whole pages are dedicated to stock photos or illustrations.
Still the book is quite amusing and an be read in one-minute or less snippets. Probably suitable, yes, for the bathroom or perhaps on the shelves of a bed and breakfast, where one can read an entire book while waiting to go in to breakfast.
There are pieces in this book that compare raising children to making bread dough, a quote from Miss Piggy of muppet fame, an article on how to solve the mysteries of love and sex and a recipe for crumpets, among the book’s offerings.
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