MMP writes about food and cooks for a living. But some days she'd rather be reading.
TX Gulf Coast + San Francisco
Joined January 2010
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What can survive 15 straight days over 100F and no rain at all? Sunflowers, that's what. #FlowerReport @alyssaharad
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Mayor @SylvesterTurner urged Mike Miles not to convert libraries into discipline areas: "You can't have a situation where you’re closing libraries for some schools in certain neighborhoods, and there are other neighborhoods where there're libraries fully equipped"
Spider lilies in the shade survive the blistering heat on the Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport @alyssaharad
These giant mallow blossoms last only a day, but they sure are lovely for their short duration. On the Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport @alyssaharad
An embarrassment of riches on the Texas Gulf Coast. Wild sunflowers just busting out all over. #FlowerReport @alyssaharad
Very late roses on the Texas Gulf Coast. Usually, by now it's too hot for roses, but this spring was unseasonably cool and rainy. Yay. #FlowerReport @alyssaharad
Canna lily the color of ripe apricots on the Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport @alyssaharad
Too bad I can't send y'all the heady scent of these magnolia blossoms from the Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport
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In this fascinating article, @mmpackeatwrite tells the story of Captain Fred McBride, a classically trained musician and longtime HISD music teacher who turned his passion for fishing into a business that is supplying top #houston chefs fresh Gulf seafood. ediblehouston.ediblecommunit…
On Texas Gulf Coast, neighbor's papaya tree is growing like Jack's beanstalk, 15 feet in <year. Covered in tiny white blossoms and so far, one papaya. #FlowerReport @alyssaharad
Fabulous farmers' market flowers, Belfast, Maine. Not Texas Gulf Coast, for a change. #FlowerReport @alyssaharad
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Of all of the amazing things that have happened over the last few weeks, nothing has been as great as being able to share this day in D.C. with my family. I couldn’t have gotten this far without them♥️
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Soon some white folks are going to start to claim Santa Claus is white, too. Look, I saw him in the internment camps as a child. He was definitely Japanese.
Not at all sure how long these reddish wisteria branches will last in captivity, but the vine had to be cut back. The heavenly scent fills the house! Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport @alyssaharad
