Peck of peppers

 

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Peter and his famous pickled peppers first appeared in John Harris's Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation, 1813.

That's an easy one. The toughest English tongue twister? “The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick" according the the Guinness Book of World Records.

A big tomato crop from just two potted plants, and now hundreds of little hot peppers all turning fiery red.  One or two sure perks up a stir fry or noodle dish.

 

In other rather depressing news. How many people can you cram on an "island" in the middle of a transportation bridge crisis? 

This is what passes for a "backyard cottage" in Seattle. A big ugly box looming up over the most private part of our yard. Bang, bang, bang all weekend long.

Silly me, I planted those Leyland Cypress to block the view of condos a couple blocks away, as if that mattered. I never imagined something going up right across the alley. Our new view from the deck.

That's OK.  I'm headed over to the other deck for a few days, where the view is nothing but peace and quiet.