July 22, 2011
Shopping these last few weeks at the Farmer’s Market, I was serially intoxicated by the aroma of peaches from one stand after another. Especially with extra warm days, the scent of fruit encourages binge sniffing. With the snap of a plastic bag, shoppers began their hunt for the best of the bunch—nostrils pulsed with the [...]
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July 15, 2011
Everybody was watching Violet Beauregarde as she stood there chewing this extraordinary gum. Little Charlie Bucket was staring at her absolutely spellbound, watching her huge rubbery lips as they pressed and unpressed with the chewing, and Grandpa Joe stood beside him, gaping at the girl. Mr. Wonka was wringing his hands and saying, “No, no, [...]
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