Wednesday, December 16, 2009

One Potato, Two Potato

My column this week on westport.patch.com:



One Potato, Two Potato
Making our own fun in the country is a reminder to keep the holidays simple.


"Sometimes simple is best.
We went off to see friends in the country recently. It was really rural, as in their house sits on something like eight acres. Aside from Legos, our five collected children found lots of things to do: chase after their dog, play paint ball in the woods, and gather beautiful Araucana eggs from the chicken coop each morning and afternoon.
What most amused me, though, was playing with a bizarre contraption involving large PVC piping attached to an air compressor at one end. Our host, Jeff, announced his work of art: the Potato Cannon.
Say what?"


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