About FlashJ

I was born a small grey alien on the south side of the Kanawha Valley to a Coal Miner's daughter and the son of a son of a sailor.

Lorna berries!

You know those little fruits that look like golden tomatoes wrapped in leaves that they sometimes put on the side of your plate at fancy restaurants? I took one home and planted some of the seeds. Mine didn’t go anywhere … Continue reading

F.T.T! Episode 1 S3: Formal Hawaiian Attire

Here’s a whistle test for my podcast with Big Al Baker. Between me in London and he in his palatial estate somewhere near Detroit we have both sides of the Atlantic anchored. Season Three is off to a very rough start. … Continue reading

Garden notes take 2

Crikey! Lost a whole page of notes just now. Not sure if I can re-channel my inner Monty Don and reproduce it. I probably should take some more documentary photos, at least before cold weather sets in for good. There’s … Continue reading

Bamboo and two (Sept. 25th, 2016)

As continued fallout from the greenhouse collapse of 2016 I end up with interesting pot partners like this bamboo which is sharing a pot with a couple of avocados. And in my pot of mint there’s the last flowering plant in … Continue reading