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Blighted
Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 6:55AM 
The tomato blight that has been plaguing the Northeast hit my parents' garden on the 17th of August - just when the tomatoes were beginning to ripen. I went to check it out the morning of the 18th, and I fully expected an army of zombies to rise up from the choked and tangled remains of the tomato patch at any moment. Ah, but where there is life, there is hope.
My parents were able to salvage about 75 pounds of undead tomatoes from their 80 mostly dead plants. Hardly what they had hoped to put up for the winter, but still better than nothing. And they're looking on the bright side - my mom will have to spend a lot less time in the kitchen this fall!
Now let's get down to business, shall we? The random number generator chose comment #8 to be the winner of my giveaway. Congratulations, Roberta! In honor of the blighted zombie tomatoes, the prize is a copy of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith. Just use the contact form (the link is at the top of the page) to email me your address, and I'll get that mailed out to you as soon as humanly possible.
Thank you all for playing! I appreciated all your kind (and amusing) comments. Except for yours, Tressa. You're a punk.
Reader Comments (2)
Congratulations, Roberta! That is very strange about the tomatoes. I hadn't heard of that happening. That can't be a good thing. Oh, and you need me. I keep you grounded.
I can't believe that I leave on a sanity break and you have a giveaway! AND pictures of dead tomatoes! AND The Drool-Drenched Man is home!