O-H-I-O
The internet cafe has been down for a couple of days, but I wanted all you folks at Ohio State to know that I’ve been thinking of you this week as the new school year begins! I know you are all super busy, and I hope the quarter starts (and continues) great!
Did I tell you that the street I live on is lined with Buckeye trees? Every day, I walk under probably over 100 Buckeye trees, and Buckeyes now cover the sidewalks and roads. I’m not sure how they fit into the environment here, as there aren’t any squirrels (and if I remember my Buckeye trivia correctly, only squirrels can eat the poisonous nuts, right?).
Well, I’m thinking of all of you. Go Bucks!
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Perhaps the buckeye trees are a sign……we have been missing you and your guidance here at OSU this quarter/ Enjoy Moldov
Phil
Comment by Phil Ward — 9/23/2004 @ 12:51 pm
Too bad you can’t ship those nuts home so we can string them into necklaces and sell than at the stadium. In fact, this may be a home industry you can start up over there for local people. Make buckeye jewelry and sell it to the OSU outlets!
Comment by Mary Merrill — 9/24/2004 @ 12:20 am
Found this information on the web:
The nuts, although inedible, are attractive and folk wisdom has it that carrying one in a pocket brings good luck and wards off rheumatism. However, in general, the trees and their nuts are of little practical use: the wood does not burn well, the bark has an unpleasant odor, and the bitter nut meat is mildly toxic. Still, the tree has grit. It grows where others cannot, is difficult to kill, and adapts to its cirumstances.
The buckeye is thought by many people in the eastern and southern United States to be a sure preventive of rheumatism, arthritis, or headache. Identical beliefs were recorded in Germany and the Netherlands during the early 19th century, but there the preventive power was attributed to the buckeye’s European relative, the horse-chestnut. It is probable that European immigrants transferred the horse-chestnut’s magical ability to the buckeye when they settled in America.
Comment by Mary Merrill — 9/24/2004 @ 12:28 am
Story in the Columbus Dispatch today about all the buckeye nuts being stripped off a woman’s trees overnight. She says they are being stolen to make necklaces for the OSU football games. Really think you should consider that cottage industry idea!
Comment by Mary Merrill — 9/24/2004 @ 11:53 am
Buckeye trees where you live? Cool – makes you feel closer to home.
Nancy
Comment by Nancy — 9/24/2004 @ 4:00 pm