Monthly Archives: January 2012

The plantations around New Orleans started with indigo as a crop until they discovered the processing of the plant’s leaves was killing the workers.  Also, the crops were devastated by worms, and they switched to sugar cane. Indigofera Tinctoria is … Continue reading →

When I am not playing polo I am learning  to read music via classic guitar.  I am learning note by note.

Paul and I drove to Charles Town, West Virginia to our friends’ new polo club, Mountain View Polo (http://www.mountainviewpolo.com) to spend a few days working on riding and polo. Paul had ridden a horse once in his life, and Laura had … Continue reading →