Tidbits from the May 18 Book Group meeting

One, "sua" in Tamil means pig, so that was the true source of Uncle Matthew's and David Mitford's infamous "sewer" curse.

Two, and I can't believe I let this happen, I failed to share with you all a most unusual botanical occurrence at my house. Now whether this says something about Mother Nature and mysterious ways or merely speaks to slovenly housekeeping, I wanted to show you all the blooming, thriving tomato plant growing...in my rooftop gutter. I don't recall planting tomatoes anywhere and I'm pretty damn sure I'd remember planting them (or anything) in the gutter. Nevertheless, a beautiful healthy specimen is growing tall and strong in my gutter. We plan to take it down and rehabitate it this week.