Leafe

Att Jnstree, Mr Shetwins, I saw a fine pomegranate tree as tall as myself, the Leafe is a long slender Leafe of a yellowish green Edged wth red and feeles pretty thicke, ye Blossom is white and very double.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

The Leafe is not much unlike a Rose Leafe but some wt narrower and Longer, the Coullour is something a Yellower Green, Else the branches grow Like it wth double Leaves on a Stalke and severall all down ye Stalke, somewhat in the manner of Caliceily or Solomons Seale and much of that smoothness of Leafe.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

I saw some of this land improved in the produce of woods wch ye dyers use – its ordered in this manner, all the Summer season if drie for 4 or 5 months they sow it or plant it, but I thinke its sown – then its very Clean wedd when grown up a little out of ye ground, for it rises no higher then Lettice and Much in such tuffts; ye Coullour off ye Leafe is much like Scabins and the shape Resembling that: this they Cutt of Close to ye ground and soe out of ye same roofe Springs the Leafe againe, this they do 4 tymes, then in a Mill wth a horse they Grind the Leaves into a paste, so make it up in balls and drye them in a Penthouse to secure it from raine – only the wind dryes it.

Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

Finally, I must mention the new project by Jussi Hänninen and Tuomas Tuominen from the disbanded Fall of the Leafe.

That Was The Year That Was… 2009 « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2009

I've also been playing the new NahemaH album a lot, plus favourites Noumena and Fall of the Leafe.

Reading & Watching – Aug 2009 « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2009

Fall of the Leafe release this great album, and six months later they disband.

The Year in Question: 2007 « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2007

Next time I'm at the Leafe, I plan to get drunk as a goat and start snappin pictures.

The nerd circle is unbroken Tripp 2006

HB2005 should check out the Leafe, esp it's splendid new website.

DC is a not a beer town Tripp 2006

Next time you are at the Leafe, I suggest that you and Neill approach some young ladies and ask them to settle a bet they have.

The nerd circle is unbroken Tripp 2006

Since nbk of the Leafe likes to have vicarious PDX experiences through me, here are some things I did today.

Archive 2005-10-01 Tripp 2005