Sunday, May 4, 2008

Abe Bigoda or is it Abe Pergola?

For those of you who are under 35, you most likely don't remember the mid-1970s TV show "Barney Miller" that starred Abe Vigoda as "Fish". Fish was a great, fun loving cop that had a dry sense of humor and wit. Some of you may know that Abe Vigoda, the man, is still alive at the age of 87, but few of you know that Abe Bigoda is now living on Purple Ranch Lavender Farm. Here he is.....
The real name of this structure is a Pergola. This is an outdoor structure, like an arbor, that can be traced back architecturally to 1645 in Italy. It is made of a series of beams and supports, but does not have a complete covered roof to protect from the weather. Instead it has plants, typically vines, that will weave between the wood to create an elaborate array of greenery and flowers. Well Purple Ranch now has its very own Pergola, a.k.a. Abe Bigoda. The reason that I started calling the structure this, is because 1. I have a hard time with the real pronunciation of Pergola (pur-guh-luh), 2. it is a really tall structure so it reminded me of both Abe Vigoda AND Abe Lincoln who were and are very tall men, and 3. it sounded funny and we try to have a good time at Purple Ranch when at all possible. Got Lavender?

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