The Coral Gables Times

Thursday, October 4, 1962, page 17 (of 24)

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For the Sidney Birchers Life's a Bowl of Cherries When You've 4-Pound Avocadoes Et Al

By RAYMOND LANG Times Reporter There's no alarm clock in the Sidney Birchers' home at 2113 Red Rd. Yet they're up each morning at dawn. By 8:30 a.m., they're in the yard, working together. "I rake up the leaves and she cuts the grass," Sidney Bircher said. At 75, he sat relaxed in a living room easy chair. "And we have a good time," his wife, Margaret, said from her chair, a few feet from Sidney's. While she talked, her hook slipped in and out of the bright bits of cloth that were taking shape as a scatter-rug. The Birchers, who have been married since 1917, love nothing more than to work together and to see things grow. In their backyard, they've stalks heavy with bananas, branches bending from the weight of four-pound avocadoes. And there are peach, mango and guava trees, as well. And of course, Sidney's garden. "We've got some bush beans coming up," he said quietly, pointing from his window as the rain beat down. "We tried some pole beans, but we like bush beans better. "And there's some squash coming up ... see that other bed? And over there," Sidney went on, moving his finger along the rain-washed window, "I have some carrots and beets. "I put that screen over them because our neighbor's cat comes over and does her exercise over them." Sidney, born in Glouchester, England, said he cooks the vegetables. "She gets working and forgets about mealtime. She gets on those rugs." He began his garden three years ago because he felt he could grow fresher vegetables than he could buy in the store. Coincidentally, Sidney's father raised vegetables for market in England. The Birchers take good advantage of their fruit trees. In their kitchen, about 50 jars of canned jelly and juice sit on several shelves. Labels bear exotic names such as Surinam cherry juice, guava plum juice, rose apple jelly and rose apple and surinam cherry jelly. The Birchers are also active in church. They attend Church of the Little Flower, where Sidney is a member of the Holy Name Society. Mrs. Bircher finds time to help needy children through the St. Joseph's Villa Auxiliary. Sidney Bircher and Large Avocadoes

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