I finally decided it was time to end the entropy that I sometimes let my garden get to. My desire to let things fall as they may, and pass as they would naturally, allows things get disordered and messy. I then lament at the chaos I have created, seemingly for lack of care, which is actually [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Garden Maintenance
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fall on the Doorstep
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The nights grow cooler and the leaves are starting to turn in some trees on the outskirts of town. The summer is winding down, the New York State Fair, a huge event in town, is the sign that summer is done and school is about to begin. I canned some plums a couple weeks ago, and [...]
Canned Peaches
Posted in Buy local, tagged Canned Peaches on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Canned Peaches
I went to the farmers market last Thursday and bought a big container of peaches. Then I canned them when I got home. I used the Ball Blue Book again. Although my Mom’s canned peaches always seemed perfectly uniform, mine are a bit more homestyle (don’t tell anyone but I was having trouble with [...]
Summer Days
Posted in Flowers on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Red Sedum
Gladiola
The most beautiful flower but the most unscented flower for some reason it always seems like gladiolas should smell….but they don’t.
Canning Beets
Posted in Buy local, tagged BALL BLUE BOOK, Canned Beets on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have to admit it I really hate beets. I just don’t like how they taste, after reading Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins some twenty years ago I desperately wanted to like beets but I still don’t. There is one exception. I love pickled beets. Our food co-op delivery has delivered many many pounds of [...]
