hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and (few) words about the last week Behind my midwife's office are four trees dripping with fruit. Unsprayed and beautiful. And when I inquired about the …
So enough of you have asked that here I am doing a wee canning tutorial. And wow, it took a few weeks get it up...canning is a lot of work but then documenting the process …
I had an exhausting week last week and haven't really been able to catch up because sleep escapes me. I don't even promise an articulate post because this lady is tired. I woke Saturday morning at …
So I have been paying more attention to the other blog. In truth, right now, writing about my cooking-crafty-runningness is trumped by a newly walking nearly-one-year-old. But the other stuff is still happening (quilt!) and …
When I make the decision to not do a step in an already-established process, it usually gets me in trouble. Like not pressing my hems before sewing or estimating on 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder …
I prefer the quiet, lazy Tuesday evening farmer's market to Saturday morning. The is partially true due to my man despising the market all together not because of what one can purchase and support but …
My friend Connie gave me two generous bags of plums. Last year was the first year I made plum butter and it was complete perfection. I didn't even have to add sugar because it was …
Get your mind out of the gutter. I am talking about tomatoes. I picked them all last Sunday, the day after the first frost. They were just barely OK.The texture was all funk but the …
My friends, Bobbie and Shirley from down the Bitterroot, gave me bags of perfect, delectable Macintosh apples. Turns out this year was a great apple year.Today I made pureed apples for bug.I decided it was …
OK, so the title of this post is a bit extreme but I feel all icky inside. I just tossed four quarts and eight pints of pickled tomatoes and peppers.The jars have been lounging in …
I planted too much basil. gasp. Too much basil? It is true. I have trees of basil loaded with huge green leaves. And I will be bringing pesto something to every single potluck for the …
Oh, what to do with all that effing zucchini.This year I planted my summer squashes from starts that I bought so I wouldn't be misled into planting just one more tiny, innocent seed in the …
