tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81070367912814727102024-03-05T03:47:59.145-08:00The Family GardenAn organic garden on the Central Coast of California.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.comBlogger290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-80036134718451531202013-04-17T10:05:00.001-07:002013-04-17T12:09:46.468-07:00Earwigs: The Banished. A Trick I Use!This post was written years ago but never published! So here is a blast from the past. I no longer have kids in carriers, now they run rampant and leave me dizzy.<br />
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<div>First off let me tell you I broke my camera today. So sad. I had the strap clipped inside my Ergo (baby carrier) strap. When I took my youngin' off my back I dropped the camera and it bounced and came apart. So, these are pics from my phone. Not too shabby I must say, I'm impressed with my phone at the moment.</div><br />
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<div>So this is how I trick earwigs into a firey death. That's right, death. First, we have to understand that earwigs and sow bugs (and rolly polies) love decaying matter. Love it. Thrive on it. Unless you have a crazy infestation of said buggers (and for the record, sow bugs and rolly polies are NOT insects, they are isopods which are more closely related to crabs than to insects!) your blamed buggers are not the culprits. The added bonus of sow bugs et all is that sow bugs (et all) need moisture to live. NEED it. They can be found in the quiet, moist, luxurious cracks of things. I don't blame them. I like it there too. I'd string a hammock and I bet they would too. Now it's important to know that they really won't go after something live and fresh. Usually. Slugs. The word itself is dirty but it's important to realize that slugs and snails are the usual culprits to damage to seedlings and strawberries and greens and .... They really are the ones to blame <em>most </em>of the time. The slugs and snails do their damage while the sun rests and then the sow bugs (et all) move in to clean things up because that is their nature and I can only imagine we should be<strong> glad</strong> for that job they do! But... if things are out of hand we must protect our food. First, go out at night and get rid of those dang slugs. Pull them off. Throw them to your chickens or give them a good stomp. Do it regularly. Enjoy the moon and the (coming) summer wind. Love every second because soon it will be winter again! (shhh)</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465720592172515250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_cF2PORhIX6XYTKQg7Fc1agdK75ncumKIvIz4L3b5Ii9tt4L_hj3lVz4Wh9fphqd3G0_ipfWlAd6JxijVwRA_TFjpZdE_AB5Gq5mpwNqoIP0LoGQ3NOv7yIKajdZEL7SjiJhdqrYAEo/s320/earwig1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1r_wVEEWyWttIwwPdLBC_zKaMzzQ9omx6gaDqqrXt6Sgp0gX1ipXr91zNGLCr-cK1V75f6Ju5uZWNKSP3GESSsxXI0MRaGhqFY1IFQYXxTycxF8FGqsk-CEtXZEhVkh2KPKlBoYX9_s/s1600/earwig3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465720607790455922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1r_wVEEWyWttIwwPdLBC_zKaMzzQ9omx6gaDqqrXt6Sgp0gX1ipXr91zNGLCr-cK1V75f6Ju5uZWNKSP3GESSsxXI0MRaGhqFY1IFQYXxTycxF8FGqsk-CEtXZEhVkh2KPKlBoYX9_s/s320/earwig3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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Collect straw/grass clipping/pulled weeds and shove the into a pot/broken gourd/mason jar, whatever! Turn upside down and rest on a stick that has been driven into the ground. I find I have the best success when the upturned container is several inches off the ground. Check container daily, be careful to not let them drop out when you check -- I do it over a paper bag and throw it in the fire.<br />
Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-85096971289577436252011-06-05T22:22:00.000-07:002011-06-06T13:48:08.133-07:00Oh it has been busy around here! I'm about to do an update of our animals and garden but first I had to share some very beautiful things I had the fortune to enjoy over the weekend. I travelled back to Maine to attend my 20th high school reunion (!) and while there took time to visit with some family and old friends and was lucky enough to visit an amazing. garden store and a fabulous garden I look forward to seeing every time I visit.<br /><br />First up is <a href="http://snugharborfarm.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-04-13T02%3A41%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=5">Snug Harbor Farm</a> in Kennebunk, Maine. My cousin has worked here for years and has told me so many incredible things about it but I never was able to visit until this past Saturday morning. It is incredible. Incredible.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD7gTLUExc3WDGJhLlpzXncUmhLfdFApKq2w4wreUCYZeSdoe4NDqrF6-xdYtg1qsu2myX-gaUKSmceAaNaVEkMSZKukY35DWNG3hLn-mqwWOQQtn0ApWGDEpMpiIlWRrki-J7kZNxwc/s1600/IMG_0765.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614993179891650946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD7gTLUExc3WDGJhLlpzXncUmhLfdFApKq2w4wreUCYZeSdoe4NDqrF6-xdYtg1qsu2myX-gaUKSmceAaNaVEkMSZKukY35DWNG3hLn-mqwWOQQtn0ApWGDEpMpiIlWRrki-J7kZNxwc/s400/IMG_0765.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bWn_uDxnGkwhcynzHqvYIv_57yqhUdLG7T_X54HzxFlPXDL0RZgXlMVi4PDx7T6QImdQlvjwrBTk3IrZhzdHhhMO0uiUJ8nLUUrfd1Cnr89n-UnZ9AUXdhWTCFA_GB9jH-BufxK9hGY/s1600/IMG_0769.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614992654026653938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bWn_uDxnGkwhcynzHqvYIv_57yqhUdLG7T_X54HzxFlPXDL0RZgXlMVi4PDx7T6QImdQlvjwrBTk3IrZhzdHhhMO0uiUJ8nLUUrfd1Cnr89n-UnZ9AUXdhWTCFA_GB9jH-BufxK9hGY/s400/IMG_0769.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH2VrtMZmkLeCN8cq1MigfU_tqXF3IOTjdbrQEdbv847lczEdv3nL9uDvT3AopkJg9G7LVCzjqgCG-FgY_TkA-rFnvq9Plw2uT8TRSKpG3_DRnckxpOvnI-KZSO2e8u0iHNI88RB7SfQ/s1600/IMG_0771.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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Maine blows my socks off really. It is so lush and the lilacs! Oh the lilacs! This is Frie<a href="http://www.friendscorner.biz/">nd's Corner</a> and it is sprawling and perfect. Truly amazes me the amount of work that goes into this.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcT_ZEp0eJNaC3-d-iSGvNcUC8iSBxL7Tq8KLP8cwRtN6-c2HowVQow7cMkk_uR61FfI9mBk2AY8DrCLG_srLE3jDf3hXMdNINqwgAhZOYv-KXBi-w3iPUm16ylQFx_UhaFrhtuzZa8rI/s1600/IMG_0834.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614992073301690658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcT_ZEp0eJNaC3-d-iSGvNcUC8iSBxL7Tq8KLP8cwRtN6-c2HowVQow7cMkk_uR61FfI9mBk2AY8DrCLG_srLE3jDf3hXMdNINqwgAhZOYv-KXBi-w3iPUm16ylQFx_UhaFrhtuzZa8rI/s400/IMG_0834.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXSXHrq87mfRUeWPvKYI9bcUz2WGons-y41xqnN__5FUJdPXfUzZlxvlwKEtlRMq89uEYIkZTLsl7zLX4oKEbArpWb9D74fXSjrRpb2kDD0aiDYuec_kIETSXTMp40m2anbXejyDZ6yY/s1600/IMG_0835.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614990778331066610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXSXHrq87mfRUeWPvKYI9bcUz2WGons-y41xqnN__5FUJdPXfUzZlxvlwKEtlRMq89uEYIkZTLsl7zLX4oKEbArpWb9D74fXSjrRpb2kDD0aiDYuec_kIETSXTMp40m2anbXejyDZ6yY/s400/IMG_0835.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMKKdMrw2R8A0bVok5TPqA4hTY-jO0y_4sNNzb6RJEl2LWwimKHQNv5vPW0ASfnhGdeGWqsoXG1lrOCyega39J2mc_y6Cup1fLl30LvOIiwEzXQqt2PWFmKHVIGLsTRRjhSCZIfr5QWU/s1600/IMG_0836.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614990773341932466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMKKdMrw2R8A0bVok5TPqA4hTY-jO0y_4sNNzb6RJEl2LWwimKHQNv5vPW0ASfnhGdeGWqsoXG1lrOCyega39J2mc_y6Cup1fLl30LvOIiwEzXQqt2PWFmKHVIGLsTRRjhSCZIfr5QWU/s400/IMG_0836.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrn4uQHpxO_SB8Kd4yE9kHz_grev_djc_sckNG1yn6-vm-BoI3kP0EucdB_5XNTK4YgazE7SWef9MOPJrV0PR9HNDlicaMY0UF7RLZ9LZTjAm5zE1djLuwMAtCufLJIXmuDsVoSSPwoI/s1600/IMG_0837.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614990768425564450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrn4uQHpxO_SB8Kd4yE9kHz_grev_djc_sckNG1yn6-vm-BoI3kP0EucdB_5XNTK4YgazE7SWef9MOPJrV0PR9HNDlicaMY0UF7RLZ9LZTjAm5zE1djLuwMAtCufLJIXmuDsVoSSPwoI/s400/IMG_0837.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBWVKKsFvSWdx9BoVboiA-G6_YeFN91tgjiv45FtO38T3NlvM8KNmPNBaxosQac2aIKWFFSnRa9KEaNmX9w0ICekMGI5HW-ZbRpt3SOGOzTFWrZa7gOsWnrwA8fWvXt4xCvwffe7RXZo/s1600/IMG_0838.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614990758083692610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBWVKKsFvSWdx9BoVboiA-G6_YeFN91tgjiv45FtO38T3NlvM8KNmPNBaxosQac2aIKWFFSnRa9KEaNmX9w0ICekMGI5HW-ZbRpt3SOGOzTFWrZa7gOsWnrwA8fWvXt4xCvwffe7RXZo/s400/IMG_0838.JPG" /></a> The hostas and bleeding hearts grow<em> so easily</em> here. Stunning.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDTxf-M5H2By3Or2cQnL0msjBVxjiRTWOvpbcDXknS3BtwegFDd_MMQ4iyc2inLUZfpofyTheQHZ_-9v-5QQ70LR9N7Njy3hMXM6hd7E6URG9m5T6j-wl16AlJuntoupu6aladbMAovQ/s1600/IMG_0841.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614990750538188802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDTxf-M5H2By3Or2cQnL0msjBVxjiRTWOvpbcDXknS3BtwegFDd_MMQ4iyc2inLUZfpofyTheQHZ_-9v-5QQ70LR9N7Njy3hMXM6hd7E6URG9m5T6j-wl16AlJuntoupu6aladbMAovQ/s400/IMG_0841.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-FocFvvzLHyA6TMQs3WqQy_Vcwcr-EBXmY7R69nTT9-S2kfUvckrQxKpjurwIN421u02Mla76JE7lAknRJOwo1Ov7Nlhd6usoor88BTj1U9BoFXT22BchxAjPm5eb_5O-jFZxIqHBbE/s1600/IMG_0845.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614990107462964530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-FocFvvzLHyA6TMQs3WqQy_Vcwcr-EBXmY7R69nTT9-S2kfUvckrQxKpjurwIN421u02Mla76JE7lAknRJOwo1Ov7Nlhd6usoor88BTj1U9BoFXT22BchxAjPm5eb_5O-jFZxIqHBbE/s400/IMG_0845.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bVtZVKxrqRHZ-d2NRF9RD6dU9WL8FaQe4WbSYnZcugg8m2oSCTyLGthhzpyX2pBWH24g7Y50B6zCU4lMFKuHtpTYfPUQE0e84rYEzJ6sd89O1jbgv4ow2DrVVEP-eUhIKsQTlTLhzvw/s1600/IMG_0848.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614990099667719154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bVtZVKxrqRHZ-d2NRF9RD6dU9WL8FaQe4WbSYnZcugg8m2oSCTyLGthhzpyX2pBWH24g7Y50B6zCU4lMFKuHtpTYfPUQE0e84rYEzJ6sd89O1jbgv4ow2DrVVEP-eUhIKsQTlTLhzvw/s400/IMG_0848.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3y6yQfXesqalSFypfNgp7NJ7b1yTMQj4J6OCS676szJ0CtSxYAsBFAKpjC5BkVCp7JBuOZwAba9ajhQrj3R4TePndqcB3xicf4xteNOTdjIzoSjK0WJsNMzuOUhQ62hCqK0uYZzzyNN4/s1600/IMG_0849.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614990093791628658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3y6yQfXesqalSFypfNgp7NJ7b1yTMQj4J6OCS676szJ0CtSxYAsBFAKpjC5BkVCp7JBuOZwAba9ajhQrj3R4TePndqcB3xicf4xteNOTdjIzoSjK0WJsNMzuOUhQ62hCqK0uYZzzyNN4/s400/IMG_0849.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMN6WnR0786983ESRIZxSe42NCYaljFjGRg35VItqOP9HIHTJPP0dO5C_gCUw2wzknbZmKLJw8cm8PsZ1rd6b8y-R_9z2rCndyDTnzaAelDFoRdiytl_zVYng6nhwobpnBX-r2XmGQW7E/s1600/IMG_0851.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614990090867044386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMN6WnR0786983ESRIZxSe42NCYaljFjGRg35VItqOP9HIHTJPP0dO5C_gCUw2wzknbZmKLJw8cm8PsZ1rd6b8y-R_9z2rCndyDTnzaAelDFoRdiytl_zVYng6nhwobpnBX-r2XmGQW7E/s400/IMG_0851.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-56750218115890828322011-03-20T15:05:00.000-07:002011-03-20T16:20:43.594-07:00First Day of SpringI just realized today is the first day of spring, although you wouldn't know it with the wind and rain here this week. I'm glad to have some bonus rain as we tend to be dry nearly all summer. As I lumber out of my blog hibernation (the last post was winter solstice? Really?) and settle in for the first post of the "official" growing season, I thought I'd share what I've brought inside today from our garden and spare the camera a soaking outside. In my hiatus we have remodeled our kitchen<em><span style="font-size:85%;"> (almost done, everything goes more slowly with children)</span></em> so while my husband took the boys outside in their rain gear I had some quiet time inside to make dinner and play around with the lighting in our new setup. What a very lovely way to spend the afternoon. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ahhhhh</span>. <div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586287045982427650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjk_aBgVlT5KJU1-oOPaN9tUeudOuDclmB-35E7yqlv1mO_ghtlYcHbMvgU4O5Hm0IbTmgSSDBLwXnBUz9-iybYkDt0U_53-gkLrKCYRT-kkOk9K_kHvt16XOn36jpKRg26d9tJ-FNkCc/s400/IMG_0350.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586289682706488146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRg3k6l77F-9iv6c9hwxjV5bGRkphcz4oGUvNImkoQWrevIuHSAcI2tc4bonN5CcHpvC7QQtrklzRCDJHDnQMEoBKkegXTkd8tGsq0_Zb7oJZuQ60Pe9wRYy9dNqevBCA4HdiYEIkGAc/s200/IMG_0401.JPG" /> <div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586287623757332850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zcYS4Jfx-DhDvc40ar4To3XQhBrmeADZZAzPYSCgl-4jIeIonjEClZaah0bwFV0YIFkRUm2p77u3y0P7XzAzWFzE4933O3rYjzFZnAfL9IaCOJ8l4Jq9u1CeyP_A2U75w6EtFLaXP8I/s400/IMG_0411.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586289684487748082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZOwQCVzeoKdZn-Fo4aIZ85PrxlT1jb8e77uzIyMoTLr2krCz4sHP1h_z_CEyAzVQZ2iLwbhyphenhyphenQ8eZBh0_yJmJdJ5LNuKGG3fM0NygkMX1ABSMLge_lW8uF12ZYXFehdZcsBXhVweryNw/s200/IMG_0402.JPG" /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586287615516788130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2wAewvIXGUPNEmF0yWwJcxhUXb4UMtnPqaXLKyOgrTdHO_rp9XMCnjNgyhWHqM6UH6qaTjDSqZ-rgwuLGwAjQsVqCMtTWfVN7JBAkIi6cgZQWoKzEpgWk0l8-vCQkXjRbgzDPTA3fAs/s400/IMG_0403.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586289679701405442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqxjdcHbIWYi8MgYp5oOhsiONCP5l6a1nzD66sJHFRQI2dfLTMsUAqVUUDKf9aIvW4dE98m3M5tLMGn81ywRuLGGuKPKAOcAwqbqTHALpjuouCb56LCGZEAH2TsmaRMyQvMjXkltNMEU/s200/IMG_0400.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586287048879275650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoarUg6qxExn5wLtJEa3yDFP7KPzTF_GCp-SI4aaV3xmhtV5BnaHR2_q0CoW6tg8v2IDWk3S8sWEqzHhEvtjPBEAvWvAytNPHTz2FnmoxTTRgrLmBvl99i4LPLbwSTgda2Vn7vShoWaa0/s400/IMG_0393.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586287045785498754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiDXDrYN39qy1Y0Yv3rX3y2j-kZX5dbT_zWex_O-uXq-isP0c3G9dvSk1njggYBtB5Xmt-EpNcNXJjFW0h_GV_XzQ5GuQg5s0H_a4dNogpuRDAOr1eqhmROPIw8gA08c9Zz32OSz5iN8/s400/IMG_0358.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJ12434pITY5K831bajJ66oVIYBIBJPzqeBhlqtgNgC9cYipJCxQ8jtzMUyWkzwkS4qG8syFahKV7bheYYedHQD9VYQHglJoAwJ-8Oqk4op6LMseSIxOxFHJDtXHaNTLNG7C4P4MqoVk/s1600/IMG_0407.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586287621630788674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJ12434pITY5K831bajJ66oVIYBIBJPzqeBhlqtgNgC9cYipJCxQ8jtzMUyWkzwkS4qG8syFahKV7bheYYedHQD9VYQHglJoAwJ-8Oqk4op6LMseSIxOxFHJDtXHaNTLNG7C4P4MqoVk/s400/IMG_0407.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586287042877497394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4r0nl-NuSJnPfF8cC2G-IczhdURHBv8s05oGuyc8S3w9p9S3ZxQ70zgg-9gUyljiiMZRD8TAgT2J_H9kBF8Op0dmELHUZQritrdC-iUxDNKED_39wizr3iIyqfPDI1zsa0p23mErLeJI/s400/IMG_0126.JPG" /><em><strong>Happy First Day of Spring!<br /></strong></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx32U_tlO79C-INCjYdRjKX-2uqvDVbNG0pL9_uy1Buk3bCaBboGXWzrEKv8dIcWwfTtX6_ZxB3vgpv97otXN4A7XHzIxoi9BO1TEbYAkR_V9zJnjESXmTWhT68uUS9ZME3UFz2YReiSU/s1600/IMG_0207.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586287040080861762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx32U_tlO79C-INCjYdRjKX-2uqvDVbNG0pL9_uy1Buk3bCaBboGXWzrEKv8dIcWwfTtX6_ZxB3vgpv97otXN4A7XHzIxoi9BO1TEbYAkR_V9zJnjESXmTWhT68uUS9ZME3UFz2YReiSU/s400/IMG_0207.JPG" /></a> <div>I made a batch of <a href="http://themorsefamilyspot.blogspot.com/2009/12/stinging-nettle-tea.html">stinging nettle compost tea</a> this winter and fed the entire garden with it last week, I look forward to showing you how well it all went! I'm about to don my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">rain gear</span> and go join in some splashing while harvesting a new batch.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-83521599532992183022010-12-21T23:27:00.001-08:002010-12-21T23:32:28.609-08:00Happy Winter Solstice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cRMQjZlusueQ-fVwEj2PKzBr67YTBGeSI2_ZEAOZtQaaOhs3YcYH1tLukP_ufH4GeRkd286lMtDWL7WxDc_kXGEmaTfxD-VBL1adJTkmiyYE_ol86cCcQhsiKfTpz0vB-k321rRtJmo/s1600/IMG_2453.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553406104970209298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cRMQjZlusueQ-fVwEj2PKzBr67YTBGeSI2_ZEAOZtQaaOhs3YcYH1tLukP_ufH4GeRkd286lMtDWL7WxDc_kXGEmaTfxD-VBL1adJTkmiyYE_ol86cCcQhsiKfTpz0vB-k321rRtJmo/s400/IMG_2453.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-10255691802516840772010-12-08T15:43:00.000-08:002010-12-08T19:07:51.151-08:00Goats!Oh we have been busy. Quiet blog, busy life. Or so it tends to be around here. We have been working on fencing and teeny barn building (with all reused materials except for the screws!) and.... we have goats! Yes! Our friend, Jamie of <a href="http://www.serendipity-organic-farm.com/">Serendipity Farms</a>, was downsizing her herd a bit so we were fortunate enough to get 3 young Nubian beauties ready for breeding. And you know what that means! Cutie baby goats and after a bit of solo baby/mama time... fresh, raw goat milk!<br /><br />This is the best photo of this journey: An abandoned back-carrier for the youngest of our human brood, along with a half dug water station. Yes, this is how <em>WE</em> roll. Little bits, as the littles in our lives allow.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbX9m-RpXLI0d259R0YbHP_WCCEUxT-_uXKngufhK245sPmxHiGeY5mWr1E9hK5f70D_Fg_BPEva64p4VZCx-9cFWlCHuli2D4PyfOU-PsOvvULGyxC37r-ZuLnX702uKHhOQN23ghZs/s1600/IMG_2074.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548478183455543586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbX9m-RpXLI0d259R0YbHP_WCCEUxT-_uXKngufhK245sPmxHiGeY5mWr1E9hK5f70D_Fg_BPEva64p4VZCx-9cFWlCHuli2D4PyfOU-PsOvvULGyxC37r-ZuLnX702uKHhOQN23ghZs/s400/IMG_2074.JPG" /></a> How cool is this? 3 generations of fence builders!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548463132575480194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK0o2hSGrCznFc9HlnYg7dkpJ0hAxYMjiDRUAYo39Hp8LW4J2r__KjRij6ypoOqrlsOIEG8Rc4nVG-qI1BMiK9QdvJgSz3IAdy6s8fzetUKY-rwCI5B0sOrSpqb_mPVl-pfn_jtolobU/s320/IMG_2101.JPG" />Forging new ground: We expanded our chicken "pen" (they can get out, but the neighbor dogs can't get in) to nearly an acre. Or more than one, we aren't certain since the perimiter meanders here and there around certain trees.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548463119371297378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4vkxuMRsycrpbZq_9U4ApKccwJq4bshGso8Aagty75CfAhn5VXi8XEIRl5axyPjCiGa1oZ5cABT7m3NZzTdgei7nz3vGhvM_EXj1LbFxR_fy9y3iZYRZxHDebNqlsutKyxDRUezGITA/s320/IMG_2102.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548463124119923234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjae_BUlIR6hcJUYcBqnff1WzO5QlcD4H3B-eH8NWY0doiVC4U4oCMs9u9EwnW8n2P-JUrCkBQViBHrCpVscl_NRPfn40RjS4YwiX9ALOX8IxL-bRnBGeiX2yRAjwSxjk1bV0eDpIT-8a0/s320/IMG_2100.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBByvQjzNC2S5BYVojX1mxxEG7PijocYULOFtSCggptwWBgZHXhTYUZY6aj2PXjJW7H1svUjbq73r-38-0i_OIAhmZ_nrT-MGinEIs6bMr_1C_7SsxvuJXpZg8JNRvI1TrqmvCYCW_lRg/s1600/IMG_2231.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548464749136226978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBByvQjzNC2S5BYVojX1mxxEG7PijocYULOFtSCggptwWBgZHXhTYUZY6aj2PXjJW7H1svUjbq73r-38-0i_OIAhmZ_nrT-MGinEIs6bMr_1C_7SsxvuJXpZg8JNRvI1TrqmvCYCW_lRg/s400/IMG_2231.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548463110492207362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6_P4x-g0Bwd_rmFllaQHhjP5OMK_PDLMX_nDRgvEhaB8jHYskwkejaOku9s3tTDj_0m8hOoNGOXXdnc56Zjjfktg4g6YaFT93Bj-VujKe2_tog-fGOjlRLd753f5zDUzWGNdIxiBKgw/s320/IMG_2092.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmME99nCU7cgH7aw_d4PRgHX9AWayRr5bGu2D6BpCuMH16m83tRCP0g8dfVWfFGIWpgi7IAJ_Ptjm5HFMC6vyAQmRhiiD2L4-tyFKVgqQ-0mHTri_nwqfMOGWO96JvU1vol73wuljK8cg/s1600/IMG_2232.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548464739435074082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmME99nCU7cgH7aw_d4PRgHX9AWayRr5bGu2D6BpCuMH16m83tRCP0g8dfVWfFGIWpgi7IAJ_Ptjm5HFMC6vyAQmRhiiD2L4-tyFKVgqQ-0mHTri_nwqfMOGWO96JvU1vol73wuljK8cg/s400/IMG_2232.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548463103356393810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAhcUThBcPOp4i9euuETJnOMROPeKFEg0fGsb4kodKqe7wWppvfQyWA1kBhyphenhyphen3U972ZfsFJWJK0poGMEYRR69JN2A0pYIrAMCNqDfSy8_g7wsMS5kdaVrUxGGK4Zel3QIstyzQLxS02kU/s320/IMG_2090.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 346px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548464727980287186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBFzSMrR3zwUAoxJT0LkQ_d9l3PXXfiA3le2E3w3-EMc1RTPaXr-00GhYPnN-bCHzago9A7XkdFU87u6sD2jqQoqFhSkqBGet7M8TXpuLwshpmY1c2SgWETk_AfmHAwdYswtjidTaEm0/s400/IMG_2235.JPG" />Just for fun, the 2 hens who share these 4 chicks. They are amazing little co-mamas and a true demonstration of something I strongly believe which is <em><span style="font-size:85%;">FAMILIES COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.<br /></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJBABConcJluD5a8PArHkiqYek7U4awKkGnkuD6knxdQV_Qd09baAgZNa0rnI0CNPbWthVdCrmZM-UqLettYsAp4Ow-8BRwoQnRWVRSDP9uJatAP1DAawxa-D-YmPYHSkg7nbu_mROeg/s1600/IMG_2237.JPG"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548464731450172114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJBABConcJluD5a8PArHkiqYek7U4awKkGnkuD6knxdQV_Qd09baAgZNa0rnI0CNPbWthVdCrmZM-UqLettYsAp4Ow-8BRwoQnRWVRSDP9uJatAP1DAawxa-D-YmPYHSkg7nbu_mROeg/s400/IMG_2237.JPG" /></span></em></a> <div><div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-76805888978133971042010-11-25T14:45:00.000-08:002010-11-25T14:49:56.809-08:00GratitudeFor this beautiful life I get to live, for my little boys who are so eager to learn and help, an amazing husband to share this journey, and for the chance to raise some goats for fresh raw milk! We're building their shelter in preparation for new life on the ranch. Exciting times, so very grateful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqAdAqfzG2h-QTcNyT4Xuf21CFZ4J4Xf0FF4d_Xcb8sDlmZ1Nd6hg-Egc00bQ0pqN1oeJJNVuCjXWaMiYLh9VPtNLRKNupg_n-62xkeNQu1oO9wrHLnMRbpNV62XmIRRX4qVVijq5FsY/s1600/IMG_1970.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543622435894709554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqAdAqfzG2h-QTcNyT4Xuf21CFZ4J4Xf0FF4d_Xcb8sDlmZ1Nd6hg-Egc00bQ0pqN1oeJJNVuCjXWaMiYLh9VPtNLRKNupg_n-62xkeNQu1oO9wrHLnMRbpNV62XmIRRX4qVVijq5FsY/s320/IMG_1970.JPG" /></a> <div> </div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-56634885767128254312010-11-22T13:30:00.000-08:002010-11-22T13:36:31.960-08:00CutenessThe one day old chicks came out to soak up some warm sun this afternoon and enjoyed their first meal: Figs and amaranth from the garden.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHy8atBu-D6H9wrIsmGs0iMKYKxEKwqibbhbtbCJgLHY0tvi665AV9vDA9utqAYfNmdP0xI9z7iA5EbpBtQ54ovnlUDWSavn4zQ-GR_86mgE6eZHcTQxFU1q0xUuy53jprd-5agigv5I/s1600/IMG_1960.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542490041362866322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHy8atBu-D6H9wrIsmGs0iMKYKxEKwqibbhbtbCJgLHY0tvi665AV9vDA9utqAYfNmdP0xI9z7iA5EbpBtQ54ovnlUDWSavn4zQ-GR_86mgE6eZHcTQxFU1q0xUuy53jprd-5agigv5I/s320/IMG_1960.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW81U3_XK8EVd0nesFH5ERqwLWUm6ioUW1J_we0d3w284xnbEPhcH83MPq_7Inh_wsuabC1MKpXa5chk0TYoZ3kpBx0qnaYC3qPrMs0DWNaWNDpOvRXIHBgxPkETicH1uceGhcgrRbKw/s1600/IMG_1959.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542490027571967010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW81U3_XK8EVd0nesFH5ERqwLWUm6ioUW1J_we0d3w284xnbEPhcH83MPq_7Inh_wsuabC1MKpXa5chk0TYoZ3kpBx0qnaYC3qPrMs0DWNaWNDpOvRXIHBgxPkETicH1uceGhcgrRbKw/s320/IMG_1959.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGU-5DMqloydTg1JjTbWhHAJ1E754Wt6WvXpsBmiamqe2aQRHOB565nM3klwbFhcSwWyS5eqrUijbAjXcnpc_fSBAMT1cWV1dpbuLynlfIlSjz5Kj6TGjmTkzLFhu8yT8X3EDgGIuZ5Y/s1600/IMG_1956.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542490013564497954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGU-5DMqloydTg1JjTbWhHAJ1E754Wt6WvXpsBmiamqe2aQRHOB565nM3klwbFhcSwWyS5eqrUijbAjXcnpc_fSBAMT1cWV1dpbuLynlfIlSjz5Kj6TGjmTkzLFhu8yT8X3EDgGIuZ5Y/s320/IMG_1956.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kM9EtArNCggkCZNPufsGPWspt-O65sGU2U7VFlBxsQ0niFDEspKFZJMUGoTZr0lGr3gaQ3ck1Jmoj48lwwbXldjCxZQlRRtiXK-CjZSRVUjy6dR3iVi3pze5UXLX8QyIVfm6M8IX6Q0/s1600/IMG_1955.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542490003215352578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kM9EtArNCggkCZNPufsGPWspt-O65sGU2U7VFlBxsQ0niFDEspKFZJMUGoTZr0lGr3gaQ3ck1Jmoj48lwwbXldjCxZQlRRtiXK-CjZSRVUjy6dR3iVi3pze5UXLX8QyIVfm6M8IX6Q0/s320/IMG_1955.JPG" /></a> <div> </div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-10632394082533590582010-11-21T15:51:00.000-08:002010-11-21T18:37:50.746-08:00Goings onLast night it hailed and stormed and hailed and stormed complete with thunder and lightning which is sooooooo rare around here. My husband and I sprang out of bed at one point last night just to turn on the light outside our bedroom to see how big the pellets were! They sounded HUGE and it was dumping!!! Very fun for us Californians who nary get a peck of solid weather :)<br /><br />This morning the boys and I headed out to see if we could find any residuals and they got to play in this one little pile hidden on the shade fabric which is protecting my seedlings. (all the seedlings were just fine!)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9fy4wCj-zn0eqnurwbWL8_y3i5veCyNbHqmG4nff0sCUZOHsDlf7-1xw0c0SmienEnZqkFrrsi9YcYc3C9cR-oxytweBAJwMMFZ0VGZwOGPC8W-m0Z4f3XAB126687AwmGZRdQlOgvw/s1600/IMG_1935.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542160539096102866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9fy4wCj-zn0eqnurwbWL8_y3i5veCyNbHqmG4nff0sCUZOHsDlf7-1xw0c0SmienEnZqkFrrsi9YcYc3C9cR-oxytweBAJwMMFZ0VGZwOGPC8W-m0Z4f3XAB126687AwmGZRdQlOgvw/s400/IMG_1935.JPG" /></a><br />Even the snap peas, who didn't have much protection, were just fine. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSLY_k0YS9ANvYd9apQHIA-ZabvgwkOJEfuwcICDBM-gd7ID97w2hxaKu7ZP9LpEBeecgD8XrzHzAwo-t8Pe0-3fFQOOccjYV_StHnTAduM6SRJe7pK-RwNJyWauqur10B6lG7CeyyWM/s1600/IMG_1937.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542157020649737602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSLY_k0YS9ANvYd9apQHIA-ZabvgwkOJEfuwcICDBM-gd7ID97w2hxaKu7ZP9LpEBeecgD8XrzHzAwo-t8Pe0-3fFQOOccjYV_StHnTAduM6SRJe7pK-RwNJyWauqur10B6lG7CeyyWM/s400/IMG_1937.JPG" /></a><br />Since it was such a cold and rainy (and sunny, sometimes) morning, of course I just had to bring in some flowers. Such a juxtaposition this time of year is. It's cold and hailing outside, but the fall/winter garden is gaining and growing and there are still flowers about. I even still have sunflowers!<br /><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542156997276506786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsIM0nmtpHKb1NdIJveaDAVAzKq-NHvy20ctocAVhC9ds0-tEaifAr6GL1KxUOoccIzLweJ3LSSlDvfREH7HiLY4nfNpKHl34H4J2452CuTlHjWFc1GCQnMe4m4005EpXEsuo-U9Q-s8/s400/IMG_1941.JPG" />I started sweet peas much earlier this year. I usually wait until late December.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542156160746863634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6titmpMCV13MPn-iB9f3KVpeUjRw_8xiRNjSAM6qVHipxx1g8Bz-YLlxnKEWCizZn-_E7xQrvG3jdaSNbX40W1vk4nt2WEU_l-KT0AKF1WzRKPa5zJ2Z4lX73rJ-WTz7VhrDoszCHLpc/s400/IMG_1950.JPG" /> Baby chicks! Born this morning. This one is just breaking though her shell.<br /><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542156999759147714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeuV7PrkSwnevxpavqsGPcLc1G_HwPO19xIhUHoeUgX_vKPl2QRFuvOomcjYyXN4Z0EFk-sgkTdjMo2Bog6P2xT8TzLoTqxVnKEY4WW5XedtznNZ1HMHs7MZlOG2gWxeCKJz9yy3BFAM/s400/IMG_1945.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKkYG5rfOPKxtiwiP2-FLd9sBENJBICJWirPHRNgig-zJZ5W1WgABHV5WeiuOgMG33tzuFjdp4w-qqHHX47nn9ufqjN7Jz7XX29bhjD5UhIbAV1klQPHn-q-SpIk3YC8_n_tmquIyctU/s1600/IMG_1938.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542156156138734658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKkYG5rfOPKxtiwiP2-FLd9sBENJBICJWirPHRNgig-zJZ5W1WgABHV5WeiuOgMG33tzuFjdp4w-qqHHX47nn9ufqjN7Jz7XX29bhjD5UhIbAV1klQPHn-q-SpIk3YC8_n_tmquIyctU/s400/IMG_1938.JPG" /></a> And look! Thanksgiving turkey, oh so fresh. Last year I brined and then we bbq'd the turkey and it came out great. I'm going to brine for less time this year (12 hours, 1/2 cup kosher salt and 1/2 cup sugar or other sweetener per quart of water, plus all the herbs you want... go BIG on the herbs so they don't disappear in there, that's my advice ;) and we are going to do it in a clean cooler instead of buying a special brine bag. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkLqa7HpRfczrL40ZheANCQDW7Pj0tWTUYYJDtoXWAt5_bwy8doIAi312D8wuLXElAJR73tJA7sfvJMXn28yGwacDoZyKd5qC9aFzYB3VnvChwPI2x3JceNo7Q5sNm9EtLbsn12WpxsQ/s1600/IMG_1913.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542156155846584994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkLqa7HpRfczrL40ZheANCQDW7Pj0tWTUYYJDtoXWAt5_bwy8doIAi312D8wuLXElAJR73tJA7sfvJMXn28yGwacDoZyKd5qC9aFzYB3VnvChwPI2x3JceNo7Q5sNm9EtLbsn12WpxsQ/s400/IMG_1913.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-9451121748714325472010-11-04T18:23:00.000-07:002010-11-04T19:30:06.459-07:00Random Garden Update including Creative & Frugal Seed Marker IdeasFirst, I must say that I'm cracking myself up with this post. It is 3 (maybe 4?) separate posts I've had in my brain all lumped into one. Eh, who's counting? (besides me?)<br /><br />As my boys and I were starting a bunch of seeds in the past month or so I started looking around (as I'm assuming all mothers do constantly because nothing is ever where I put it) for my fancy seed markers. NOWHERE to be found. Over the course of the last week or so I've found 3 of them. I had 30. Ahem. Anyway, I had to get creative and luckily I'm kinda good at it. I *knew* I had been saving old credit cards for a reason! They turn out to be really fun for the kids to paint and work <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fantastic</span> for marking seeds. And FREE!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgvlSE6kVj3ZStRxDkmD_3uGqLPU_ora4ZDEze9UcGUA7AhF-xArC8wPNIlxbA6mZYfIJwGDV4GWWBMmKq3_kxlKzl4V60bpRqsimyjN73xyh-78Bfm_-LRpgQy9l1ARKHvR4EoRQaDY/s1600/IMG_1144.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535882144484255538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgvlSE6kVj3ZStRxDkmD_3uGqLPU_ora4ZDEze9UcGUA7AhF-xArC8wPNIlxbA6mZYfIJwGDV4GWWBMmKq3_kxlKzl4V60bpRqsimyjN73xyh-78Bfm_-LRpgQy9l1ARKHvR4EoRQaDY/s400/IMG_1144.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eplA132RUqjRhh1lIhgT4Sz1gjb_W_ZxzogXs2kO6_ohA0rY8Q7IUzSJV9596VKV_yOM_WdGvaMjt3DFvvYzrALrg5yneFUoivf_wktDjkKydaiJ0IPMV7iYKiqZfIUdDeMMqE0KbqU/s1600/IMG_1148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535881306708320434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eplA132RUqjRhh1lIhgT4Sz1gjb_W_ZxzogXs2kO6_ohA0rY8Q7IUzSJV9596VKV_yOM_WdGvaMjt3DFvvYzrALrg5yneFUoivf_wktDjkKydaiJ0IPMV7iYKiqZfIUdDeMMqE0KbqU/s400/IMG_1148.JPG" /></a><br />Old canning lids also work fabulously. Painted (for fun) or left plain.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6cji1bl2vjuK756eF99NA65w_t5wAro7sAVRSzQEmkZhFf6rqgGyFi4sIBYRF2UwGe0ImIdbyovGTpl3HDNhLMJiQrlBXfe1qrOkbBjnzr-NwaFimm9neYWAtfV1qAWAieeQMAQ8XbY/s1600/IMG_1149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535881302590324754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6cji1bl2vjuK756eF99NA65w_t5wAro7sAVRSzQEmkZhFf6rqgGyFi4sIBYRF2UwGe0ImIdbyovGTpl3HDNhLMJiQrlBXfe1qrOkbBjnzr-NwaFimm9neYWAtfV1qAWAieeQMAQ8XbY/s400/IMG_1149.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLLs3Bfc-3PDV5Indb_52fq6ieJPnTGIw4C08VwDf6ekiyg8DksZYvx3VIHha0WyNP8XvfNRm7YsCJDiJlsIeed6M8kDzAtLbXIF6NhK2POXQw8Rsuul8t5sVcR6Aloas5XbWK-fFGcY/s1600/IMG_1442.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535881296667967250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLLs3Bfc-3PDV5Indb_52fq6ieJPnTGIw4C08VwDf6ekiyg8DksZYvx3VIHha0WyNP8XvfNRm7YsCJDiJlsIeed6M8kDzAtLbXIF6NhK2POXQw8Rsuul8t5sVcR6Aloas5XbWK-fFGcY/s400/IMG_1442.JPG" /></a><br />AND they fit perfectly under bird protection.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaz2i3JJakh1Kpg1DpH13FDtiQf7p4QzCMbRA1IszWT1-NzFLG2CNAwkYw8nWMul34xTao2Q66sM7KKqq24ITYpW0IcgKolO8tqdIllGagDFeXf1PGx5xS-igi0fCR7G9RDc0FJPmlgk/s1600/IMG_1443.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535881291326447170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaz2i3JJakh1Kpg1DpH13FDtiQf7p4QzCMbRA1IszWT1-NzFLG2CNAwkYw8nWMul34xTao2Q66sM7KKqq24ITYpW0IcgKolO8tqdIllGagDFeXf1PGx5xS-igi0fCR7G9RDc0FJPmlgk/s400/IMG_1443.JPG" /></a><br />This is our new garden path. I've been working to change the old sharp corner into a new path which freed up a corner for more of a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">permaculture</span> beneficial garden.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmaby-XqwuvXELUELcWfz0HdReYBbJStVQLbZ2NJ7pkq34YDMKb-fEneJSpFJMwa5NbGUeXayaJ30b4-xhPWiob9xAX1kR7ZEtz7d4NA4hk6WR7nDnfo0b2cstGiwk97eoLrAAjgb7a8/s1600/IMG_1451.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535881283321345010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmaby-XqwuvXELUELcWfz0HdReYBbJStVQLbZ2NJ7pkq34YDMKb-fEneJSpFJMwa5NbGUeXayaJ30b4-xhPWiob9xAX1kR7ZEtz7d4NA4hk6WR7nDnfo0b2cstGiwk97eoLrAAjgb7a8/s400/IMG_1451.JPG" /></a> The leeks just started poking through a few days ago. They're so cute I had to show them off.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldOwc8CCU13yQGb4Y7-AzK6YtHHBgYYCJatGq1PVqmzwGV34iIm1oAKh7E_njC_h4h9GGATnWIjDaZmEih5OLfF3aImevgxFXf9ulFcygSvvb3cUG-RaVxMtTXitPxKi4ybupfX6f398/s1600/IMG_1452.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535880408698159698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldOwc8CCU13yQGb4Y7-AzK6YtHHBgYYCJatGq1PVqmzwGV34iIm1oAKh7E_njC_h4h9GGATnWIjDaZmEih5OLfF3aImevgxFXf9ulFcygSvvb3cUG-RaVxMtTXitPxKi4ybupfX6f398/s400/IMG_1452.JPG" /></a><br />This little patch was planted late on a lark and I'm so glad I did it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfFwtmYp5J3S4GmazWiLrkUs05rOxr9V1oaPaojBnwnKhr0JlhoWhXSdka1Zusva2Fjq4OY_Ik62tuG6XfwUZ3m5i0W3wvejzMzl8vFGDVn5MPJtQI2CwBOsC09i7YQZlF6clUF3PMqg/s1600/IMG_1453.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535880399429713170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfFwtmYp5J3S4GmazWiLrkUs05rOxr9V1oaPaojBnwnKhr0JlhoWhXSdka1Zusva2Fjq4OY_Ik62tuG6XfwUZ3m5i0W3wvejzMzl8vFGDVn5MPJtQI2CwBOsC09i7YQZlF6clUF3PMqg/s400/IMG_1453.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9V6Eq7m5Kxvxx7jX8LqVEmCvf9NB9zJ6WlxWcO1rL-reBmBUoRyRH_LZEdQmWKjkoO7omoVn_bYs7sVAvb1Jf91msJAoma0GVMT4sQ1cJn0PuRQalxERwNC7q6Og-NVpKwSag6RLQeE/s1600/IMG_1454.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535880396100500850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9V6Eq7m5Kxvxx7jX8LqVEmCvf9NB9zJ6WlxWcO1rL-reBmBUoRyRH_LZEdQmWKjkoO7omoVn_bYs7sVAvb1Jf91msJAoma0GVMT4sQ1cJn0PuRQalxERwNC7q6Og-NVpKwSag6RLQeE/s400/IMG_1454.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvRNIEoUlH1xBPcQmqGBfOLBDQN3-AmaFz7njMbn2nGW7GGkV_qhyY9gGnvsjYvX18W_7NP4HZGPVx5sPSprUC8OcPzPvnioGxvi7kM8LLv7gZTOjiS1EKOyuYVZJMq4wXSXBsKDghzY/s1600/IMG_1455.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535880385791041778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvRNIEoUlH1xBPcQmqGBfOLBDQN3-AmaFz7njMbn2nGW7GGkV_qhyY9gGnvsjYvX18W_7NP4HZGPVx5sPSprUC8OcPzPvnioGxvi7kM8LLv7gZTOjiS1EKOyuYVZJMq4wXSXBsKDghzY/s400/IMG_1455.JPG" /></a><br />More seed starting markers -- and these are things I try to avoid bringing home. When I do end up with them I keep them all because I'm a freak like that and can't stand to throw something away when it could possibly be reused. VOILA! Some are biodegradable, I guess we'll see just how well they biodegrade!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7QyzhGN4vUoXypfjDnGJP5xX0eM2bi3Mo5AnGaQfeVSnilS_I-aVw4rx4Zq9lAkHiHC8TfbCHv5VijU8dvlWCA67D6Ws3PjApHh9a_qKpxSF7DNHgUGPLe4koYpFUkWrQyvgLMcYW3k/s1600/IMG_1256.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535880377362206162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7QyzhGN4vUoXypfjDnGJP5xX0eM2bi3Mo5AnGaQfeVSnilS_I-aVw4rx4Zq9lAkHiHC8TfbCHv5VijU8dvlWCA67D6Ws3PjApHh9a_qKpxSF7DNHgUGPLe4koYpFUkWrQyvgLMcYW3k/s400/IMG_1256.JPG" /></a><br />Spoons are definitely the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">cutest</span>...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaqY3bB2_7VWcwOdeIhPJ0C0uitthsj5Q8_azHmHb9UaqSFnqrf0rQXWjYLpHwnl8RKoWRJAzBFDvCsTMX9qFWttm9P2xdtI1XJ54Q7CbtILjbTxrRyFwJLMz3RlPfImHXBP6_93qQs8/s1600/IMG_1395.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535876669442485314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaqY3bB2_7VWcwOdeIhPJ0C0uitthsj5Q8_azHmHb9UaqSFnqrf0rQXWjYLpHwnl8RKoWRJAzBFDvCsTMX9qFWttm9P2xdtI1XJ54Q7CbtILjbTxrRyFwJLMz3RlPfImHXBP6_93qQs8/s400/IMG_1395.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BVu4ju_wijdq0Fu5VW85HctIQOZ81yVFTrWUDa9lEYsg894BtbzP6VV3iQSuJF0NVx8D3R2_NreJVGTWfJwUYA90U_8hI-PoV7rxRXF_AK-_C0tEyMlE2LAhx_E9mY0szbDwvppUcBE/s1600/IMG_1396.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535876663685635234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BVu4ju_wijdq0Fu5VW85HctIQOZ81yVFTrWUDa9lEYsg894BtbzP6VV3iQSuJF0NVx8D3R2_NreJVGTWfJwUYA90U_8hI-PoV7rxRXF_AK-_C0tEyMlE2LAhx_E9mY0szbDwvppUcBE/s400/IMG_1396.JPG" /></a><br />As for the fowl, we culled 4 roosters last weekend. Rowdy was one of them. He just got to be such a jerk that I couldn't even give him away. I simmered them for nearly 20 hours and made a big batch of rooster enchiladas complete with homemade enchilada sauce. The sauce came out so fabulously I will have to post the recipe. Next time. We have 2 broody hens, both Copper <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Marans</span> which is interesting because they are the youngest of all the hens. I'm not complaining, we need more chickens. After taking these photos they (and their eggs) were moved into their own quarter.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyXg5KgGwQJdEz2gSUt931R99yh4x99rsr1Qy0dSRCOJHfRL8WOvXzzUJIGAKxZF75TlGfnneYAwIjWQvuFdhbb8qeys4c73zTMSZNVhPjCgVEv2PtCG2Z_QLTnLwhT42KHufSmyVLDE/s1600/IMG_1458.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535876657567761218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyXg5KgGwQJdEz2gSUt931R99yh4x99rsr1Qy0dSRCOJHfRL8WOvXzzUJIGAKxZF75TlGfnneYAwIjWQvuFdhbb8qeys4c73zTMSZNVhPjCgVEv2PtCG2Z_QLTnLwhT42KHufSmyVLDE/s400/IMG_1458.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535876640651905170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwebPQ_kgthwn8xds2KvmoDGZ9rL5-fGbhJSWM3GmBgIy6C_38I5DVDvviLVx3r0pBaJmmQLBSLZ7CeyBmJB7Z1LwIezycGJRF4SOIsErdf5_K9q5OiBiL4b0tbIcleSYw_OantcCiNCk/s400/IMG_1460.JPG" />The waning hours of sunlight have already had an impact on the hens. Egg production is down.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrF9uXWCsNCVHmzgjxpf9NCuLEfpHY8n81nfX8x7ftFIMrAipBGoxZjOlHrhlYMNd6e6TjmC14Cw31Ne1Dsckncf6M3PRa6Tn2aXp9hhYOYMxGN5pXY1YVwdr5gH98hitTQtyTUq9piw/s1600/IMG_1459.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535876647547345442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrF9uXWCsNCVHmzgjxpf9NCuLEfpHY8n81nfX8x7ftFIMrAipBGoxZjOlHrhlYMNd6e6TjmC14Cw31Ne1Dsckncf6M3PRa6Tn2aXp9hhYOYMxGN5pXY1YVwdr5gH98hitTQtyTUq9piw/s400/IMG_1459.JPG" /></a> <div><div><div> <div> A volunteer tomato (the healthiest of the season) is still in high production. Go figure.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj932kPVUUFYQMgVeALoIgKqts5BD88gLKLThauUmhyphenhyphenssQW645PnXowTgqdPvTP5rCP8FFKQuuyuqmBFBltkw-xZ8qsbY0-C9P6o-Fzu4UA2xjdRUOdS-mduYiuYOAiP8ze7eF9I3ufBY/s1600/IMG_1152.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535875044316535266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj932kPVUUFYQMgVeALoIgKqts5BD88gLKLThauUmhyphenhyphenssQW645PnXowTgqdPvTP5rCP8FFKQuuyuqmBFBltkw-xZ8qsbY0-C9P6o-Fzu4UA2xjdRUOdS-mduYiuYOAiP8ze7eF9I3ufBY/s400/IMG_1152.JPG" /></a> Sweet pea seeds soaking. These are all saved from last year, just a small sampling of the seed load from those vines!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D1_z7zJDNBErtJ7emS_SziVjKScFX8WKBqwQj97SIOyAijwbzfTc0dXDCT6BsF19gfm-NLGtgNq3do2fxvW7DabOGrgVbJhmOFjsgq8whinMWeaorEnoo_tI1pzkcJerJDDA7DLjIBU/s1600/IMG_1171.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535875040290274930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D1_z7zJDNBErtJ7emS_SziVjKScFX8WKBqwQj97SIOyAijwbzfTc0dXDCT6BsF19gfm-NLGtgNq3do2fxvW7DabOGrgVbJhmOFjsgq8whinMWeaorEnoo_tI1pzkcJerJDDA7DLjIBU/s400/IMG_1171.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgimiOQjTZT7W3xWLxp32MTYp1xbeTPKxijFnJAcuQYpvCiZrNtG94xOhNgzZ-toAd2ysiHGuV1B6jI7xGYBqhLEDAy0bg8ML-3zZ6e7uISRukwG2qeciW1hyphenhyphenvIMoU6LjiY3WD5EFEII/s1600/IMG_1456.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535873867412213778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgimiOQjTZT7W3xWLxp32MTYp1xbeTPKxijFnJAcuQYpvCiZrNtG94xOhNgzZ-toAd2ysiHGuV1B6jI7xGYBqhLEDAy0bg8ML-3zZ6e7uISRukwG2qeciW1hyphenhyphenvIMoU6LjiY3WD5EFEII/s400/IMG_1456.JPG" /></a> <div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hmmm</span>... the kids color <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">pallette</span> for painting the seed markers.... out of place but still kinda cute no?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6P4_sAhhWRJQ6XuAEbaRfketI8jipEfoOTnTJyEg0uT5EE2EymzShAvU7TUdzYcZZ4Y6MpW7KDEPKln0oemeCy9XB0D1WX1VE9WS6AyweVcfnnML_7B1R-h4isJfLd5vIuXjpxne6u0w/s1600/IMG_1172.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535873856963954194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6P4_sAhhWRJQ6XuAEbaRfketI8jipEfoOTnTJyEg0uT5EE2EymzShAvU7TUdzYcZZ4Y6MpW7KDEPKln0oemeCy9XB0D1WX1VE9WS6AyweVcfnnML_7B1R-h4isJfLd5vIuXjpxne6u0w/s400/IMG_1172.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NZEJQfe-fhneo28fqimR0gEOxvkODJ3-irov2FGIL4GDp1oISyPM6d0d995HEOsfDKtbF5bdNnHrGeqBFwiP08MShSJGGeAiHEUB-uwdA2za3Jex0h3JAb4DHTnmgcu_xAjsMX9C4Fc/s1600/IMG_1179.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535873854352292722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NZEJQfe-fhneo28fqimR0gEOxvkODJ3-irov2FGIL4GDp1oISyPM6d0d995HEOsfDKtbF5bdNnHrGeqBFwiP08MShSJGGeAiHEUB-uwdA2za3Jex0h3JAb4DHTnmgcu_xAjsMX9C4Fc/s400/IMG_1179.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDwsh9RrKFt37GxpoKe5KtIsjaw7PuSNTo4CGtv800vpcR0R-KJQbdj7lCSaiwTqBBRyigts4jkj4DV-OESZtS92RBrVfGXPs_4d9Syohx4WusAcCnSGnOSomtk63zCcPL7V2vy14H-Q/s1600/IMG_1184.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535873849004937138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDwsh9RrKFt37GxpoKe5KtIsjaw7PuSNTo4CGtv800vpcR0R-KJQbdj7lCSaiwTqBBRyigts4jkj4DV-OESZtS92RBrVfGXPs_4d9Syohx4WusAcCnSGnOSomtk63zCcPL7V2vy14H-Q/s400/IMG_1184.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7J0Xx-cxHrthbib6NVFaRXKfvhe0pdCusbVRihzNMb52yZjeL11m8OswpsLus4mGZAEWM0ATEnwVaU6Dks_k0LlM5H-jDmjWZufXpvAQcqTdPJ1tEn1NbcSM9HLQoy8LswFv3XY1H4M/s1600/IMG_1167.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535873840099612002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7J0Xx-cxHrthbib6NVFaRXKfvhe0pdCusbVRihzNMb52yZjeL11m8OswpsLus4mGZAEWM0ATEnwVaU6Dks_k0LlM5H-jDmjWZufXpvAQcqTdPJ1tEn1NbcSM9HLQoy8LswFv3XY1H4M/s400/IMG_1167.JPG" /></a> Even rocks or old tiles work great. These are two old ones from a few years ago. They were bird protection weights this year. After painting, be sure to let them dry completely and then seal them with a clear varnish spray.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmcroueRoGKpHbGBQkDy3Dq0cawXAbazjgGcLIacgWiJKhDU64cr_ahIC8e1WCw0vAi8YWYGIbPz5Mbi3a9qiqPcMEfv6ljhw3402ev5suZgoKuPWtld2RdkSNhkcMd16WaD9rwRf_hk/s1600/IMG_1177.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535871099426603874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmcroueRoGKpHbGBQkDy3Dq0cawXAbazjgGcLIacgWiJKhDU64cr_ahIC8e1WCw0vAi8YWYGIbPz5Mbi3a9qiqPcMEfv6ljhw3402ev5suZgoKuPWtld2RdkSNhkcMd16WaD9rwRf_hk/s400/IMG_1177.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5QsZoCdzZILlQR7pr0myz84UKl-NW0BIy7a6iP_Q8rg7g_B7uQQs7jmYycwsTzdc4s4DYtIBPOCLLJwSqlgz8eC9LAXlrH9SPhqrtI9Nn6SV3pbUWEkHYTpAlraSW_h4nHSg8h6bfsg/s1600/IMG_1397.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535871090079662226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5QsZoCdzZILlQR7pr0myz84UKl-NW0BIy7a6iP_Q8rg7g_B7uQQs7jmYycwsTzdc4s4DYtIBPOCLLJwSqlgz8eC9LAXlrH9SPhqrtI9Nn6SV3pbUWEkHYTpAlraSW_h4nHSg8h6bfsg/s400/IMG_1397.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYPqMvnUYNI6fcKhDsabw3DsouHwMrn22Nh4IuN-vmD1vfK-gEA8qEAop51uqxP18yRNTvWaRYrBtmt_B5y0Ba4tSCGsF8kOGghmrWuhcydnvEtpXGlmq0I8-fLZ2JxNKEE78GWad4gQ/s1600/IMG_1469.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535871089272273186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYPqMvnUYNI6fcKhDsabw3DsouHwMrn22Nh4IuN-vmD1vfK-gEA8qEAop51uqxP18yRNTvWaRYrBtmt_B5y0Ba4tSCGsF8kOGghmrWuhcydnvEtpXGlmq0I8-fLZ2JxNKEE78GWad4gQ/s400/IMG_1469.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJVMJAmBVXYOx6RRgdYGwgPv3aI55bTPrQer8g75sxhcb6_5MRhNTTfjCSNrSowATmSIIqNxzvO4mWdGVil3z1HqdLYB7iqltYfZOXJmF_LL2nmH6yvHuDyL9Ss9PrAQf9K-L6GBMns8/s1600/IMG_1470.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535871077250741186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJVMJAmBVXYOx6RRgdYGwgPv3aI55bTPrQer8g75sxhcb6_5MRhNTTfjCSNrSowATmSIIqNxzvO4mWdGVil3z1HqdLYB7iqltYfZOXJmF_LL2nmH6yvHuDyL9Ss9PrAQf9K-L6GBMns8/s400/IMG_1470.JPG" /></a> More bird protection: Strawberry baskets protecting the crazy maze of snow pea seedlings, held down with pieces of coat hanger.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjtSXj6T23eOJLI0L28Up59dYT_20h6LchfNEpxcjzSu07GaPrRSrk92bYZF_-k26LPCX7LT2cVT0EocIVelsaHEs9yGrAIVVNG1pAL1-RWDS6H4zs6yLjsWcz1n0g362pnZDPoY-zSw/s1600/IMG_1481.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535871074347608434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjtSXj6T23eOJLI0L28Up59dYT_20h6LchfNEpxcjzSu07GaPrRSrk92bYZF_-k26LPCX7LT2cVT0EocIVelsaHEs9yGrAIVVNG1pAL1-RWDS6H4zs6yLjsWcz1n0g362pnZDPoY-zSw/s400/IMG_1481.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-74152031068434331442010-10-31T21:47:00.000-07:002010-10-31T21:48:05.187-07:00BOO!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMd5ezUJ5U11HpT6dAJS7Qdz3NpjONq5pnacW-2wSB7gPBelW5IuG4hyphenhyphenCCZ9pSg8T8FIj25W6Ogmi8vwBgpGYSmMxR8cXNbSrn_LX0WIEflu6W9Dsw4qz3TVxX5Y3Q-QFz-DbFMOP05A/s1600/widow.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529992186709147938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbs7vY9kSfpyKROqrv-g_J9sKzP0IoV9VbWLxvOcHC7K3TqQj0cyPpK5FAebUvfjo-E8H1XtI2Q7FhXSLbs9oPAczj6VfXNxHzUSdwqGXVih6MfQG2gAHlUgH9rhUJQ7wfcUvsPwMcH4/s400/IMG_1051.JPG" /></a><br />A daily fig!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2APL1AHEk9fLT7VV27ynxJAP_fhvPH9XhV_gBpp_obrczvTxESj91KJbmh5PkYwH_Bz9ERaP0ha1ZSr7eUwSwEMwiBrpccmtIXTliySgajTvqa3IcIliaDV3nf2JxXWegC6THvlXO8JM/s1600/IMG_1054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529992183778851970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2APL1AHEk9fLT7VV27ynxJAP_fhvPH9XhV_gBpp_obrczvTxESj91KJbmh5PkYwH_Bz9ERaP0ha1ZSr7eUwSwEMwiBrpccmtIXTliySgajTvqa3IcIliaDV3nf2JxXWegC6THvlXO8JM/s400/IMG_1054.JPG" /></a> Rosa Bianca eggplants still filling out:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ00jb-BFRXb3tQt0wrNKDhnoXum_5vAiVaZoUN-Z4y4M2o5b6uzH1PjKlDWX6ohbU5I7AzWQ5LDpcdcFuirzSnd08ygPn0NI2AyZJKVhFY7gaDUsU8FaBCyed-p6HgJDhe5Yy64y7xlY/s1600/IMG_1057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529992179514094258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ00jb-BFRXb3tQt0wrNKDhnoXum_5vAiVaZoUN-Z4y4M2o5b6uzH1PjKlDWX6ohbU5I7AzWQ5LDpcdcFuirzSnd08ygPn0NI2AyZJKVhFY7gaDUsU8FaBCyed-p6HgJDhe5Yy64y7xlY/s400/IMG_1057.JPG" /></a><br />The annual garden burn pile. Oh how I love a burn pile! It amazes me how quickly large, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">uncompostable</span> debris clean up with a good burn. I'd really love to have a chipper to make better use of the corn and sunflower stalks. We had such a funky summer with random <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">bacterial</span> and viral issues I decided to burn instead of saving them to use as light fencing or trellising.<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529953315804264306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijUaATV9fh_ruJndVlchdQGAo5hLvC5l-G3hJShGc3t9qry-aqXiV8BDVV5-06PvOYr4gkit0zFq3ZQGa9LCuuvs0_nGi4dGF5Hnzd5zrO8mqwrRbMlxtW7KL8HpPBbuD3G82ypAxY-0/s400/IMG_1067.JPG" />I also went ahead and burned the tomato cages to burn up the old plants and sterilize the cages themselves.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7GXmeBsQurfT4vyXWJFiehQHepaJpOPKe9GYIZZnpniXTKzVIU6-WJk12jW1JrWXVj0QjrWPdE5nR6nhefJj-YakDKw5_nQkI6FxlgPHGY2-qRhP8mR-uLUH2nl8Khn_P9Bc5BDUx2g/s1600/IMG_1061.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529992175842446914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7GXmeBsQurfT4vyXWJFiehQHepaJpOPKe9GYIZZnpniXTKzVIU6-WJk12jW1JrWXVj0QjrWPdE5nR6nhefJj-YakDKw5_nQkI6FxlgPHGY2-qRhP8mR-uLUH2nl8Khn_P9Bc5BDUx2g/s400/IMG_1061.JPG" /></a> Clean! (awesome!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnFvXFq4vVyiQ3aBnFCd-_2GknCFh76ez_LHm4HBXvVpwHDJIuLvttBPYmP3Z5VgxDjBad79w-eb3sTZCI7vIi5WFd0huxtBJq5ClxTF4XS0tXfahvNxHh_Geq7hCG50a5xAvLov6J7Q/s1600/IMG_1062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529992169193340098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnFvXFq4vVyiQ3aBnFCd-_2GknCFh76ez_LHm4HBXvVpwHDJIuLvttBPYmP3Z5VgxDjBad79w-eb3sTZCI7vIi5WFd0huxtBJq5ClxTF4XS0tXfahvNxHh_Geq7hCG50a5xAvLov6J7Q/s400/IMG_1062.JPG" /></a><br /><div>According to my 4 year old, burn days rock because he gets to roast marshmallows in the coals. We also lounged in the grass and watched the sky and thought about life.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPttNBd_eTwbO65h-MVGVqfOYJ28ac4YwFdo5EZgOJtibEjJc-ysXz9fFKYlE5jFHhU1KYn0yrMBqHkVltF7jAQDfoQvcqs6UtHAypa9f9HIurCXi0djmMpkcweLNpWtFJvxFEnRYf1Vo/s1600/IMG_1068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529953309040082370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPttNBd_eTwbO65h-MVGVqfOYJ28ac4YwFdo5EZgOJtibEjJc-ysXz9fFKYlE5jFHhU1KYn0yrMBqHkVltF7jAQDfoQvcqs6UtHAypa9f9HIurCXi0djmMpkcweLNpWtFJvxFEnRYf1Vo/s400/IMG_1068.JPG" /></a> This beauty turned into dinner for several nights.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfbX4BT8BnFBGahgfHi4yd19LD52d4i__j_hSMQBCnjBi3vq3HBpFU3WlAKp__DZaQx_dBYfceyLggjH_STrKytuV0kc6rsDG-blZywpK114Tk14HKQeXTkCgUlH5f9PHdVqNFcU-rqU/s1600/IMG_0849.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529953302715141490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfbX4BT8BnFBGahgfHi4yd19LD52d4i__j_hSMQBCnjBi3vq3HBpFU3WlAKp__DZaQx_dBYfceyLggjH_STrKytuV0kc6rsDG-blZywpK114Tk14HKQeXTkCgUlH5f9PHdVqNFcU-rqU/s400/IMG_0849.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdnXLpR3b3DsjiOWHqvq3rh5BGveo3xLYl5_1Wzt1jMmAZEVQ12-CU1RdPqtsnO1vGdbReQqmIiYa0P6kIrIWuqgsIKUUJdxzJMJDi8GNI10_6jELlPzWOtzk-2j2qq9Y1hQv4aUU_iE/s1600/IMG_0852.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529953296049077650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdnXLpR3b3DsjiOWHqvq3rh5BGveo3xLYl5_1Wzt1jMmAZEVQ12-CU1RdPqtsnO1vGdbReQqmIiYa0P6kIrIWuqgsIKUUJdxzJMJDi8GNI10_6jELlPzWOtzk-2j2qq9Y1hQv4aUU_iE/s400/IMG_0852.JPG" /></a> I loosely followed <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-butternut-squash-soup-and-curry-condiments-recipe2/index.html">this recipe for Squash soup with curried condiments</a> on a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">recommendation</span> from <a href="http://ourgreenlivingjourney.com/">a friend</a> and it was very delicious. I topped mine with home-cultured yogurt and spiced pumpkin seeds. This portion was for my 1 year old and he ... well... made a mess of it. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF16nPLcXtv_-LUSLkVjCNCnnqMIpPF4zXtbwdHE9g-gGYeXX8MH3uWa1W3k7qfV4Shd9LSow8tkcoJr6d7ub1EFFbvEw2Y7fOkTQ52HaDW3KcETKGvFz77mpLpPAX4KAvlXGIGG0oZM/s1600/IMG_0856.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529953289143209090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF16nPLcXtv_-LUSLkVjCNCnnqMIpPF4zXtbwdHE9g-gGYeXX8MH3uWa1W3k7qfV4Shd9LSow8tkcoJr6d7ub1EFFbvEw2Y7fOkTQ52HaDW3KcETKGvFz77mpLpPAX4KAvlXGIGG0oZM/s400/IMG_0856.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-80104312520770936272010-10-11T07:58:00.000-07:002010-10-12T18:30:23.382-07:00World Raw Food DaySunday was World Raw Food Day. We celebrated by attending a raw potluck lunch out at <a href="http://www.mprpd.org/index.cfm/id/19/Garland-Ranch-Regional-Park/">Garland Ranch Regional Park </a>in Carmel Valley. Chef Kari hosted the event and brought so many beautiful and tasty raw desserts. I only had a few minutes to snap shots, they were easy shots to take! Everything was gorgeous.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fm43E5oy_HRdSUyfG1Sf4FCvETRr8z89MH9xVSeRdjg74Di7RPaPQkOsqx-XosenweJ3SduBqGcSeMFrZUqUbiBfsk8nd6AGjo5SJPg35a-WgYUB3HIVa78oHpxD7Xrg1ccHA2jWfo/s1600/IMG_0938.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526808591847025330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fm43E5oy_HRdSUyfG1Sf4FCvETRr8z89MH9xVSeRdjg74Di7RPaPQkOsqx-XosenweJ3SduBqGcSeMFrZUqUbiBfsk8nd6AGjo5SJPg35a-WgYUB3HIVa78oHpxD7Xrg1ccHA2jWfo/s320/IMG_0938.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">:: Chocolate Coconut Pie::<br /></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdtLKvF1JN7ZcVqNsU68SY2TkEs613LCTPeUJYvTBU2oPyYDAcbhCy5rdkMpKqQeLVPvQEmf6XlpaXw9mr_WjdnOurA7zLSN3BH6FwGvoX16WTGpJnlGPi43sIE0u5ce-NaUYgKAY1xo/s1600/IMG_0934.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526807136918772898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdtLKvF1JN7ZcVqNsU68SY2TkEs613LCTPeUJYvTBU2oPyYDAcbhCy5rdkMpKqQeLVPvQEmf6XlpaXw9mr_WjdnOurA7zLSN3BH6FwGvoX16WTGpJnlGPi43sIE0u5ce-NaUYgKAY1xo/s320/IMG_0934.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">::Cheesecake with Strawberry Coulis::</span></em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfrvSeU8OkHSsQBo2_6V1f_Mya1olBFyvwH65iDlYDTTHOjJdW7t9B7lLdodPMGzV00x1R0tT_-NJGAYPckGPNTYx2qMYLCz68u0SK6sEhAkW0oo4xmeTgBHoHCFlbAt_tSrLnRA01JM/s1600/IMG_0935.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526807135304374610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfrvSeU8OkHSsQBo2_6V1f_Mya1olBFyvwH65iDlYDTTHOjJdW7t9B7lLdodPMGzV00x1R0tT_-NJGAYPckGPNTYx2qMYLCz68u0SK6sEhAkW0oo4xmeTgBHoHCFlbAt_tSrLnRA01JM/s320/IMG_0935.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> ::Chia Pudding & Walnut Cookies::</span></em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6jEMmIY0EoFLnYQi40g0ny72KUQA0GwjdZRt8A7VMF39drp8GhI93pH16y3ZOtWJFnyb3Ifm6LgMNrltnyEnTcOnBJO2AVrQA7DjaOMOrKl8v1wGAJPJqCYmR4P3rn6dyoVOKI2NKeY/s1600/IMG_0936.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526807131879590930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6jEMmIY0EoFLnYQi40g0ny72KUQA0GwjdZRt8A7VMF39drp8GhI93pH16y3ZOtWJFnyb3Ifm6LgMNrltnyEnTcOnBJO2AVrQA7DjaOMOrKl8v1wGAJPJqCYmR4P3rn6dyoVOKI2NKeY/s320/IMG_0936.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">::Brownies::<br /></span></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_6s4_FyL-57buvmmKzh8GegjIhyphenhyphenHVOLHHXeYwkt17ACmTd8SaL4CZTPL0YjIwOJAytnozL_MZgGlgixOwUaAFBozmof9WhUxHmTPOJmhr4FeMZIh1oEZHG-mfO7Re2crFEWzZbJgfV0/s1600/IMG_0937.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526807116580011778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_6s4_FyL-57buvmmKzh8GegjIhyphenhyphenHVOLHHXeYwkt17ACmTd8SaL4CZTPL0YjIwOJAytnozL_MZgGlgixOwUaAFBozmof9WhUxHmTPOJmhr4FeMZIh1oEZHG-mfO7Re2crFEWzZbJgfV0/s320/IMG_0937.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIVOJMaGhhJ2tM9WKqxy3oeS5j-G3BJqUkniako2jpB08htUc9AnBqiATf2GkE7cRVWoNLCWO3dmNYglHIrb01REn3RQ1Ud-5zjLzJSQE36E5x2HizxpSHU3KXaSGY_LzF2jzVsglpME/s1600/IMG_0939.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526805939475998130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIVOJMaGhhJ2tM9WKqxy3oeS5j-G3BJqUkniako2jpB08htUc9AnBqiATf2GkE7cRVWoNLCWO3dmNYglHIrb01REn3RQ1Ud-5zjLzJSQE36E5x2HizxpSHU3KXaSGY_LzF2jzVsglpME/s320/IMG_0939.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> ::Mini Flax Pizza Bites:: (as loosely adapted from <a href="http://therawchef.com/therawchefblog/mini-flax-pizza-bites">here</a>)<br /></span></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRUWs_SeJep4jZps_rAkhDDE7r9Xv5wHrKMLeCWK4pcHs-xtrsiMEQUdsdsH2CZxzI-Io7XA2LX3GdY7-fkKzMh5IZWF03_JekTqlRSJot5ZVFa9e7VSs519exTh84FOqo0LtuNHBF90/s1600/IMG_0940.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526805941899483330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRUWs_SeJep4jZps_rAkhDDE7r9Xv5wHrKMLeCWK4pcHs-xtrsiMEQUdsdsH2CZxzI-Io7XA2LX3GdY7-fkKzMh5IZWF03_JekTqlRSJot5ZVFa9e7VSs519exTh84FOqo0LtuNHBF90/s320/IMG_0940.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> ::Fruit Stew with Wild Rice::</span></em> <div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LYjJDIlqM9GMxZv23lz3PyQ6n5eT8tD9czHv6sYLO2AdDhT9E96AMA-34kFdjUAd1JusOE6bPveEmhmJkHBRRXsvwX5K1LU9Vj3kVgCFfaLbYfBXzQNgrAFzi77QUUxm5A5Lgg6dOpQ/s1600/IMG_0942.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526805936490814130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LYjJDIlqM9GMxZv23lz3PyQ6n5eT8tD9czHv6sYLO2AdDhT9E96AMA-34kFdjUAd1JusOE6bPveEmhmJkHBRRXsvwX5K1LU9Vj3kVgCFfaLbYfBXzQNgrAFzi77QUUxm5A5Lgg6dOpQ/s320/IMG_0942.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> ::The Table of PLENTY!::</span></em><br /><br />......................................................The Group..........................................................<br /><div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVhF1V-ocx-HXj4cEzwDvoKwlBvufpwkVnAPfDqalMxWfEmxi3tLVg2ptiggzOiIz0ltIHgjBNZnFq6BoH_wa8qKyNYZGJCXeq9xrzYzWslvq0OSKqBjJQmzmn0L2pGAVC5m3taOcDmg/s1600/IMG_0950.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526804207447266850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVhF1V-ocx-HXj4cEzwDvoKwlBvufpwkVnAPfDqalMxWfEmxi3tLVg2ptiggzOiIz0ltIHgjBNZnFq6BoH_wa8qKyNYZGJCXeq9xrzYzWslvq0OSKqBjJQmzmn0L2pGAVC5m3taOcDmg/s400/IMG_0950.JPG" /></a><br />GARDEN and HARVEST updates coming soon... I've taken a million photos lately but don't seem to find the time to post them. I'm still planning (read:NOT planting) the winter garden so ya... lagging!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-18958866502320445992010-09-19T12:22:00.001-07:002010-09-20T08:34:47.286-07:00September Can Jam at The Bancroft Ranch, Carmel ValleyI had a last minute opportunity to lead a canning workshop at <a href="http://www.tucknrun.com/index.html">The Bancroft Ranch</a> yesterday. After setting up several work stations and welcoming a dozen or so eager <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">participants</span> we got to work in the shady shelter of a canopy of oak trees. A bonus crate of plums and <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>homegrown!</em></span> Fuji apples arrived (which turned into very excellent lightly sweetened tart and gorgeous jam) which added to our cache of tomatoes and strawberries donated by Jamie of <a href="http://www.serendipity-organic-farm.com/">Serendipity Farm</a>.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518714771868067858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagYzqLvZ_Z_Y91qtwF5Hp6MZfccbU65lBmNZQsDlEo-WXB7BuwLZxeOj1Fr6LeFXrUpVbmR1pe4on0swPcZEikTCj4g2pg_gdf8q8b3rFPCyzvlFWPwcbWv0P3MZd0ZTYkFVkCW7VNsY/s400/IMG_0415.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518730142335453810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBc5V0crYi9RTfU8y7t_jIIWWG89LUZQ2GhJAJ9Lrg47CVUGh6m6HgLRPcLw1J_uz0Y9GhSnoN6Z4T7i796nSxv4jTsXipXBfL335rCQWb-rjztM-87AYoUvZriV_gKs8TE2P1RPFA00/s400/IMG_0429.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWNCe9v6ZCC2aYpLqq3QmPm19EtGjf2nsTxXMLTm7Kvm0xt0VNq7j7xu5Dl2YgX1jKhNkbFjV41rarRqRzOF-OHbkcBKoB7i279lrF3h1v6xc6KNJImY9eEaHFSrz4JMuqGCTQMEDIsw/s1600/IMG_0420.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518729569173276914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWNCe9v6ZCC2aYpLqq3QmPm19EtGjf2nsTxXMLTm7Kvm0xt0VNq7j7xu5Dl2YgX1jKhNkbFjV41rarRqRzOF-OHbkcBKoB7i279lrF3h1v6xc6KNJImY9eEaHFSrz4JMuqGCTQMEDIsw/s200/IMG_0420.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS_032zl2FVigpCSwEJbN_Y5odvHqmRyZ0pTNemUrI8Rbhyphenhyphenbtfk6zD6W9Us85lwEJvlRqXXBKu327QEBTUBTxft12_oUBqhiR7ds1Hda5hvSKS7iP-wwMvFiuHxoGjcc3Q7B328BpLb4/s1600/IMG_0419.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518729051324885730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS_032zl2FVigpCSwEJbN_Y5odvHqmRyZ0pTNemUrI8Rbhyphenhyphenbtfk6zD6W9Us85lwEJvlRqXXBKu327QEBTUBTxft12_oUBqhiR7ds1Hda5hvSKS7iP-wwMvFiuHxoGjcc3Q7B328BpLb4/s200/IMG_0419.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MDWDUD6TrVDy43DJhSEE4WOUU2jsTo3DWQxd-YyuSjv4888fMlsDoCPckomkfB-UWMJe8C8T5NZrF6glKkLiw6vjnpi_u6M-9XOcDj8Rzzl68Xpx6Tk_P68YVt6bkyhi69GqW9KR7xo/s1600/IMG_0416.JPG"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518714787395820930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MDWDUD6TrVDy43DJhSEE4WOUU2jsTo3DWQxd-YyuSjv4888fMlsDoCPckomkfB-UWMJe8C8T5NZrF6glKkLiw6vjnpi_u6M-9XOcDj8Rzzl68Xpx6Tk_P68YVt6bkyhi69GqW9KR7xo/s400/IMG_0416.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2Um3EWTxUpyfIajkucDg8Fz1gFUc4JUlnwFp1tHxgDVrScH-Lr0hZwtigEpg9Ie1Bwl-P0FAVwhIrt45i101NgveGzjnEC-VePvc1RbLWtjzNhyphenhyphenkBryMoEGLOJi2e9ufXVYLgL2TDAA/s1600/IMG_0418.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518714406036853426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2Um3EWTxUpyfIajkucDg8Fz1gFUc4JUlnwFp1tHxgDVrScH-Lr0hZwtigEpg9Ie1Bwl-P0FAVwhIrt45i101NgveGzjnEC-VePvc1RbLWtjzNhyphenhyphenkBryMoEGLOJi2e9ufXVYLgL2TDAA/s200/IMG_0418.JPG" /></a> We filled all these jars <em><span style="font-size:85%;">and then some!</span></em> with roasted tomato sauce, sweet dilly pickles, strawberry jam, plum apple jam, and orange tomato chutney.<br /><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/profile.php?id=100000483134097&ref=ts"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518713520950424530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTQiwQoFNIatnP7_izpvNKDNIKJa8sqNujRpup5Qxe1fLwdW4p0tdY5WVZxrFlEiKwYyQwIkyE1p6K-UGLZMr8ekvliXYVOtn6BHJ8GXvIj5ia3TE47nw0NhKHefVBx9KAGnMTV5TeeU/s400/IMG_0421.JPG" /> Julie</a> of Bell Tree Farm provided appetizers and lunch. She made goat milk feta and let me tell you, it was insane. It paired quite nicely with some oven roasted balsamic strawberry preserves.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaQlf9AMtCVm3M9vnirEiyb3oEhqImby6FxTvRRbpR6C9m7cx68N6kiF8Qjcn7tA3aY6d-4Uid9sJhIKQJ0bKkp65ZHNjaaQPT-TUGCDCJSJEQYrY2jxgRZzGYSdgg2WuIbCwH3ESiH0/s1600/IMG_0423.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518713515091180290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaQlf9AMtCVm3M9vnirEiyb3oEhqImby6FxTvRRbpR6C9m7cx68N6kiF8Qjcn7tA3aY6d-4Uid9sJhIKQJ0bKkp65ZHNjaaQPT-TUGCDCJSJEQYrY2jxgRZzGYSdgg2WuIbCwH3ESiH0/s400/IMG_0423.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTjR0iuXCKGp7hi2FW5DCEnmTHNlqSC8-359HaHQb9bI6IP_b4pi2MOCYzf3bePBwjZ5fqvvqiynHAUvr2sLAG93q3O8kH8fR0-bsTfx18XjWYIBKZxkPkreOJnIxkuC0P_TCY0PW-Ic/s1600/IMG_0424.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518713510322660978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTjR0iuXCKGp7hi2FW5DCEnmTHNlqSC8-359HaHQb9bI6IP_b4pi2MOCYzf3bePBwjZ5fqvvqiynHAUvr2sLAG93q3O8kH8fR0-bsTfx18XjWYIBKZxkPkreOJnIxkuC0P_TCY0PW-Ic/s400/IMG_0424.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkuIZs8w6sUBv6WwLugtG29dWfBYlND9IOCzbrOzlMqpUCg3RzyeT4RHlSTMkjWNJhlLHicyuatDbn1bHRe9YJbYXCWgfLzZSST0kBbE3B6oVRZwk7oWq7PJ_enJuHYbZpslAHDAFJiE/s1600/IMG_0428.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518713505676586754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkuIZs8w6sUBv6WwLugtG29dWfBYlND9IOCzbrOzlMqpUCg3RzyeT4RHlSTMkjWNJhlLHicyuatDbn1bHRe9YJbYXCWgfLzZSST0kBbE3B6oVRZwk7oWq7PJ_enJuHYbZpslAHDAFJiE/s400/IMG_0428.JPG" /></a> <div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Thanks to </span></em><a href="http://www.markbasse.com/Mark_Basse/Home.html"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Mark <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Basse</span></span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> for these next 4 images, I did crop the first 3 (hope that's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span>!) to respect the privacy of some of the participants of whose permission I did not ask to post photos of.</span></em><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 347px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518709103567725602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUxgINKcO2svCxPWnbbUrqDHuxj2DgN84Y3_6sPwvShR9wUPvQEFOKYzKF4LfoDZs9ljW4sqCcKUfNTU9klIwfvEy0kboJr6Gwt097DOEUMR3CXf4j8wFoz2UIS9QAfCWoF4dIBe4sSg/s400/canjam.jpg" />Everyone was so enthusiastic and I was really stoked to see how everyone just jumped in and went at it. An impressive group of people and a truly great time.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518709017555060466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJw9NLqjXzZqxP6R7hPwEeSEGnswQEDqzgywnxv66b5PDF5CEv3q9U0Nqd4tZhP03dg683Vv_Ftuv2BnDdOIXw-0a5DGzmsAGdQMAtU8DMyQqOtO8WkO1ePTPYWIyMrnjg9b9D0TAWRA/s400/canjam3.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518708937474431778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUNzC9lXrCQROeCUz9jEETo1g2Zey1ghqMCCqKden3JDm8eqDUY5ZA4qTk0CxCA3nAHtYvaiVx8oWLnXwCliGYkcbDcT6Sksg3j3oOwvJI2ZBk-_2sYvoNt7aZ6wfeEmALLuI8M-ygwo/s400/mecanjam.jpg" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">::Me filling jars with a hot brine solution for pickles::</span></em><br /></div><div>Everyone went home with a bag filled with the fruits (and vegetables) of our labor. What a FABULOUS time!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518709364900838050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxdXknkz4y-8BSeyJrSOZ0HOVLmkU5_5fHKuVxyzqTJkD5E2n-J7XEIc7Q6W7iLjG5Km1AUaAzqyInUva28G1RN7wO-iw4kZt2bL0D7pS6R6GK7fb9McWAYrn9Adw5sFq31cUFBuoNyc/s400/canjam2.jpg" /> I came home to a beautiful evening and my little family happy and excited to see me. Life is good! No, life is GREAT!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT3HalbRWIPVcPRBPpLR32JR4ymd7iYyJI0L7NdJX62iCkNarykyEF7difYX3ob74zFNHv7Cn9DAE4Z01kG3D1xVms-bLmoMWGS582GMWdwgcnRRu9C_OqbZhq6IOTCROhvKC45F_a6E/s1600/IMG_0439.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518708210315744290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT3HalbRWIPVcPRBPpLR32JR4ymd7iYyJI0L7NdJX62iCkNarykyEF7difYX3ob74zFNHv7Cn9DAE4Z01kG3D1xVms-bLmoMWGS582GMWdwgcnRRu9C_OqbZhq6IOTCROhvKC45F_a6E/s400/IMG_0439.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-47483795620798518792010-09-14T09:24:00.000-07:002010-09-14T13:34:14.450-07:00Sunset in the GardenYesterday I got a wild hair and decided to rip out some of the tomato plants that were pretty much done anyway. I surveyed what was left on these 10 or so plants and couldn't think of any reason I should keep them around. We're out of green tomato chutney <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">anyway</span>! So the kids and I (ahem) pulled them out together and just set them aside. We planted some abandoned <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">fava</span> bean seeds which were found sprouting in an abandoned pot (the kids had been "cooking" them in mud recently). I also planted a round of Kentucky Wonder pole beans which I hope to eat a few fresh but mostly they will be for drying. We'll see how the weather holds out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-RjdTCofIpdV-MOXGucBTCij14Rxq0E7NorcFR81jKvuZvbtf3sKSlpcHkSrDXhLMha25495SkTjEMY5A5hXo_HPRsaSjOZa5S4B55qfLWR9Gzk8QDmY8e4IEvLtg1AMvw1RX_xT9EI/s1600/IMG_0245.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516859730335643506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-RjdTCofIpdV-MOXGucBTCij14Rxq0E7NorcFR81jKvuZvbtf3sKSlpcHkSrDXhLMha25495SkTjEMY5A5hXo_HPRsaSjOZa5S4B55qfLWR9Gzk8QDmY8e4IEvLtg1AMvw1RX_xT9EI/s400/IMG_0245.JPG" /></a><br />Speaking of the tomato plants, the most odd thing is happening. I'm not sure if this is typical of wilt or if I misdiagnosed the issue all along, but several of the plants have fresh, healthy growth on them. And flowers. Completely stumped. I figure I'll let some of them go just out of plain curiosity! I have buckwheat to go in as a cover before it gets too cold so we'll see how long I do let them go ---<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoN0OHXxDSP64zJ9VZcW3trF2Zt2VoZk-ktT7CVR_g72vhPJZdJyjc1CUIweE8yfXb9_IVD5Xfah88tqzHbJbPZ9tK0AIAuz3_bHRyrFQOCxdUZdPjJkH5Md66osgorqKsujGkt5dn8w/s1600/IMG_0246.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516859715539846066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoN0OHXxDSP64zJ9VZcW3trF2Zt2VoZk-ktT7CVR_g72vhPJZdJyjc1CUIweE8yfXb9_IVD5Xfah88tqzHbJbPZ9tK0AIAuz3_bHRyrFQOCxdUZdPjJkH5Md66osgorqKsujGkt5dn8w/s400/IMG_0246.JPG" /></a> This photo is so over exposed, however this is the youngest corn patch, or shall we call it an amaranth patch? haha. The newest sunflowers and a few young melon plants are in the foreground. Summer was so dreary and awful I figured I throw a few things in really late just to see. I had extra seeds anyway. I noticed at <a href="http://www.thefarm-salinasvalley.com/">The Farm</a> had a whole strip of corn that was only perhaps 5" tall the other day, I'm guessing they're banking on a warm fall as well.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQCKbLrzXCwveJzeUvDqAx6Cba4MhHIEL_fAQf3vzkn6oaSgpx8ozpEM9awJVZDjmHjUrpZ06TMjFgpjW8e7K6O_q4VG4Dcit9teDSkYmAigv3Eogz7iEjm6kn4w6YgKh9mkLRPgk-40/s1600/IMG_0247.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516859702768175794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQCKbLrzXCwveJzeUvDqAx6Cba4MhHIEL_fAQf3vzkn6oaSgpx8ozpEM9awJVZDjmHjUrpZ06TMjFgpjW8e7K6O_q4VG4Dcit9teDSkYmAigv3Eogz7iEjm6kn4w6YgKh9mkLRPgk-40/s400/IMG_0247.JPG" /></a> Eggplants and pepper<em> just now</em> starting to bloom. Craziness! They have been waiting all this time.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdWN5Z9JiadLHm7knW7n0wF5rB1qbiDr4fDxsJ9fk8F8yKwVIKqA3KLUge-wJS0prYJZGC4uDB4HZNNO6UNrFYUr9dWMMHmPL6b5PLGvfWFtH4Jrsa19dcr0jITiSYaBb2xTC_mcsvek/s1600/IMG_0252.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516859690192521058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdWN5Z9JiadLHm7knW7n0wF5rB1qbiDr4fDxsJ9fk8F8yKwVIKqA3KLUge-wJS0prYJZGC4uDB4HZNNO6UNrFYUr9dWMMHmPL6b5PLGvfWFtH4Jrsa19dcr0jITiSYaBb2xTC_mcsvek/s400/IMG_0252.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRE1czTpCWMhhJ3DFidPEroAwSgdDQIsYOp0F_rrt8svF4qSGRfU2v_iSpGXnb6NLTkyynAmywNgF4c2J9zqaw9Jwy641-6_Es5H545eRvwtAFZGKm2XmJy4ajAbODbm0_BYoes-XqsI/s1600/IMG_0253.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516859677250360562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRE1czTpCWMhhJ3DFidPEroAwSgdDQIsYOp0F_rrt8svF4qSGRfU2v_iSpGXnb6NLTkyynAmywNgF4c2J9zqaw9Jwy641-6_Es5H545eRvwtAFZGKm2XmJy4ajAbODbm0_BYoes-XqsI/s400/IMG_0253.JPG" /></a> Hens and roosters starting to roost for the night.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftRbcROx3li2BuVmeSVOquOj8QCYQVaCdZbVwXfk2t8N3RHfuZgmqF2kbh1jZFSBIdOoKHI2Seeds-5i9uT8rk00O4-ExRBRTVcbAWwaKHlrZaPuJ4Q5JjnF6nw-qyxf7TdqViZIzpHU/s1600/IMG_0270.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516856548264184274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftRbcROx3li2BuVmeSVOquOj8QCYQVaCdZbVwXfk2t8N3RHfuZgmqF2kbh1jZFSBIdOoKHI2Seeds-5i9uT8rk00O4-ExRBRTVcbAWwaKHlrZaPuJ4Q5JjnF6nw-qyxf7TdqViZIzpHU/s400/IMG_0270.JPG" /></a> A very dry, September <a href="http://themorsefamilyspot.blogspot.com/2008/08/confession-we-have-lawn.html">native lawn</a>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzfbc9iTY95rUfPxO9HaB6yNFQOmzYsOpL8tMwtWWKa8YIbikzSGhjwTOu7HFkbofqNFywrDioX4EOKzqJ2gVyDVz7NQC79anpDTTVj0ypU12jkuKzFWGhHmUM8H6AX2K_4dxiZWayus/s1600/IMG_0256.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516856542731738210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzfbc9iTY95rUfPxO9HaB6yNFQOmzYsOpL8tMwtWWKa8YIbikzSGhjwTOu7HFkbofqNFywrDioX4EOKzqJ2gVyDVz7NQC79anpDTTVj0ypU12jkuKzFWGhHmUM8H6AX2K_4dxiZWayus/s400/IMG_0256.JPG" /></a> An egg hiding in wood shavings in the coop!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rWiwfEj3wMUX6AP5yLoQjkP5hHzVeDLacklOEs6Bq7FOiI0fdtsj8qE7KDcmMSSRmFotYQGFJPsosi_8taEj6IlbWUS5MiesEUkRy7zHivOAaAwK9fPcC6i4Z8lwQoH8U_FlQwYk65c/s1600/IMG_0268.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516854944692407058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rWiwfEj3wMUX6AP5yLoQjkP5hHzVeDLacklOEs6Bq7FOiI0fdtsj8qE7KDcmMSSRmFotYQGFJPsosi_8taEj6IlbWUS5MiesEUkRy7zHivOAaAwK9fPcC6i4Z8lwQoH8U_FlQwYk65c/s200/IMG_0268.JPG" /></a> Amaranth<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonYDJHYAwk0jMRI2onRajgiw7-j5wK9wc05tgzvTlDUOg1ww-SYUyU0lMokzPuEXjqqcL08s18jM6en1cZavl1DAysCIT74LvC-t00ZcI5Q5ZoX36TMpBkaD8piA-4uOOWhVfvONDXYE/s1600/IMG_0260.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516813865665985714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonYDJHYAwk0jMRI2onRajgiw7-j5wK9wc05tgzvTlDUOg1ww-SYUyU0lMokzPuEXjqqcL08s18jM6en1cZavl1DAysCIT74LvC-t00ZcI5Q5ZoX36TMpBkaD8piA-4uOOWhVfvONDXYE/s400/IMG_0260.JPG" /></a> Our juvenile Pumpkin <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hulsey</span> rooster, a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">recalcitrant</span> fellow who refuses to roost with the others. He always chooses this tree instead. He's making his way up to his favorite branch in this photo.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-M2_Jt6euzZTgCB1BzEqxthDBg_DC1mRpvTGuxXu0pOMx7HgyH2JAhtkgmEqy5FEPMhJBRmrhrSEbKuuAldVenuSIaq96YoG6Wga4A6xygFfswNz6e_1oFgNV6iYz93pB3AkES8rnQ8/s1600/IMG_0257.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516813858367331410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-M2_Jt6euzZTgCB1BzEqxthDBg_DC1mRpvTGuxXu0pOMx7HgyH2JAhtkgmEqy5FEPMhJBRmrhrSEbKuuAldVenuSIaq96YoG6Wga4A6xygFfswNz6e_1oFgNV6iYz93pB3AkES8rnQ8/s400/IMG_0257.JPG" /></a><br />A variety of winter squash:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8REflYM0Uol1hpum12wsAlvgT3yWECNB81kXvPzOH2npi8eCB491i_T7T4h12jDccWqr0p_bBogoQ-S8OJKBw_0VBxxehXqAKL9F0e7T3xtLBiAYtprYl7X3q7EMdrvbUxZ1wluKkqlg/s1600/IMG_0267.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516813850542611602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8REflYM0Uol1hpum12wsAlvgT3yWECNB81kXvPzOH2npi8eCB491i_T7T4h12jDccWqr0p_bBogoQ-S8OJKBw_0VBxxehXqAKL9F0e7T3xtLBiAYtprYl7X3q7EMdrvbUxZ1wluKkqlg/s400/IMG_0267.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dy8JduehDCL4KzC3-GC_TqukhDSx5B0WqSus_V7GZsoD5TqS3TZWc6WYRVjB769xHE05mRl8zpWRqeF-_5BERlQWkYGMAlBsa1tvnc-9nYjHNk15JnCaASKX4vJmrO83IIxNLwp6Le8/s1600/IMG_0261.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516808838813945090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dy8JduehDCL4KzC3-GC_TqukhDSx5B0WqSus_V7GZsoD5TqS3TZWc6WYRVjB769xHE05mRl8zpWRqeF-_5BERlQWkYGMAlBsa1tvnc-9nYjHNk15JnCaASKX4vJmrO83IIxNLwp6Le8/s400/IMG_0261.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1dI59P5-suDtLVSRb_3HJSIuZkOwWYqrYG599JKUEGx_W9ae6UNuVVfxGhpCppp6ddGLbsgz0Ha2ObZU5K6pFM7fgXy211U7A0Nq5kfaq4amb_xSZ5q3Pe_eee-a1mG4YMVyR6T8mNY/s1600/IMG_0262.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516808826970505074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1dI59P5-suDtLVSRb_3HJSIuZkOwWYqrYG599JKUEGx_W9ae6UNuVVfxGhpCppp6ddGLbsgz0Ha2ObZU5K6pFM7fgXy211U7A0Nq5kfaq4amb_xSZ5q3Pe_eee-a1mG4YMVyR6T8mNY/s400/IMG_0262.JPG" /></a> Cosmos:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ2Uu5dmfAzFYT9ZL0NrjoIVnrmGtnVH4-vnPZFpgnEAy9YeuhTruo99yWBBkf6RL5ujSfpXerubNw5463OzSNtqAT2i03V0ayqcgojHkvvQ6Q4-j62fjC_FZjmaE3Yn9EA9SRjipNS8/s1600/IMG_0255.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516806621111687666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ2Uu5dmfAzFYT9ZL0NrjoIVnrmGtnVH4-vnPZFpgnEAy9YeuhTruo99yWBBkf6RL5ujSfpXerubNw5463OzSNtqAT2i03V0ayqcgojHkvvQ6Q4-j62fjC_FZjmaE3Yn9EA9SRjipNS8/s400/IMG_0255.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFeUgzUDlq-LTUHupskSy7NTAH1E3OSAQs8o8m4QsvIG_xY8HhuH3AnE_sE7iweUrOLxvTYwHmYcSNUAvi3QsZ-J2sVxjeCKfwjyrAAno-jaFbqb-YA7HqZqphz-rywm1GItf2tLnvrY/s1600/IMG_0251.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516806611822433346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFeUgzUDlq-LTUHupskSy7NTAH1E3OSAQs8o8m4QsvIG_xY8HhuH3AnE_sE7iweUrOLxvTYwHmYcSNUAvi3QsZ-J2sVxjeCKfwjyrAAno-jaFbqb-YA7HqZqphz-rywm1GItf2tLnvrY/s400/IMG_0251.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:130%;"> Good night!</span></em></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-65417142973847608652010-09-09T12:22:00.001-07:002010-09-10T09:15:06.849-07:00Tomato Canning... with kidsI managed another tomato harvest yesterday afternoon. I'm really surprised at the quantity of tomatoes coming from the plants. Surprised and, of course, thrilled.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515019141579107650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7r66yv_PHJwWDbBlWwoyZNmmXLmwaTZWvXaTAc4Ckcn8yPDnN_DAcbeFmC0xn9k-YhDl33foXqDH_blV_5w1B0-DeHoHAWDJBcBE8SbiHuSk_vs4A9w12Hqe1ZH3-Eo1RcDVCsdbT7k/s400/IMG_0054.JPG" /> Mid-week canning can be a bit torturous and difficult since it's just me and the kids. I generally try my best to involve them in most of what I do, when my sanity allows (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">haha</span>). Yesterday the kids were strangely agreeable so we got all the tomatoes cleaned and cut and roasted. I decided to do this batch something like <a href="http://goddesshobbies.blogspot.com/2009/08/preserving-food-roasted-tomato-sauce.html">this sauce recipe from Collecting The Moments</a>. It really does make a great sauce to either can or freeze. I prefer to can my tomatoes so they're at the ready without having to think ahead to defrost them. There is a measure of comfort, too, knowing that if we lose electricity I won't lose all my hard work.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EIrqDqhvsEjwkM7HEy0XBjYkQxBPaW_5Pc-jN8XPE8A4rm4VWH659O5T2YOGzNdgHBnJSvgDtgruV1HkuM8lWF9ARejz8t2yTueUtF3gcgJnTUXa7hYDsciILgKxNJ-sVUh0Ff-NCdA/s1600/IMG_0052.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515019149910175922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EIrqDqhvsEjwkM7HEy0XBjYkQxBPaW_5Pc-jN8XPE8A4rm4VWH659O5T2YOGzNdgHBnJSvgDtgruV1HkuM8lWF9ARejz8t2yTueUtF3gcgJnTUXa7hYDsciILgKxNJ-sVUh0Ff-NCdA/s400/IMG_0052.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoELQ4nS2n31-Y_iHspf7aBV0Q8U5r-giIo44v05lZnud9NvOGOCfZ_asKhHJbEbWrri4MSNReQ_nNU21xu2opISWU0eTahzjt7inaYJoHb2Bz64nVrH6sc1dwr38doBIxwXKGt4cHGG0/s1600/IMG_0093.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515020054362517906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoELQ4nS2n31-Y_iHspf7aBV0Q8U5r-giIo44v05lZnud9NvOGOCfZ_asKhHJbEbWrri4MSNReQ_nNU21xu2opISWU0eTahzjt7inaYJoHb2Bz64nVrH6sc1dwr38doBIxwXKGt4cHGG0/s200/IMG_0093.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br />We made time for silly crafts with the oddball tomatoes too. Both kids were laughing at these two little surprises I set out for them SO HARD that they made me laugh so hard I cried. It was really hilarious.<br /><br /><br /><br />There is plenty of taste testing for quality control as well.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCKsaog1bN-O4J0hZxjdsqMmPlLuDc8pF3ogj_obxYCYh06SO5gahW-h97EfmnOQVylW4RwozDQPxJSzHdv-1EV2ZznKelYHAw7gOkM3GHC-pDO1nFStEgyFyRWiFe-cV6JfEW-S2jf0/s1600/IMG_0062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515002601438069586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCKsaog1bN-O4J0hZxjdsqMmPlLuDc8pF3ogj_obxYCYh06SO5gahW-h97EfmnOQVylW4RwozDQPxJSzHdv-1EV2ZznKelYHAw7gOkM3GHC-pDO1nFStEgyFyRWiFe-cV6JfEW-S2jf0/s400/IMG_0062.JPG" /></a> And a few Hot Wheels and various other vehicles add to the adventure of the day.<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515002583971947394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYsPmroKvoH_JbdHIpgJH8JdYgyNRa6Vjxu6Exi2ZxwtIVfQJCNrNEyL5goc6DIf5GFRX00tXYTMGu4ufSC8KVdoZls_VwWocD2y_phK88GdXL75-ZEfpxv0a7szArbi-BIFDJ6KjMHA/s400/IMG_0067.JPG" />This is a mix of Green Grape and a volunteer type. We all thought they were so pretty mixed together.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODulMpQNXF40_knMH3K_PsQDXavzyLFbqv9vdOsb9QD8Xvgcy-XtXckp62PuFMdoo-s0UoLNbMvG6g-BoAydMXs1Px6D86AGLugidROab3m00gq0MWRdOMm53c-JL9kMbe-Ke5H1wjsY/s1600/IMG_0066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515002593442202690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODulMpQNXF40_knMH3K_PsQDXavzyLFbqv9vdOsb9QD8Xvgcy-XtXckp62PuFMdoo-s0UoLNbMvG6g-BoAydMXs1Px6D86AGLugidROab3m00gq0MWRdOMm53c-JL9kMbe-Ke5H1wjsY/s400/IMG_0066.JPG" /></a> Roasted tomatoes cooling.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfIK0PzukSlTvEtm5uaWDAZjhpqDdFOHNxgg3f4zgw-Xxsfx0lmBi_SVrNC1HUchJb8oSPLmhh7F_oB7Lw1yKWAh0_5ZF9o3z16-TmiVjVMNKS49qxruScue810sFCW31D0iG6n6gnzo/s1600/IMG_0071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515002575579170194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfIK0PzukSlTvEtm5uaWDAZjhpqDdFOHNxgg3f4zgw-Xxsfx0lmBi_SVrNC1HUchJb8oSPLmhh7F_oB7Lw1yKWAh0_5ZF9o3z16-TmiVjVMNKS49qxruScue810sFCW31D0iG6n6gnzo/s400/IMG_0071.JPG" /></a><br />As a side note, one of the many things I love about preserving my own tomatoes is that I have full control of what goes into it. These go the chickens... I wonder what a factory would do with them? Yuck.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceNoxVRXbQxDgQDzI05rRlaPvzi87zAlvg4XnbwHPiLVtg-NHJlsfVyYNecPNV0jBZ6NpkvFWjd_OuD7EjfQfMI0DsFxIFj-Mv-pb0lPY_itgcuoLarGQZqoQL_DQjtArUdExIfBe-sY/s1600/IMG_0076.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515000519836072786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceNoxVRXbQxDgQDzI05rRlaPvzi87zAlvg4XnbwHPiLVtg-NHJlsfVyYNecPNV0jBZ6NpkvFWjd_OuD7EjfQfMI0DsFxIFj-Mv-pb0lPY_itgcuoLarGQZqoQL_DQjtArUdExIfBe-sY/s200/IMG_0076.JPG" /></a> Here are our pots of sauce all blended and ready for canning. Gorgeous!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvprETadp9bpKhE6245SSopvw2S9-bNgu_tmM0blMiFyEL3FGsMmZT6lvni1qhH1ZMfeD8AK-2CiWnWeiW0q5C01TZOMgpGlBd_Dgx5qVdej_os-JpejzWm-4WDW1HH9suekohqvqvz0/s1600/IMG_0078.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514997592073129250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvprETadp9bpKhE6245SSopvw2S9-bNgu_tmM0blMiFyEL3FGsMmZT6lvni1qhH1ZMfeD8AK-2CiWnWeiW0q5C01TZOMgpGlBd_Dgx5qVdej_os-JpejzWm-4WDW1HH9suekohqvqvz0/s400/IMG_0078.JPG" /></a> That's as far as we got yesterday. This morning the sun cleared to beautiful skies so the canning pot went out on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">bbq</span> side burner. I used to be such a bbq snob and would ONLY eat food that had been cooked over hardwood charcoal (no packed briquettes for me still unless I'm being a gracious guest). Once the kids came along and I realized how hard it was to get and keep those coals <em><span style="font-size:130%;">just so</span></em> while juggling everything else we caved and bought a big dumb gas grill. I'm disgusted by how much I love that thing. It's just so darn... usefull. ha! And really, how great is canning OUTSIDE while the kids run around and play in the mud?!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1KytELU64Z8kw2i3fMQQfZuyFDGkeIxDV9NikCn9nvoNb4ain0XmjV4PRPyhgZ3WK-JpNRrliIhGpG1Glc2PsPREL7CHWmix9YYHjV0rJdr_kJvb4GYGbGw3UV0cJRWcqV5sEbZ0Iww/s1600/IMG_0085.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514997581505589938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1KytELU64Z8kw2i3fMQQfZuyFDGkeIxDV9NikCn9nvoNb4ain0XmjV4PRPyhgZ3WK-JpNRrliIhGpG1Glc2PsPREL7CHWmix9YYHjV0rJdr_kJvb4GYGbGw3UV0cJRWcqV5sEbZ0Iww/s400/IMG_0085.JPG" /></a> And by noon the cans had made their way to a shelf in the pantry. I'm hoping to fill that shelf with more preserves as the tomatoes ripen. My shelves are looking much more sparse than usual this time of year!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK_xNHntfV-8dou17Y1TUGkT_6b7IM4A-KSOpylS0weQ55x6kUnHWKaN_2y0BXmy88pv77catM55s-M5YDjd_xku6-mPRRNZGS_F165YpMLtc_E0R79lluPBuX9UzrT2PIj82nPpvx44/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514997570189836802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK_xNHntfV-8dou17Y1TUGkT_6b7IM4A-KSOpylS0weQ55x6kUnHWKaN_2y0BXmy88pv77catM55s-M5YDjd_xku6-mPRRNZGS_F165YpMLtc_E0R79lluPBuX9UzrT2PIj82nPpvx44/s400/IMG_0088.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-65536100499984386352010-09-08T07:35:00.000-07:002010-09-08T07:38:57.387-07:00Some sun, some flowers, and lots of lacto-fermenting.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511330233234914050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoIaykyO3_7z1lpWWYBp6ATHN5h_ej1iMcPa0oM3ACM5hyphenhyphenb-7OpEtRK7x_oJJmi4xOT_UJh5zEcjG8VONQrNGF46kfbI4T8Uj8kLYHnzG6p5TdajR2t5SFZZfcPRua3WE2Asv5siXE7c/s400/DSCN0827.JPG" /><br /><br /><br />It has been busy around these parts. I know the blog has been very quiet and that is for a few reasons. One, my camera is in for repair. Sometimes I borrow one, but I really miss MY camera. Also, we've been making lots of food and putting a variety of foods up for winter. The kitchen sink is always busy lately. Oh and the third reason it has been quiet here? You may guess it... yup 2 small kids ;)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511303300793777058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MoKAa9QC9Ng1CSEE9RnWI3kGVa9nELGX04Id9rh9n9mKtYdsJ3Ihx2M8XZiV_cJjmDkXc5kt-XZssUcTIZ06ghQyy6s3KU4_LxKvTYppg26oPc-LwSd51aouEow-yNjgLKZRysUl_ZY/s320/bloggie.jpg" /><br /><div><div>Speaking of those small kids, they went on a green tomato picking spree one afternoon while I was pulling down the sweet pea flowers (at the end of August? They don't usually last past June!). What do do with all these green tomatoes? <a href="http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1087078">Green tomato chutney</a>! Delicious. We've had it on salmon tacos, burgers, omelets. My 4 year old big boy will eat anything if it has green tomato chutney slathered on it. I'd post a photo of it but we've eaten it all...<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511303993467965538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymfuochw9vAEeUuZQhLDr2RMtQpDVvYurYhsPY409sSEwOasSd0y_B-UwDB-5tWGwxDFQm0jq05nuMjNxdVSyH9ShCrfcd75UpRlddDblqFBsLkkGWllnGbDjQpnWQ3WZ1FOW4guLwEk/s200/greentoms.jpg" />Oh! Look! We have a new layer. One of the homegrown babies has started to lay. They're a mix of Cuckoo <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Marans</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">something</span> else... hard to say what with our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">unseparated</span> flock. A teeny little perfect egg was found this week in the nesting boxes. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511292340015517394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0sYKs1feAN-MhyphenhyphenlFvER7c8VHwzz8PTMGnmfkmhrzxbfBfzr1DrBGTYdro3S9C95gGzLY9AdyDqGi2c5Im5BcUQOZX6cem1lYYQtKOrDxxLn49v3HEet7q16QHiRrp_wK4PshoYCiraY/s200/DSCN0765.JPG" />The rhubarb harvest has been in full swing. At the end of August. Weird. I know I keep saying this, but this has been the most odd summer ever. My 4 year old took this photo of me holding a rhubarb bouquet.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511292044371557394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEAP_GDZ9UWs0RbRD4UEz5ntoqwIUmhGBmo9KeUbV0fY6i2XbPrTOYPIHeR_zK5TPcLZojy5e0JZZPJ8SwITGViSIW7G55ze12Jq_jfUZTo5ZJzs-I69hrsUpMokMEc0zvpw2ePrTPJs/s320/DSCN0788.JPG" />The melons and pumpkin vines continue to grow and I see some of the pumpkins are growing quite large.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511292037369355954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRzUXAnff5yvivyvvCcjOeUi0c8p1vlCi5gA6ig5pFubcz0KGZB2eAdMA-56ZHR2F8Xp1cmrdGHxzxDAmi93drbfDsd1QyopYQotOIeay3NUvTAWz4dXOOtglW5od2Y2W4Xj7W9vLwjI/s320/DSCN0794.JPG" />I was beyond excited last week when I found a preying mantis on the yarrow! I've never seen one here in my garden! It was only perhaps an inch and a half long and it's coloring perfectly matched the yarrow. Of course I was without camera so I have no photo of it, but what a dreamy abode the yarrow makes.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511292029724711058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_OHqj_6f5AOGVvt0y6bPpa8noyEsmFnw2FJSuZ8a9AZHhSuQZbonJKcaBvPv-5Bn7jdC3okkKxu7G41Er3-o1-heKLcRXGfVsD86TjlZRGDs27OH2Ew2gpJUxRg2wcIPM-xzeFpQWao/s320/DSCN0793.JPG" />I even spent an afternoon with the seeds in the garden. I brought them out to remind them of where they will be growing. No, really, I brought them out to plant some but the day got away (ahem) and I haven't had a chance to even think of them since. I do need to get some fall seeds started.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511287039044710146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVynqCsJT0QuBvqKk_YOo7-SDyMAK-upoim-3tQHrbPQq8QahzvZCdB8mOQBolbDaKkI6KxRZs7YNPVXvW0mU1gjr_CyECnJSl07tMWFIFgSA7GbPguwCjh7T2lpqrabUggxx1ZUrj1E/s400/DSCN0792.JPG" />And now for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">lacto</span>-fermentation chatter. If you aren't already familiar with fermenting foods, <a href="http://www.wildfermentation.com/about.php?page=wild">this is a great <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">summation</span></a> by Sandor <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ellix</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Katz</span>, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Fermentation-Flavor-Nutrition-Live-Culture/dp/1931498237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283354637&sr=8-1">Wild Fermentation</a>. <a href="http://www.foodrenegade.com/the-basics/fermented-raw/">Food Renegade</a> and <a href="http://lostartskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/02/lacto-fermentation-ancient-process.html">Lost Arts Kitchen</a> have great posts to read if you want to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">acquaint</span> yourself with why and how . It is so very simple indeed. No need to be intimidated! I promise. A simple, healthful, natural way to preserve food AND make it even more nutritious.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Much of the vegetable ferments I've done use a simple sea salt brine solution with some garlic and herbs thrown in for flavor. The only down side of fermenting vegetables that I have found so far is I do tend to go through so much salt! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511300439167386050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhSC258J6gVB6aAMfLPHbhtU-5LSAzBtjIS3HKIrGBJ8_YJCahCEnSX_zdbxhFjR_8E4SC_yFQxziXRa0zxTMQkIz3Zy7C2db9S12Z_XviXlD4rYYVB_LYzMkpdvlU_NGi1qWI7cOiBY/s320/DSCN0818.JPG" />Look at these sad tomato plants! My my... it seems as if they wouldn't hold a single tomato in there.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511287002280369154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEsChp04ezP9B_9xuQHFbNQN6LtnxRsuFm8dhFp5DjMOgaGdSGvRiOt6UE5XAMLZgKJALOfPvCVERg32LkURfZDybKjFJz4P4aJQ_YYW_iilciQ9R40gCoFY0eWNJTg2RmVj761n2HNc/s400/DSCN0790.JPG" />But we've been eating a few of them! This was the real first harvest I suppose, although it was just a quickie-mini from the first few plants. Just a grab-and-go-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">cuz</span>-the-kids-are-alone-inside-likely-wreaking-havoc type of mini harvest.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511286997408786530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkLPK0mIbjQy1axtCOjluVjGOxtUcaHhzv7T4CCZlz405m7IQk501ysRrmpdcmR4RgvqMdO64FBD2-J7C5NYr0t-eQg0xIoHwTz3Xi9S8AE9HYjBPJtcGdh9Y-AOKU0Oq3_V8vZzODPg/s400/DSCN0795.JPG" />We've also been eating lots of carrots. This harvest of this crop of Amarillo carrots is coming to a close. They have been a great producer for us this cool summer. Our favorites, Purple Haze, didn't fare as well in the coolness.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511286986807810866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF4KR5X7wwtCOm88gbjoSxXz95LNBy8UMTWMAIBBgb1EDezs7TCpspdlf4dEWzlIOy8hmOWDdiwuntPegpBBHHw1-c_PDssT0YyszBK1FSTTmKcXTxPWQ_thWF-4dGV8WfMAit6grlqI/s400/DSCN0797.JPG" /> Some of the tomatoes and carrots quickly became <a href="http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2008/09/cultered-or-lacto-fermented-salsa.html"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">lacto</span>-fermented salsa</a> and some <a href="http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/08/lacto-fermented-dilly-carrot-sticks.html"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">lacto</span> dilly carrot sticks</a>.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511280077069517154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-S2gOod9xdhnDJUSeOFEz1Jpq99juxZwb0epfRQwGBS1xUDP8NibD6Cz78GiQehnmDIzVhFNfQL_gAfQUvns6ii7tyy7kPf7mNczZJ3axDBHsemG34LhILGvxGnzIeL3xm9J00EXVkP4/s400/DSCN0814.JPG" />We've been making a bunch of salsa in fact. One afternoon my big boy and I had a hankering for some salsa but we quickly realized we were out of lemons and limes and since the baby was napping, there was no chance of a quick jaunt to the store.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511284929808478578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPxNbTGZ9RxjXSkh7eqxEF2ygNVa0GRLECZjjNhzrAbytWxAHoZMEQHQFcZmTbuyMSA6BSf8Hcy3XhaI4KMqR92TNGdET1coWZKLa9W8Y9xomIcLa204OrgugIEYh1s_dkpt6jcKXQmU/s200/DSCN0816.JPG" />Which led to a GREAT discovery! My son has been eating lots of Sheep Sorrel, a common weed in our garden. His eyes got big and he said "I know! Let's use the sheep greens! They taste lemony!" You know what? He was so right! In addition to the lemon flavor, it also imparts a nice tang.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511280065313954818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKTadt5WkOnJVXru5luEf5kQv5Gv3BaMnVRmdrub85SViWrcfA3idhuq3JzH0rGWuxyyXNdjCx_fQKWXAhncxQBDXz0f3EwnLF4aoTsjae0iFGNi8_fIoI51H4JwA8N8nG-t_ZE1mL04/s400/DSCN0810.JPG" />My big boy and his harvest of the goods for our afternoon of salsa :)<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511330242254347506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7P1LJbz5IdqFJU0Ua9cKE0EAp2AQqIj-7vmMltSxXStABVIQvL2EKOPXIGq6NGuZAmHgVycEG6m9LO26N619_LI611XaozLVArXpzNmZ1KTymoyE3YxB0kwaLXlnZ6JkB50ycHVF2TFc/s400/DSCN0833.JPG" />We've also been picking and fermenting lots of dilly beans, which I made just like the carrots.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511286978971365410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzucu0cRHyYc964ZwJ31fW3wMgxDzdZif-Wb35_B-_Ts6Y2BAQSYoDVSS7VdNDHCNAknROHuKGOZeRaoaOWb2AKaiM4NIAqW8VsZxovpePcZhdJnHXzlmC0spkdTOslucU9ieY6FbixRY/s400/DSCN0820.JPG" /> This big glass jar has been filled with cucumbers for true salt- <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">brined</span> pickles. We're all really excited for them, especially my little guy.<br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_RdPD10othI7PrUJ1Jxb7jXQn2vRqeOlBGLn7a6Y-PVjc8E3MYUoWjVRswmBsitYxYD3MPbvEPm14uZ83bACi3Xe5bLcd0Wk1JqH5R7RIFpclCm7HTzNmLT3REIT70rUDHJbUx-Xwog/s1600/DSCN0806.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511280055314588930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_RdPD10othI7PrUJ1Jxb7jXQn2vRqeOlBGLn7a6Y-PVjc8E3MYUoWjVRswmBsitYxYD3MPbvEPm14uZ83bACi3Xe5bLcd0Wk1JqH5R7RIFpclCm7HTzNmLT3REIT70rUDHJbUx-Xwog/s400/DSCN0806.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Also in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">lacto</span> mix went several jars of <a href="http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/08/lacto-fermented-escabeche.html"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Escabeche</span></a>. We've begun enjoying this lot already and let me tell you it is really fantastic! I plan on making a few more batches of this, one of which I'll leave the jalapenos out of so the boys can enjoy the onions and carrots and mild peppers.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnif8p4VuA-__dzq6fnkcIhZqTPX56c1DyjyuL-Wx_rqSLB1JVqFNfQMPru6jNAxU54_sutdailqq32hd4gjXIW55J7Neu2QuIhu8Vx2x1dIJ2QQk60bWe1C5UXJyfclYrSwMSEWeKfpY/s1600/DSCN0801.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511280044118441810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnif8p4VuA-__dzq6fnkcIhZqTPX56c1DyjyuL-Wx_rqSLB1JVqFNfQMPru6jNAxU54_sutdailqq32hd4gjXIW55J7Neu2QuIhu8Vx2x1dIJ2QQk60bWe1C5UXJyfclYrSwMSEWeKfpY/s400/DSCN0801.JPG" /></a> Canning too! I made all sorts of boysenberry preserves this spring and as it turns out our favorite by far is the batch I made with orange juice and zest in it. So I tried my hand at adding it to the strawberry as well and it's quite nice. Then I got all fancy and followed <a href="http://www.figswithbri.com/?p=1630">this recipe</a> for a batch as well... and well.... it didn't gel. It's great added to our homemade yogurt so I'll keep it for that, but would love to do another batch using my standard go-to <a href="http://www.pomonapectin.com/">pectin</a> to ensure it gels properly. I'm still not sure what I did wrong. I'm wondering it it's time for a new thermometer. The ginger in the recipe is awesome.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJo7urZkO1NDF96Ppsg9z4pTW7Bx3gmSkzYd1hNw49-bWmYGYJ113hkO_sYjdplpIniGIQSSo23yUja8sgjci9UClHCIm5sJwuDJmrUynsf42PnqqC2hi8MeuT9aR_loOQUvIPFkFpww/s1600/DSCN0733.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511280037476475842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJo7urZkO1NDF96Ppsg9z4pTW7Bx3gmSkzYd1hNw49-bWmYGYJ113hkO_sYjdplpIniGIQSSo23yUja8sgjci9UClHCIm5sJwuDJmrUynsf42PnqqC2hi8MeuT9aR_loOQUvIPFkFpww/s400/DSCN0733.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-40375176503788103382010-09-07T16:54:00.000-07:002010-09-07T17:11:30.357-07:00Tomato Harvest!Despite some <a href="http://themorsefamilyspot.blogspot.com/2010/06/tomato-issues-damn-wilt.html">seriously pathetic looking wilted plants</a>, I managed a fairly good first tomato harvest today! The Green Grape tomatoes managed a great summery tomato flavor despite the lack of sun and heat this summer while the rest are eh... bland. No matter, they'll make great sauce for canning which was my main drive for planting all those tomatoes in the first place. <br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514324536718165522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaNyzO7yTsQrL_FWiTCi65V5Ih9tS_JzbOHUEPsoi1YGsKx6VLRQKNHseA_hZXOZSbQd3pj3B3HcIZMhapeSfuXoocf9DW6-LDS0y22SLb3bm_Z84PhAWGlyu6VFyjh-vPMmptEZryO0/s400/IMG_0031.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeSSTlA2YWXMLbcFUK3RB-eRjHhUp7pbndi_EMiTSJlFJrWoAZ2aSRTvkBx9uud9-ekPv31odAloxEeu_yt-rgMxJoe1r4Yuu4ISRZi9Vc0MAgfYfZe7LsYqnhE_Myho9o8A9rD86PiU/s1600/IMG_0033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514324546710713698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeSSTlA2YWXMLbcFUK3RB-eRjHhUp7pbndi_EMiTSJlFJrWoAZ2aSRTvkBx9uud9-ekPv31odAloxEeu_yt-rgMxJoe1r4Yuu4ISRZi9Vc0MAgfYfZe7LsYqnhE_Myho9o8A9rD86PiU/s400/IMG_0033.JPG" /></a> I have yet to harvest any of the San Marzano paste tomatoes as they are still ripening (and seem to be a bit resistent to the wilt virus). I'm so very glad I didn't pull out all the plants as was my first impulse when I saw them wilting. There are many more out there to harvest still. Once I get these canned I'll hit the plants up again. Very happy!<br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-45257794250355368542010-09-06T20:54:00.000-07:002010-09-06T20:59:20.909-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1Iqth-X1DWw4P1S8VSkebfMgYYgFl92YA_oYmrY8SPLTkEJh9wAQqiOvWelWWZtJ2-Mc-xPMvOfgzwOBSLg5F8L8ZidWg_Kfhs161mEuGc6Drkuq27sm-HspJIry2Ve-YQToY4hyuKQ/s1600/IMG_0002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514015408667269618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1Iqth-X1DWw4P1S8VSkebfMgYYgFl92YA_oYmrY8SPLTkEJh9wAQqiOvWelWWZtJ2-Mc-xPMvOfgzwOBSLg5F8L8ZidWg_Kfhs161mEuGc6Drkuq27sm-HspJIry2Ve-YQToY4hyuKQ/s400/IMG_0002.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I have a huge post I've been working on for over a week (which means I really need to not do huge posts) but I had to share my excitement of our first Black Copper Marans egg! I posted about our new birds when <a href="http://themorsefamilyspot.blogspot.com/2010/03/they-have-arrived.html">we first received them last March</a>. They are just starting to lay! Yay! The coloring is gorgeous.</div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-67614685397730455762010-08-15T17:19:00.000-07:002010-08-15T17:24:19.775-07:00Sunday Flowers! The sun was out!! WOOOHOOO!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1J28Sx9Q2HL1VwjgQ_NolDG3U6CGxCgO36OrYY7K9gG7rvqhn-KHt3vvvaq6SzRGbOoC_m_XEvkw-TpmAMM5BkXsd49xUoogbx6jjmFS_YfWnoD9VAbiqUxWXRLanctLdD5Ld0m3Qwkk/s1600/DSCN0636.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505796937592967618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1J28Sx9Q2HL1VwjgQ_NolDG3U6CGxCgO36OrYY7K9gG7rvqhn-KHt3vvvaq6SzRGbOoC_m_XEvkw-TpmAMM5BkXsd49xUoogbx6jjmFS_YfWnoD9VAbiqUxWXRLanctLdD5Ld0m3Qwkk/s320/DSCN0636.JPG" /></a><br /><div>What better way to see flowers but with a backdrop of a cloudless, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">fogless</span> sky. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">ahhhhhhhhhhhh</span>.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-90682476842178779302010-08-15T10:53:00.000-07:002010-08-15T11:48:57.600-07:00A Chilly August Harvest<u><span style="color:#0066cc;"><span style="color:#999900;"><strong><em>Seems so drab and boring to bemoan, once again, the cool and dreary summer we have had here. I've nearly forgotten what sun on my back feels like. This August garden is different from any other I've ever done. Usually by this time of year the heat has been on us for so long that all the lettuce has long bolted. This year? Well this year I have crisp, beautiful lettuce in abundance.</em></strong></span><br /></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7Z5uD5AtVOwHnCxn7nPKFSEcY8gwp4eGqW4qVsyMun-Nco9PQ50BayJ9LDur6LNcFxhOHWbvN6ElrOqGUMiQKiZLk8-70Jp5xEjVZzb24XnhFM5cLAcoQkEIASGbJf9vbP3kGrml_nQ/s1600/post3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505696596353191874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7Z5uD5AtVOwHnCxn7nPKFSEcY8gwp4eGqW4qVsyMun-Nco9PQ50BayJ9LDur6LNcFxhOHWbvN6ElrOqGUMiQKiZLk8-70Jp5xEjVZzb24XnhFM5cLAcoQkEIASGbJf9vbP3kGrml_nQ/s320/post3.jpg" /></a> I have managed to squeak out a few tomatoes. Wilt has taken a strong suffocating hold on them, but there are some to be had for which I have learned to become grateful.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkpwl0DHjyAgeiKzvWkyeoDJtsMMRmWWGhmWDMRRGfuSZcqLKfaRBqGqJeKPGIuMKNKTvUsKP6x9s8ZVlz83oiLlVIiUUmfN6pPzJtpv54rwtlwKrsUP0GBnVrfLz8bpW2Y2E9kW9gTY/s1600/post2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505696594373087090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkpwl0DHjyAgeiKzvWkyeoDJtsMMRmWWGhmWDMRRGfuSZcqLKfaRBqGqJeKPGIuMKNKTvUsKP6x9s8ZVlz83oiLlVIiUUmfN6pPzJtpv54rwtlwKrsUP0GBnVrfLz8bpW2Y2E9kW9gTY/s320/post2.jpg" /></a> I've been making <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">lacto</span>-fermented salsa and green tomato chutney. Last night we had salmon tacos and the green tomato chutney was pretty phenomenal on it! I loosely followed <a href="http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1087078">this recipe</a> and the results are sweet and tangy with a nice little zip.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQfCTAETqbmGOmr9RSxx-Fj8rb5Kmzk_LAY0_QFxnENFmm0NDaU7snijUAKUUjSgUOe3vNAqs49bs9yAmApuQK-SBfTJQo9hBM-lzDtDTEtyanTWmIZlYdgvGsZevWkGypFuSp3L2JIU/s1600/post1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505696589019077458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQfCTAETqbmGOmr9RSxx-Fj8rb5Kmzk_LAY0_QFxnENFmm0NDaU7snijUAKUUjSgUOe3vNAqs49bs9yAmApuQK-SBfTJQo9hBM-lzDtDTEtyanTWmIZlYdgvGsZevWkGypFuSp3L2JIU/s320/post1.jpg" /></a><br />Our breakfast scramble this morning with freshness straight from our garden. Sorrel, basil, chard, zucchini, beans, Amarillo carrots. Of course scrambled with our homegrown eggs!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZWZHvOb4ugoW1Rr9OpRdkPz87U65fDQL14tcRsC6pSugbZ4lieYovPn3ppRcenNbhRGYyX81A54DwjIxlnScY_IDf2QWSnwk6Qijudb46I9zxbRgGOSCsef3-aCAUyiVu-Hmaz500gI/s1600/blog5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505696580088992002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZWZHvOb4ugoW1Rr9OpRdkPz87U65fDQL14tcRsC6pSugbZ4lieYovPn3ppRcenNbhRGYyX81A54DwjIxlnScY_IDf2QWSnwk6Qijudb46I9zxbRgGOSCsef3-aCAUyiVu-Hmaz500gI/s320/blog5.jpg" /></a> Excuse the images... I had to send my camera in for repair (why oh why do I ever bring it to the beach? Sand is so hard on cameras!) so these were all taken with my phone.<br /><div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-75077421130903601032010-08-08T08:17:00.000-07:002010-08-08T08:19:43.780-07:00Sunday Flowers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQQ45e40ODcX8c6dk9MVRUkSFmow485gXfIkiW024mS_th7TrR9Vf6ADdP50Bv46xcW2FnS-zwhFENsOLIr6Z7oHK34h5UacStPOlMkdBu6RMaTGdOBK-Un8Sls69H7PcYSAZLZuZvRU/s1600/Zi6_9961.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503058682571044114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQQ45e40ODcX8c6dk9MVRUkSFmow485gXfIkiW024mS_th7TrR9Vf6ADdP50Bv46xcW2FnS-zwhFENsOLIr6Z7oHK34h5UacStPOlMkdBu6RMaTGdOBK-Un8Sls69H7PcYSAZLZuZvRU/s320/Zi6_9961.JPG" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> :: Leeks</span></em> ::<br /><div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-17439532950359650342010-08-01T00:05:00.000-07:002010-08-01T00:23:31.765-07:00Good morning. It's early, I've lit a candle for you. Sunday Flowers.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HiFHPYIoz_Nxa3g6cDs9SmX9IImG9g3Tkta9NnuLRuNjbrP0NAYuEp3hweGtSve3eNE21v8ZAuXlGJmYOa056K87RT1tzexfjXOXzek9dlzziSo-bovEUiRU9M5kYiQ_9gPBDICwApg/s1600/IMG_2652.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500334280674336434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HiFHPYIoz_Nxa3g6cDs9SmX9IImG9g3Tkta9NnuLRuNjbrP0NAYuEp3hweGtSve3eNE21v8ZAuXlGJmYOa056K87RT1tzexfjXOXzek9dlzziSo-bovEUiRU9M5kYiQ_9gPBDICwApg/s320/IMG_2652.JPG" /></a> This bouquet is a combination of a crazy invasive (yet charming and pretty?) weed which I don't know the name of and garlic chive blossoms. Anyone know the name of the weed?<br /><div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-52280664224867110502010-07-31T23:45:00.000-07:002010-08-01T00:24:05.794-07:00Name this bug?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg9tnjau8eNJ9l3kEdXd1Dwf5xpsUCx9nM2l7AMxNbC1Emy8KN0m-VCofiy2zU_dZjJtdXeJTCAzNAy8nkV4c0dIJigqLoe1MJikeXGteniQCzSwRXzyu1mG9HJie5VK8w256-qjgdGU/s1600/IMG_2545.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500333865950205090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPg9tnjau8eNJ9l3kEdXd1Dwf5xpsUCx9nM2l7AMxNbC1Emy8KN0m-VCofiy2zU_dZjJtdXeJTCAzNAy8nkV4c0dIJigqLoe1MJikeXGteniQCzSwRXzyu1mG9HJie5VK8w256-qjgdGU/s320/IMG_2545.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNV8TPp6XQ7xOLl9slrusr98aL8vXNfcb-7iamNF3iF_bHyHrbEABIrtcW5WdG8VUEatYcmitWKCCSw0SaPAmYBDzGjtaic29FBfwog1vYFVubEDo4QncPh0SgeUY8n0QIZPhdXmjnSM/s1600/IMG_2544.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500333863654695682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNV8TPp6XQ7xOLl9slrusr98aL8vXNfcb-7iamNF3iF_bHyHrbEABIrtcW5WdG8VUEatYcmitWKCCSw0SaPAmYBDzGjtaic29FBfwog1vYFVubEDo4QncPh0SgeUY8n0QIZPhdXmjnSM/s320/IMG_2544.JPG" /></a><em><strong> We can't!</strong></em> </div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-45122181657541315542010-07-26T10:06:00.000-07:002010-07-26T11:30:09.334-07:00CUCUMBERS!Sorry to yell that out, but my goodness I was so surprised to see some cucumbers that I let out a squeal when I saw them. This is the back side of the tomato garden. I planted cucumbers and two chayotes (which I blogged about<a href="http://themorsefamilyspot.blogspot.com/2010/03/something-new-for-our-garden-chayote.html"> here</a>) and some hot peppers along the fence. The deer have eaten most of the hot peppers (the more I type that out the hungrier I get for venison).<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498266956237243586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8JgIqOqMA_oaV0tIneCqfZ4I9qLghvUtmAe5nUthBKPJ7KxW6DGjzPqOmMbuRGtqAJbTvfcJWs_9Hp2U0G6sPArbiYH4acSNllF5YKNbTd5b45d-9lcO33TlS-vh-T15Tl4DfF8Vfhk/s400/IMG_2438.JPG" />Here is the chayote so far. Not seeing 30' vines just yet...<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498277815220369698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXp2SfMopg8pb72V4oRNEPQ4Qs-qtGW0d1piW1u2XB8yUSbI8in1noBpoorX6Ivy0anQEYNfhQKzzmh6-i0sLF7NRylsGw2HFJxPq8yjwRZhAK4GFZCtM7igblQWGDwQpZ9p96r7eRF0/s320/IMG_2444.JPG" /> Look at these cucumbers! They grew so quickly I never even noticed them as babies.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8qQhyKWiXjlipLf_DLvoUIKlguXOiXAT-unNzx24IQQB3NlLM5w9g37gzsbVrscHuHxi5mNnRkehZmtlXcc5JIgBHkSvjUghLykB4aZhaYYXhaHdSViXpId7lSzttI6ZqitJ3g3uPmU/s1600/IMG_2440.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265855988846242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8qQhyKWiXjlipLf_DLvoUIKlguXOiXAT-unNzx24IQQB3NlLM5w9g37gzsbVrscHuHxi5mNnRkehZmtlXcc5JIgBHkSvjUghLykB4aZhaYYXhaHdSViXpId7lSzttI6ZqitJ3g3uPmU/s200/IMG_2440.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMZL15mSDuRsBoMUlesmpJaNeYKAzaN7Tcp-WtLVKTo5oOG7iYrWxUqwhiR5aawIpnRRTcIJLe4sRX4YGy3IUfiH7jk9DvI4hnwmebVo3sbo3ds4wyugfOmzJd0JqXOKlq_JC-tPBCUs/s1600/IMG_2441.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265845206176850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMZL15mSDuRsBoMUlesmpJaNeYKAzaN7Tcp-WtLVKTo5oOG7iYrWxUqwhiR5aawIpnRRTcIJLe4sRX4YGy3IUfiH7jk9DvI4hnwmebVo3sbo3ds4wyugfOmzJd0JqXOKlq_JC-tPBCUs/s200/IMG_2441.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9BNg6vQEfRF8oc_bgkzyiJHUGrq925G38PBoHrn9Dq1QTiSJByzhLgGLmBmKZXusf71Y-pDIhrNy8HHkqN9XdwFEj1EiQuizreUchunr-Hr3FXSfYb-GJ9YYULkCZHCvDxXI4_iREko/s1600/IMG_2443.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265830003926754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9BNg6vQEfRF8oc_bgkzyiJHUGrq925G38PBoHrn9Dq1QTiSJByzhLgGLmBmKZXusf71Y-pDIhrNy8HHkqN9XdwFEj1EiQuizreUchunr-Hr3FXSfYb-GJ9YYULkCZHCvDxXI4_iREko/s200/IMG_2443.JPG" /></a> So you know what I did immediately after taking these photos, don't you? I picked them and ran (really, I ran!) into the kitchen to taste them. I cut blossom end off first and started slicing. Fabulous! A teeny taste of bitter in the skin which I find tasty. Look how juicy and perfect they are. Oh my. Still swooning.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE927VnojcqbNo9TS_Mx6sp73F_VGJJhHPSrfJZodJ2qEiTBgbZQkPS-y50HcvfhLNj1uY-899jKR-XdYMshtp5HE1LgRQxCGg7k_sZevDW_YDmcJH0epjv4IkEp01H7GHeVnE35oY8yI/s1600/IMG_2451.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498265823524961874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE927VnojcqbNo9TS_Mx6sp73F_VGJJhHPSrfJZodJ2qEiTBgbZQkPS-y50HcvfhLNj1uY-899jKR-XdYMshtp5HE1LgRQxCGg7k_sZevDW_YDmcJH0epjv4IkEp01H7GHeVnE35oY8yI/s200/IMG_2451.JPG" /></a> And, of course, you may guess what I did next. Oh ya, PICKLES!! (did I just shout that? sorry!)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8cTchriS1HP1i3lAzAuWJEwtcBC2mxXNj-0q0x0eoJXacVHpYqGtotu3yHpB72-bnsWucHiw9G-SoXdU5dwt-JvuU3iQHs6zxsLUFhkw_EGmuobZ9c-TmqZKDdRlIODL_TbiOj_EvbM/s1600/IMG_2453.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498262679218544242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8cTchriS1HP1i3lAzAuWJEwtcBC2mxXNj-0q0x0eoJXacVHpYqGtotu3yHpB72-bnsWucHiw9G-SoXdU5dwt-JvuU3iQHs6zxsLUFhkw_EGmuobZ9c-TmqZKDdRlIODL_TbiOj_EvbM/s320/IMG_2453.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <em>Happy!</em></span></div></div></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107036791281472710.post-24727397179961655062010-07-25T20:02:00.000-07:002010-07-25T20:03:56.947-07:00Sunday Flowers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimN1OP4_hSz6s35B02Myuqaf7COYKWAbiwwLcq0syYdpYvywHDmOVMvILrRiWZE11UEnY-lZ-uwN9syW2AbgDUpsxbLvftFqT8tGsN7I6Ea8pVZfzm8x0KOXpffJhtlhO6UeMrYICQZ54/s1600/IMG_2471.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 359px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498045289061958034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimN1OP4_hSz6s35B02Myuqaf7COYKWAbiwwLcq0syYdpYvywHDmOVMvILrRiWZE11UEnY-lZ-uwN9syW2AbgDUpsxbLvftFqT8tGsN7I6Ea8pVZfzm8x0KOXpffJhtlhO6UeMrYICQZ54/s400/IMG_2471.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919573533399552193noreply@blogger.com3