tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post8450316397160473325..comments2023-10-20T11:26:12.314-05:00Comments on Ocean: Wednesdayninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-72292932151656750932015-05-08T06:12:21.249-05:002015-05-08T06:12:21.249-05:00Right -- we spent considerable effort making pickl...Right -- we spent considerable effort making pickles that we eat rather dutifully, while thinking wistfully of Tony Packo's Sweet Hots.<br />If you have a big success, let us know! But pickle making is more alchemy than recipe, isn't it :)JoyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023075108683227605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-32868506355142352372015-05-07T19:49:34.148-05:002015-05-07T19:49:34.148-05:00The old apple is hugely productive -- but the appl...The old apple is hugely productive -- but the apples are, in my opinion, without a great taste. A neighbor comes by and collects the dropped apples for applesauce. The pear had pear so high that we couldn't possibly pick them. I'm not a canner. We just don't eat sweet jams enough to warrant the effort. We eat or give away what we pick. The one exception -- tomatoes. We freeze a huge amount for the winter. And pickles -- Ed is still working on the perfect pickle recipe.ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-40334332745583079622015-05-07T19:43:43.264-05:002015-05-07T19:43:43.264-05:00That's something that I was always good at, pa...That's something that I was always good at, paying close attention to what goes on around me in nature. It definitely makes for a happier life, IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-28235474452864547692015-05-07T19:41:39.568-05:002015-05-07T19:41:39.568-05:00Are the old orchards still heavy producers? We hav...Are the old orchards still heavy producers? We have a lot of orchards around here and I know that after about 20 years the commercial orchards take down the old trees and replace them with new ones.<br /><br />I have these visions of you being up to your armpits with canning jars of poached fruits and jams. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-57109615320732471192015-05-07T16:20:59.375-05:002015-05-07T16:20:59.375-05:00What a sweet, sweet idea! Why is it that I seem to...What a sweet, sweet idea! Why is it that I seem to have LESS time now that I've retired?!ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-5893923912007165982015-05-07T16:19:53.952-05:002015-05-07T16:19:53.952-05:00Me too! :)Me too! :)ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-21781392871133863172015-05-07T16:18:54.229-05:002015-05-07T16:18:54.229-05:00I'm talking about the new orchard. The old orc...I'm talking about the new orchard. The old orchard, probably as old as the farmhouse, is huge, overgrown and far too hard to handle. And the varieties are not hugely great. But beautiful to look at! Someday we'll have to cut them back and give them some breathing room, but we would need a way to get up high.... Another year, another project!ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-72670011862454674332015-05-07T16:17:01.631-05:002015-05-07T16:17:01.631-05:00The trees survived three years of animal abuse. On...The trees survived three years of animal abuse. Only one had total successful protection. It took us that long to realize that flimsy netting wont do. Deer mean business! As a result, despite our pruning efforts, some of the trees have quite peculiar shapes! But we're on track now! Phew! There's not such thing as easy gardening! :)ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-57740442071922055912015-05-07T15:45:58.651-05:002015-05-07T15:45:58.651-05:00I like the crab apple buds and blossoms. I think...I like the crab apple buds and blossoms. I think the secret to appreciating life is to PAY ATTENTION.<br />Look closely - that's something I'm trying to instill in my preschoolers. I've found a lot of wonderful books to help me - it seems there's been a publishing boomlet in science books for children, with exciting macro photography. The kind of book you could put together, Nina! variations on a theme: Small World Explorer.<br />JoyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023075108683227605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-14531396804981919752015-05-07T07:25:47.139-05:002015-05-07T07:25:47.139-05:00Your flowering trees are amazing! Worth all that y...Your flowering trees are amazing! Worth all that yard work for sure.<br /><br />Life with babies is Holmesian for sure... when my kids were young, a friend told me that babies come with their own instructions, our job is learning to read them!<br />SPoD... Bubbles. But Stretchie and Crawlie and Restorative are close runners up... I can save one of them for tomorrow :^)Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01821118044192675764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6276751.post-27864766418658316212015-05-06T21:05:36.424-05:002015-05-06T21:05:36.424-05:00Your farmette is lovely, Nina. So many beautiful f...Your farmette is lovely, Nina. So many beautiful flowers and flowering trees. Looking at the pictures of it, I can feel myself relaxing at the sight of nature's beauty.<br /><br />The new orchard is very young. Good job with protecting those trees, Ed! DH and I have toyed with the idea of espaliering a few fruit trees along the back of our deck. It's supposed to be quite good for fruit trees, apparently causing them to fruit more heavily. For now, we have a couple of clematis and a porcelain vine there.<br /><br />Love the 'restorative' pic of Snowdrop, tiny fist at her mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com