Some of the plumcots (or pluot) butter that I canned today. It is amazing that 18lbs of plumcots turn into only 3 pints of fruit butter. Of all my preserves, this is my favorite, not only because of it’s tangy sweet flavor and gorgeous color, but also because of it’s simplicity; it only has two [...]
The days and nights are getting both shorter and colder. I think that these next few days will be the last safe ones for my last tomatoes outside, then I will bring the last fruits to finish ripening and ripe out the plants. After that all this Spring’s raised beds will be empty and I [...]
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” — Denis Waitley
We decided to spend this past weekend at home. It was nice to disconnect from the world for a little. We caught up on some much neglected yard work [...]
We’ll see if I keep this up but I love taking photos of everything we pick up at the Millwood Farmers Market every Wednesday. Next week I am going to try to remember to jot down the names of all the farms I buy from. This week I bought:
Tri-mix lettuce and basil from C&S Hydro [...]