Bittersweet. Taking dear friends, companions, food, to freezer camp is never an easy day. Today was a big one. I know that it is easier to become detached from where food actually comes from, how it is grown and raised, animal or vegetable. So much is involved, and the further we get removed from modern, … Continue reading
Ok, most of you know what a square I am, and even though we are from Colorado, and even though I actually do know what Purple Haze is, and love Jimmy Hendrix, this purple haze is completely different. Concord Grapes. For real, I honestly did not know that flavor existed in nature. This weekend the … Continue reading
“no.” “maybe, just one more half?” “no, you old fatso.” “maybe, just one more fourth?” “no. I am going to save that other one for you for tomorrow, and the last one goes in her backpack for her hiking trip.” (she is going to climb a 14er with some of her schoolmates.) “if you eat … Continue reading
I used what herbs I still had growing in the garden, as some of them have already been bitten by the frost. Curled parsley, Italian parsley, sage, rosemary, lemon thyme, dill, spearmint, lemon grass, sweet marjoram, calendula flowers. Wash and spin dry in a salad spinner. Take off the leaves from the larger stems, and … Continue reading
The air is getting crisp and we have already had many mornings with frost, but no killing frost yet. Now is the time to begin preserving the herbs from the garden, and my very favorite way is using apple cider vinegar. The lemon thyme is blooming and I cut it back pretty hard. You can … Continue reading
The other night we were kept awake by the cow bawling all night. I got up at midnight, getting ready to go outside thinking that her baby was lost by the river or something, then realized that she must be in heat. The man said we should breed her back on her first heat so … Continue reading
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