With a potential frost looming, we figured it was time to get canning.
To the Prairie and Beyond!
"In the central portion of the great North American Continent there lies an arid and repulsive desert, which for many a long year served as a barrier against the advance of civilization. From the Sierra Nevada to Nebraska, and from the Yellowstone River in the north to the Colorado upon the south, is a region of desolation and silence." - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet
Monday, September 7, 2020
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
The Garden Produces!
For a quick midsummer update, the garden is producing interesting and tasty things.
Elderflowers and elderberries (not ripe, but photogenic):
Somerset seedless grapes, turned into raisins for Christmas baking:
Painted serpent cucumber:
Luffa (actual fruits hidden in the vines):
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020
Small Green Visitors
A painted turtle made its way across the lawn, and occasionally got stuck in the garage:
Monday, April 13, 2020
Easter Greetings!
We can always hope for a White Easter, and this year did not disappoint (except in quantity).
Also, our attempt at German Easter Sweet Bread was a photogenic and gastronomic success:
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