Early fall color (these are actually from my vacation two weeks ago) – at the time, it was just the early trees and shrubs turning – we’re much more advanced now (and a good deal of it will come down in the snow storm tonight…)
Mackworth Island – Falmouth, ME Read More »
When Nora hears the dark horn blowing, she leaves her husband and newborn son. A small boat brings her across the sea, where the dying Queen of Erland has Nora nurse her newborn son. At first, Nora doesn’t remember where she came from, but eventually, her memories of her husband and son return. As much
A Dark Horn Blowing – Dahlov Ipcar Read More »
This week’s haul was: dinosaur kale, sweet potatoes, potato, butternut squash, delicata squash, and celery. This was meant to be the last week, but the Portland pick up got messed up last week, so we get another pick up next week (which is technically the Winter CSA) as a make up. I harvested the last
My mother did the pick up this week, so the above is my selection only. I got: Grimes Golden, Pomme Grise, Gray Pearmain, Nod Head, Tolman Sweet, Benton Read, and Blue Permain. My mother was most excited about the Blue Permain – she has a Blue Permain tree, but it’s too young to bear. It’s
Out on a Limb CSA 2011, Week 4 Read More »
Read for the RIP VI and 2011 YA Reading Challenges. While this book isn’t a sure fit for the RIP Challenge categories (this picking things only out of my TBR stash is hard!), it is a great deconstruction of the take no prisoners dark lord tries to take over the world kind of stories, so
Dark Lord of Derkholm – Diana Wynne Jones Read More »
My reading for the 2011 TBR Reading Challenge is done. The challenge was to read at least six books that had been in my TBR pile for at least six months. This year, I read: These were all pulled from my “Tote of Shame” (which has this year become the “Bookcase of Shame”). The oldest
2011 TBR Lite Reading Challenge 1/1/11 – 12/31/11 Read More »
Read for the 2011 TBR Lite Reading Challenge. I picked this book for the RIP challenge because the back listed it as a detective story, and I thought a straight mystery would round out my reading choices. And it’s true that it’s a detective story, but it’s not really a mystery. You know as the
The Light of Day – Graham Swift Read More »
The Mezquita shawly scarf is done. I will be doing some light blocking (mostly for the border), so a final post will be forth-coming. In I am easily influenced news, I’ve started making hexipuffs (look up the Beekeeper’s Quilt on Ravelry and you’ll see how much of a slave to trends I am). I couldn’t
I love my landlord. He was around doing the yard work that generates crap that we can’t haul anywhere since we’re not actually homeowners ™, and I asked if it would be ok if we tackled trying to get rid of the rose bush from hell (which I have dubbed Operation Napalm). Not only did
This weekend’s canning adventure was Apple Rhubarb Chutney from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. I used Twenty Oz and Wagener apples from the CSA. It smelled absolutely divine while cooking. I think chutney is a bit of a misnomer – there’s no truly savory component. I’m thinking it’ll go well with oatmeal, so
Further Adventures in Domesicity Read More »