Today’s haul was: summer squash, jalapenos, radishes, new potatoes, chiogga beets, Swiss chard, a head of lettuce, and cucumbers. I actually went out to the farm today, which was pretty funny, as I’d never been out there until this past Sunday, which was Maine Open Farm Day (BF and I both went), and now I’ve […]
Today, I made jam. It’s freezer jam, since it’s far too hot to be doing the kind of cooking required for regular canning. This is the blueberry freezer jam from Ellie Topp and Margaret Howard’s The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving. I was immediately attracted to this book by the idea of not having to
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Centuries ago, a Black Widow witch saw in her web that something new was coming – a Witch more powerful than even the High Lord of Hell, who would rule the Blood with her incredible power. This is the first book of a series I’d accidentally stumbled into the middle of for my first read,
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I’m on vacation for the next seven business days (a week and extra – woo!), and the first three, I’m on my own. So I started the fun with my annualish by my self trip shopping to Kittery (score of the day: a cashmere short-sleeved sweater, original price $119, marked down and discounted to $29
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Actual pictorial proof – green tomatoes, and decent size peppers! And cilantro gone to seed is fairly cool looking too, though not as nice as dill.
I managed to score Letters from Pemberley and More Letters from Pemberley from the same Bookmooch member, so I figured I might as well read them together, especially since they’re both pretty quick reads. (Ideal for the worst heat wave in my lifetime, let me tell you.) I was able to give the first a
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It’s been hot. Disgustingly, nastily hot. I’d gone out expecting to get pictures of the little tomatoes and peppers on my plants, but gave up shortly after getting the large scale pictures, and stuff from the front of the garden (dill gone to seed, is lovely, isn’t it?) The tomato plant is doing really well.
I stopped by the Borders liquidation sale after work yesterday. To be perfectly honest, it was in part to extend the amount of time I’d be able to stay in air-conditioned comfort. I told myself I could check cookbooks (I decided to go for canning), and craft books, as well as magazines. Anything else, I
Letters from Pemberley tells of Elizabeth Darcy, nee Bennett’s, first year as a married woman, and mistress of Pemberley, through the lens of letters to her sister Jane. It’s not the worst Pride and Prejudice continuation I’ve ever read, but I won’t say it’s my favorite, either. The author uses characters from Austen’s other works
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I’m posting this a bit late, because it’s been so hot that even the idea of turning on my computer was anathema, but this week’s haul is: potatoes, chioggia beets, scallions, salad mix, broccoli, dinosaur kale, peas, and all the summer squash we could carry. A few highlights from last week’s eating: a Balsamic and