Apples

Apples

Last night we harvested a ton of apples.  Not from our trees, but from our friend's parent's trees.  We filled four boxes and a bag and didn't even make a dent in the bounty that is growing on just two of their trees. The deal was, free apples in trade for canned up apple sauce and sliced apples...Apple Pie in…
September 1, 2012
Pull it Out, Clean it Up

Pull it Out, Clean it Up

I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year.  The cool, crisp mornings make for the perfect temperature in which to enjoy tea on the back porch, easy sleeping throughout the night and more comfortable days without air conditioning (I work in a historic, adobe building).  Such temperatures also mean, however, that the garden is beginning to take on…
August 31, 2012
Garage Organization, cont.

Garage Organization, cont.

Believe it or not, we are still working on the big garage organization project we started...ummm...I don't know...months ago!  Yes, the shelves have been built, but there is still some clutter and there are still a couple of walls that need to be painted.  However, one of the more exciting projects is the shelf Tool Lady has created that has…
August 30, 2012
Pickled Rhubarb

Pickled Rhubarb

After making several batches of rhubarb jam earlier this summer, I was kind of at a loss as to what else to make with our last harvest of rhubarb.  So, I asked Tool Lady to find something that looked good to her and she did! Pickled rhubarb?  Who knew?  Well, I am very excited about this recipe!  The brine tasted…
August 29, 2012
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!!!I've been kind of MIA form this space over the last couple of weeks, save for a few random posting here and there.  No real excuses, just life.  Luckily, though, the garden and it's production doesn't care if I miss a few posts in Blog Land...I hope you don't mind either ;-)The garden is still in high productivity…
August 27, 2012
Sweet Golden Honey

Sweet Golden Honey

Bees amaze me.  Absolutely.When we checked on our bees in the spring, we were able to see that they had officially made it through the winter and were healthy.  They had the same queen that they came to us with (marked with a little dot on her back and still sporting her little clipped wing) and were busy bringing home…
August 22, 2012