Attila plants almost all of the garden from seed, often from seeds he has saved from previous years. This large tomato was grown on a plant started from a saved seed. The tomatoes are coming in fast and furious right now. As is the basil. We canned Green Tomato Chow Chow again yesterday, and today… Continue reading The Vegetable Chronicles: Tomatoes
“You think you have a hard time sleeping now!”
Attila responded this morning with, “You think you have a hard time sleeping now!” We both had a good laugh. It is all about responsibility. The kind of responsibility that is ideally attached to power. Unfortunately most of the responsibility exhibited by the powerful is shuttled down to those with very little power, few resources,… Continue reading “You think you have a hard time sleeping now!”
Sugar
When I was in Grade 8, elementary school, I was left to babysit my baby sister. A “friend”, someone I did not know well, visited me on the farm that day. She wanted me to go with her to visit someone else. I told her I was taking care of my baby sister, who was… Continue reading Sugar
Harvest Season Activities
August has been warm but not terribly hot. I prefer this kind of weather! Instead of the crispy brown water-starved landscape we have become accustomed to seeing August, everything is green. The dry spells have not lasted very long this summer. Today I would have had my cataract surgery. Here we are, Attila with no… Continue reading Harvest Season Activities
The Vegetable Chronicles: Celery
The antidote, for me, to deal with disappointments and heartaches, is to keep myself engaged with my life. So that is what is going on at our house, Attila and I have turned towards our much loved home and garden, and each other. This began last week, after the devastating appointment at the hospital, indefinitely… Continue reading The Vegetable Chronicles: Celery