With all the dramas going along lately some things have been a little neglected. Out of the office window I can barely make out the orchard, but the bright yellow quince adorning the tree have stood out for a while now. I’ve been meaning to do something with the quinces for ages. Then earlier this week we had a short but windy storm blow through … Continue reading Quince Jelly, Quince Vinegar & Pickled Quince
… But it is doing it without me! My super secret project is still keeping me indoors bashing out words on my keyboard and I looking out my window at another clear blue sky day and sighing. It is perfect gardening weather…. sigh. My poor garden is definitely entering the neglected phase. But I tell myself only 10 more days and then I can … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Autumn is doing what Autumn does
Well it will be soon. I’ve been down to the far end to check out the orchard. Things are looking great for an abundantly fruity summer. Not long now. If I’ve planted things right, we should have fresh fruit right through into the autumn. Let me show you…. We’ve never really had a plum harvest before. I am so excited by the abundance of … Continue reading Everything is just peachy
When your chilli plants are ripening more jalapenos than you can keep up with under normal circumstances and then throw the lack of a kitchen into the mix…. This will be rectified soon, hopefully I’ll be cooking up a storm by the end of next week. Well you need to get creative with your produce producing. I have already found a fabulous way to process … Continue reading SMOKING HOT!
Today is so lovely. It is hot, not height of summer hot, but warm enough to say “gosh, it’s hot out there.” The sky is blue but is dotted with clouds. However not enough to cling to the thought that the long sunny days are still with us. Feeling the warmth on my face with my eyes closed isn’t enough to create the false allusion of … Continue reading If I shut my eyes – I could so easily fool myself.
It’s quite funny because I seem to go on about the rain a lot and so anyone would be led to believe it is a very soggy autumn. But alas this is not the case. Since the seasons changed we have only had a couple of decent rainfalls and not really enough to undo all the damage of this summer’s drought. The boffins have proclaimed … Continue reading It’s raining again.
It’s been raining; a cross between drizzly and fat heavy drops with bursts of sunshine in between. But it’s not cold, not really. Besides the house is being warmed by the processing of golden quince orbs into jars of deep red clear jelly and jars of left over pulpy jam! So delicious! I just checked out the local online supermarket and they didn’t have any … Continue reading Autumn is doing what autumn does.
