MaChatte says this is not good…………
There is only one reason to ever have to get into the cat carrier, and that’s to go to the vet. She got woken up from a perfectly good nap […]
Category Archives: Nature
What a beautiful day for summer pleasures
It’s a beautiful day to enjoy summer’s pleasures while they last. Hang laundry on the line for that special fresh smell, pick some beans, gather some collards to freeze for […]
Thai purple yard long beans really are amazing
They grow like the seed company said they would, and produce a lot of beans. And we can’t eat flowers, but these pretty little orchid-like flowers just make you smile. […]
Hopi Lima beans
My Hopi orange Lima beans have been growing very well and they are terrific producers of flowers and beans, on good strong vines. The pods are smaller than the King […]
Dylan made pickles!
Eliza said Dylan wanted cucumbers cos he was going to make refrigerator pickles. Wait, you said what, he’s doing what? What? He wasn’t very interested in the garden all summer. […]
Freezing collards
If you grow and love collards, and have never frozen any, you should. I clean them and tear them into small pieces, then cook them about 20 minutes. Drain, cool, […]
Freezer pickles, yea, really
My husband’s old grandmother, the lady who taught me the small amount I know about canning, used to make a thing called freezer pickles. They weren’t canned, not even cooked, […]
Our bean pergola
I wrote a post in the spring about two engineers building a trellis. https://sarasinart.net/2015/04/19/so-two-engineers-built-a-trellis/ It was unfair to this great structure to call it a trellis, cos a trellis is […]
More amazing stuff in the garden
There’s always fun and fascinating stuff going on in the garden. There’s been more of all that the last couple days. Above is a picture of one fascinating […]
Supper will be good, with leftovers
It’s so good to pick so much of a meal from the garden. No, I didn’t raise the hog for a ham hock, lol; that came from a wonderful […]
Sarasin's thoughts....... 