Pounds of Pumpkins
If you remember, my ‘Musque de Provence’ pumpkins did quite well this year. In fact, from the four vines I planted, I ended up with 30 pumpkins. The average weight of these pumpkins is about 40-45 pounds. Some are smaller, some are larger. The largest one I can barely pick up, and I carry around 50 pound feed bags all the time, so I’m not weak. These pumpkins are super meaty (as you can see). The flesh is thick and sweet, it makes delicious pies and soups.
I gave some away, we will eat a few, but many of them will be fed to the chickens. One of the reason I grow so many pumpkins is for the flock. They love them in the winter and reward me with lots of beautiful eggs with yolks almost the same color as the pumpkin. It looks like I’ll have a pumpkin to feed the flock almost every week this winter, no doubt they will appreciate my efforts.
Do you like pumpkin? What’s your favorite way to eat it?
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Welcome Winter!
Winter has officially arrived here in Maine, we got our first meaningful amount of snow. On Saturday night and into Sunday, we got about 6 inches. They’re calling for another 6 tomorrow.
The garden is happy, it now has it’s protective layer of snow to keep things from drying out with the cold winter winds.
I’m excited about the snow, not only because it protects the garden, but also for the snowshoeing. In the winter, I go snowshoeing every day on my lunch break if I can. Getting out in the woods every day is such a treat. We’re lucky to have great trails on the property right from the house.
What’s your favorite winter activity?
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OPEN for Business
After a few weeks of taking photos, making products, and getting things organized, my shop ‘Seeds & Sundries’ is finally OPEN!!! I spent yesterday working all-day-long getting things photographed, sewn, stamped, organized, and entered. My dining room table is showing the effects.
But, all the hard work has paid off, Seeds & Sundries is OPEN. Head on over and check it out. Your purchases support this blog and keep it ad-free. You’ll find all kind of things there: double gauze scarves, hand stamped note cards, my favorite garden marker & plant tags, lip balm, and so much more.
Check back often, I have lots of ideas for new products I’d love to make and add, but it will take me a while to get those planned and done.
Any products you’d like to see in the shop?
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More Fun with Indigo
When I was back in Ohio for Thanksgiving, I taught my nieces & nephew (my sister was there too) how to make shibori. They had a blast, made some lovely things, and we only ended up with one accidental blue hand (two were dyed on purpose).
We used this this indigo dying kit, that a friend gave me for my birthday. If you’re looking to give this a go, I highly recommend this kit. We dyed so many items and the vat was still doing well. In fact, it’s still in my dad’s basement because they wanted to take more stuff to dye. Since the kit is less than $10, it’s a very inexpensive day of fun.
I took the opportunity to dye a few flour sack towels to sell in my little web store I’m opening later this week.
It was such a fun project, doing creative things is one of my favorite hobbies. It’s also so much fun to share that love with my nieces. Hopefully, they’ll keep wearing the shirts they made and perhaps even dye a few more things in the future.
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Quote of the Day: Ruth Reichl
“Alice would have snickered derisively at the notion, but she was the first person I ever met who understood the power of cooking. She was a great cook, but she cooked more for herself than for other people, not because she was hungry, but because she was comforted by the rituals of the kitchen. It occurred to her that others might feel differently, and I was grown before I realized that not every six-year-old would consider it a treat to spend entire afternoons in the kitchen.”
-Ruth Reichl in Tender at the Bone
Recently, I read this book at LOVED it. My childhood was filled with all sorts of delicious and exotic food. Since I grew up in South America, I was able to taste all manner of strange and wonderful things: plantain, fresh coconut right off the tree, yucca, guanabana, and so much more. Thankfully, pickiness was not in my blood, I loved food–all food.
Naturally, since I loved eating and food, cooking became an passion early in life. When I was Jr High and High School, I did the majority of the cooking for my family.
For me, cooking in a creative outlet and it’s comforting. Spending a day in the kitchen making good meals is very enjoyable, and relaxing. I always joke that cooking is my spiritual gift.
Do you enjoy cooking? Do you enjoy eating? What’s your favorite exotic food?
