Category: nature
Apple Picking 2010: Now, With Less Stress!
Every year, the kids and I (and often our friends) head to local farms for pick-you-own fun. This past weekend, that meant apple picking. The apple picking season generally starts in September and goes through early November here in Connecticut, so we are more than half-way through the season (and late by our standards). Fortunately, [...]
On Carrot Greens, Radish Greens and Other Edible Wastes
A few years ago, I fell deeply in love with beet greens. They have a similar taste to beets, though far milder — like a beet-tinged spinach. And they are lovely served raw in salad, sauteed and more. Until learning that they were edible, I had always been in the cut-and-toss camp, though. A similar [...]
That’s It! We are Moving!
Well, not really. But geez would I like to – back to the city, where it’s safe. (If you just want to read about food, hop down to the Food, yay! header.) Yesterday afternoon/evening was, in a word, stressful. I battled bumper to bumper traffic to get to Will’s daycare by 5:30 (I got there [...]
Nature . . . Get it off me!
Someone save me…I am surrounded by nature and the circle of life. The groundhogs and their babies seem to be spending less time in my garden, thankfully. But these deer living in the woods behind my house are persistent.
Garden Tale: The crime
These are the innocent victims, cut down in the prime of their lives. They were senselessly attacked under the cover of dusk and dawn by a party of bandits who until recently concealed their existence. These are the victims friend’s, family and neighbors who are demanding justice for this horrific crime. They want the culprits [...]
