Sunday Thoughts- What Season Is It??
I can't tell anymore. The variety of sunflowers I planted in a pot the middle of May finally flowered. I've got new growth on my tomato and pepper plant. Temperatures were so high last week I turned the AC on again, and heard the neighbor kids splashing in their pool yesterday. And, by 7:15 it's so dark I need my headlamp to walk the dog.
I picked the apples from the trees my daughter planted two years ago. We'd have had more but the storm in July caused damage and I lost a few branches. The shear weight of the apples probably didn't help either. Last year just one tiny apple grew. I'll need her help figuring out where to prune and fingers crossed they survive the winter even though beat up. These are liberty apples. I wasn't familiar with them but Google says they are "fresh eating, with a crisp, sweet-tart flavor and firm texture, as well as for cooking and baking, retaining their shape in pies, muffins, and tarts". Cherie had a beautiful caramel apple tart in a post yesterday that I might attempt to recreate to bring to book club Saturday or Monday.
I still have not made any jam. Remember my July goals list? Fooled me or lied to myself. I promised my brother though I'd have cherry and raspberry done before he heads south again. Those are his preferred take home kinds since he says strawberry jam is easy to aquire, though wouldn't turn that down either if I got all three made. I don't know why I'm procrastinating so bad this year. I just opened the last of my "frankenberry", named by my son made from all the leftover bits of fruit. It was dated
I wonder if we'll have a mild winter like last year, or the never-ending, bitter cold one like a few years back? I hope for my kids sake, since they have to manage all things for me when I'm gone in November and March, winter is truly December-February. My rambling Sunday thoughts prove I've turned into my parents, dissecting the weather instead of just embracing it. It is quite an odd year though.
I do the same thing, thinking about the weather. I am not a fan of the bitter cold and get worried thinking I will forget or not know to do something that gets the house ready. If Hubby were here, he would be prepared - Mr. Boy Scout. Your Frankenberry jam sounds like it was good - I would gladly eat it, I love mixed berry jam.
ReplyDeleteYour nutter cold in TX is different than our butter cold in Minnesota but I took find the extremes hard. This version of jam was very blueberry heavy so must have had a lot of them left.
DeleteYour sunflower and peppers are beautiful! That is a good harvest of apples, how neat. I'm laughing at your son's name for the Frankenberry jam. I saw a recipe recently for compost heap jelly which is just as you described, all the leftover bits of fruit. It's a terrific way to use up every little bit and not waste them.
ReplyDeleteConsidering how little the trees are, quite a lot. I baked three into bread... delicious.
DeleteWe are drowning in tomatoes. Every day I have to cook another pot of sauce or tomato paste. We are going to have to eat spaghetti/ vegetable soup/ and chili all year just to use it.
ReplyDeleteI'd like that problem. My tomato plants were sad. My daughter's finally getting some.
Deleteodd indeed. May you meet it with curiosity.
ReplyDeleteCuriosity may do my brain in though.
DeleteLove the sunflowers that took their sweet time in flowering!
ReplyDeleteThey looked like weeds...almost just pulled them the flowers popped.
DeleteIt sure is weird weather. Warm winter? Oh I hope so. I dislike deep cold. Fall is not my favorite season. Daylight is ebbing and winter isn't far behind. Your sunflowers are lovely. And those apples look delicious. A last touch of summer. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI'd like 8:00 sunset year round. Early enough to get cozy, but doesn't cut into daytime plans.
DeleteIt's been very warm here in Michigan too. We haven't yet taken out the window air conditioners but haven't turned them on much. I've had my windows open and a fan on when I'm sitting. I'm hoping for a milder winter - well, rather a lesser snow amount as I (could do without but) can deal with the cold but I hate driving in the snow, and it makes me really anxious!
ReplyDeleteBy discussing the weather you're getting into the British spirit already! There has to be a discussion about the weather lol
Have a good week!
Since working from home, my winter driving skills have gone downhill. Aye, yep there's always a topic if conversation with each new day
DeleteLast fall I made a caramel apple bundt cake that was amazing so I'm looking forward to making that again this week.
ReplyDeleteThe nights have been cooler but the heat continues during the day here.
Have a good week.
I would like that as well. Sounds great.
Deletethe weather here has been unusually cloudy & a bit humid even. I really do like fall, but we are supposed to get rain this week. We need it, but it's not my preference, of course. I'm so exhausted at this point, the weather doesn't matter much. Just trying to reacclimate myself to life again. - Hawaii Planner
ReplyDeleteI hope your body gets back on a decent click soon. I'd struggle with your schedule.
DeleteSunflowers and mini pumpkins are the only thing we managed to get in this year’s garden, but both are going strong still.
ReplyDeleteThis weekend the boys and I split and stacked about a cord of wood. We have the splitter for another day, so we may get close to another cord split and stacked. I feel the need, even though our climate is typically mild. Besides, I think not having to pay for heating fuel is resistance activity! (So is canning.) We generally get about two, 3 day freezes and one snowstorm, but the summers are getting hotter and the winters are getting colder. Last night, after we were finished outside and sitting in the kitchen eating the burritos I made, the wind came in, knocking a tree down on a county road, which took out power for about 2 hours. We have summer, then winter again these days, with no middle ground. It’s worrisome. But climate change? Nothing to see here.
-Meg B.
What do we meet plebs know about anything right? My BIL has a ton of downed trees so he's been busy with chopping logs too.
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