Chrysanthemums are Autumn flowers. I picked these for a vase on the kitchen bench. I like their smell and they keep so well picked. They came from a plant, now in the garden I call Cherry #2, which I have just re weeded. The Chrysanthemum was originally a potted plant but has transferred to life in the garden very happily.
I have planted some white mini cyclamen here as it is mostly a shaded garden and white flowers show up best.
Yesterday I re weeded the asparagus bed and the blueberries and applied a full bag of seaweed and manuka mulch. I hope both crops will thrive behind their netted cages.
In the old poly house which I also weeded I am still picking some tomatoes and I salvaged some small aubergine when I pulled out the deteriorating plant.
This pathetic offering made a delicious savoury bake for dinner.
I cooked some pasta then R sliced and baked the little aubergines. In an oiled baking dish I layer slices of eggplant; tomatoes; pasta; grated cheese and yeast flakes and poured over tomato puree ( from the freezer ) and sauce and sprinkled oregano and lastly chopped bacon (as R likes that ). It was surprisingly tasty.
To not waste the produce we have R has been dehydrating apples.
These are Splendour apples and now he is working on Granny Smith which are less sweet but also a yummy snack. Everyone, young and old who has tried the dried apples loves them. They are a way of keeping fruit without any added sugar and they transport well in lunch boxes, even pockets.
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When not in the garden I have done about half of a knitted navy vest for elder Grandson and I am making covered padded coat hangers for the sales table at our Exhibition in September.
( This shows it partly done )
At P and Q we have all been encouraged to start making items for sale NOW as time has a way of disappearing fast. These hangers which are kind to shoulders of clothes especially knitteds require some machine stitching and some hand finishing.( I have plenty of batting and fabric scraps ) As I was winging it to some extent I have refined my pattern to waste less fabric and have written myself notes on" how to," for another time. I am also beginning some felt needle cases.
Hanging on the double doors is my wall hanging .......I need to finish that too. It has to happen before September.
Maybe I'll stay in and sew more when the weather gets colder.
At the weekend my neighbour took me around another walking track nearby we are allowed to use. That will give me more variety when I walk.
( We have been here 10 months now and I didn't get to hear about this till now! )
1 comment:
I'm impressed by your R's culinary skills! My R is strictly a consumer,alas.
BOP?
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