Category Archives: REALITY

And so it begins:

And here’s the photo to prove it: On the top, an airlock that goes on the top of the wine carboys (glass jugs) that is filled with water, allows the gas to escape while keeping air out and away from … Continue reading →

Yes, when we bought this house 18 years ago I realized that this space under the counter was for a dishwasher, but the portables are more trouble than they’re worth and besides, it’s across the room from the sink so … Continue reading →

There was a day when Chris and I would strip a tree clean in under half an hour. Reflective, now I pick alone; at least the lower branches where the ripe red fruit glows in the morning light like tasty … Continue reading → Continue reading →

With the grapes purpling and the crabapples ready to be picked, it’s time to start degardening the vegies.  Here’s a photo of habaneros, jalapenos and Thai peppers. The habaneros were picked a little early but there’re quite a few of … Continue reading →

Freshly picked tomato & basil pizza (ready to go into the oven) (It’s rectangle because I can’t find my pizza pan):

The neverending cycle of the seasons and this time finds me bottling last year’s wine while watching this year’s fruit for harvest. Unfortunately I marked the corks at ’08 when what I’m supposed to do is mark the year of … Continue reading →

Today should be a happy day; bottling wine and adding just enough sweetener to bring out the taste of peach and pear.  This naturally requires a lot of tasting to that point and homemade wine is potent. Too bad the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The old furnace obviously needed to be replaced and the price of oil justifies the immediate expense. But the new one’s starting to look like something out of a space station…

And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why He said you look like a fine upstanding young man, I think … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Can I talk to you about. . . breast tests and colonoscopys? What started it all was my cardiologist’s insistence that I find a primary care physician.  I’m not a doctor person so I’ve been able to make do with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Getting ready to bottle last year’s product.  Here, the overage (what doesn’t fit in the carboys) of peach, crabapple and grape.  The clarifier worked beautifully (the grape is in a frosted bottle) and made the wine sparkling bright. Being on … Continue reading →

Bummer. The first year I’ve got tomatoes–the big ones–early, the plants have contracted fusarium wilt from the soil.  The yellow squash are getting eaten off at the bud now that the plants have finally grown, and some of the cucumber … Continue reading → Continue reading →