I had pickled herring with mustard and rice cakes for breakfast again, along with a large cup of very strong Lapsang Souchong tea. Lorena drinks the tea but refuses the herring. She choses instead to have her own homemade spinach … Continue reading
We didn’t finish building and planting the greenhouse until mid-July but still managed to get an impressive crop of tomatoes. Lorena is ripening these for sauces and paste. … Continue reading
10 September 2011 SEATTLE IS CURRENTLY ON A STREAK OF 5 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ( THROUGH AUGUST ). JULY AND AUGUST ENDED UP PRETTY CLOSE TO NORMAL…JUST A HALF A DEGREE BELOW NORMAL FOR THE TWO MONTH … Continue reading
My Father in 10 Songs by ‘Churpa’ Felisa Rogers First published at Winterpalace: a blog by Felisa Rogers – Open Salon. June 8, 2010 The venerable garage band Dead Moon has a song called “Don’t Speak Ill of the Dead”. … Continue reading
Here’s a list of Whatcom County berry farms in 2011. Make sure you call ahead to see if berries are ready before venturing out to pick. … Continue reading
Canning is having a moment. So is pickling, preserving, jam making and all around “putting up,” as they used to say — and now do once more — of the season’s harvest. And if that puts you in mind of … Continue reading