Thoughts from Starlight Cascade

Today’s White Puffy Things

Oct04

by kim hay on October 4, 2008 at 06:58 and modified on October 4, 2008. at 10:43

From a previous post from older program (August 14)

Well, sitting in my office today, I watched the large white puffy things grow in the North. Eventually it did rain today, but not before I managed to do some solar observing, again the sun was blank.

Only one day to go, and holidays will be here. Our weekend starts off with a wedding, wedding shower, camping, gardening, and oh maybe the garage will finally get cleaned out.

Sara flies into Toronto tonight with her Nan, and then home by car tomorrow. Its been a couple of weeks now, since she has been gone, and now she is thinking of heading back out west to live…….

Home we went, and found another hook worm in the tomatoes, which are starting to finally ripen up……

well, time to drink the wine before it goes warm, and maybe kick back and watch some Olympics, since the garlic is all done, and drying quite nicely.

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Heritage Tomato Day, a taste of History

Oct04

by kim hay on October 4, 2008 at 06:54 and modified on February 4, 2009. at 13:00

Posted In: gardening, Heirloom & Heritage Tomatos

This post has been taken from an older blog program but I wanted to share the world of Heritage Tomatoes

Today, I am making a batch of an old recipe of Tomato jam. Had it when I was a kid on the farm, and loved it, but mine seems really liquidy at the moment, hopefully once the raisins go in, it will solidify. I used Heritage tomatoes, the only ones we grow. Good year for tomatoes, except they are ripening late. Lots of rain, but not enough warm weather.

The picture is from the Tomato Day that was held at Sisters of Providence, Seed Sanctuary on August 23, 2008. There were over 103 different types of Heritage tomatoes cut up for people to taste.

This year we only grew out 15 varieties, but there are a few rogue plants in veg garden 4B.

A project is to extent garden 4a and 4b by another 6 feet x 20 feet and build a strong fence of cedar posts up to 8 ft to keep the deer out. A new entrance way of cedar posts will be built, so next year we can plant the scarlet runner beans that came from Sandi, Kevin’s mom.

Still trying to find out the type of bean this is. So far I have found something similar called a Coco Blue bean. These are from 2006 and from Grandma Lida’s garden (Kevin’s Grandma)
If anyone can tell me for sure. The pod is purple, and the beans a white/cream colour.

Tomorrow we are going to the Garlic Festival in the morning and a wine tour in Prince Edward county, with dinner at the Warring House, a wonderful old stone house with gardens to die for.

The rain is slowly falling today, and the plants are thankful, its been 12 days since no rain…..

└ Tags: heritage, tomato

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The Countdown is on

Oct04

by kim hay on October 4, 2008 at 06:39 and modified on October 4, 2008. at 10:50

Posted In: Uncategorized

As the days of the calendar go by and the various events take place, the time is wittling away until our adventure in Mexico. I am excited, nervous, will I pack everything, and get all the work done before we go.

I do intend on spending many wonderful hours on the beach and relaxing. Book in hand, binoculars and sketch pad will be travelling, so I can hopefully do some sketches of the wonderful area we are going to.

I still need to finish up some financial work, do the journal homework, write in the journal, and clean up the gardens. Going to class on Tuesday for Heirloom seeds, and Wednesday night getting a pedicure for the trip.

We shall see what we accomplish today….

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Ginger says hello

Oct03

by kim hay on October 3, 2008 at 22:42 and modified on November 5, 2008. at 16:55

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Ginger at age 6 weeks or so back in 1994 July. She was listed as a DSH (Domestic Short Hair) at the Kingston Humane Society… guess what? Not! The fuzziness turned into long hair pretty quick.