Hello,
Those last greens in the garden are calling
out to be picked. I phoned one of the people I met in the garden last summer. She
said she would like to meet me there and named a time. As per my character, I
was there about five minutes early. I hunkered down to get out of the icy wind
and to pick some of the last arugula that seems not to notice the cold as much as
I do. When that was picked I moved on to the broccoli snagging the last little
heads that might make a meal for us. Then I moved on and dug up a celery plant looking
for a root such as we could buy at the farmer’s market in Slovakia. This root
was a rather anemic cousin that might not yield anything eatable.
At this point, keeping my back to the
chilly wind, I dug my phone out of my pocket to check the time, it was about
five after our designated meeting time. Then I realized that I did not have
this woman’s phone number with me and she had my home phone number. I pulled up
one more brussel sprout, stuffed it in my large bag that I would carry hanging
from the end of my arm. The rest of my bounty was tucked away in my backpack.
As the cold was seeping into my being, I decided to walk on home.
The house was a warm haven that I am
not so anxious to leave again for a while. I will work on putting some of these
pickings in a good storage place. That means washing most of it and some will
go in the freezer.
There are a number of things in front
of the house. The collards look wonderful, but I do not believe they will
survive the expected cold temperatures. There is also one cabbage, two broccoli
plants (I will eat the leaves.), a few carrots, two brussel sprouts that have
only babies attached, as well as one kale plant. I suspect I will just pull all
of these things, bring them in the house and deal with much of them tomorrow. How
many greens can we eat in the next six days? How much can I get into the
freezer?
That brave Leroy rode the bike to work
today at the museum. I suspect he will
be cold when he gets home in spite of the face mask, hat and gloves.
Paula
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