thetoymaker ([info]thetoymaker) wrote,
@ 2008-07-13 14:32:00
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The Glory of Summer

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Well, usually, I'm no fan of raw tomatoes, due to childhood summers having to pull tomato worms off the bushes in the backyard. However, these homegrown babies are glorious. They'll either end up in salad, sauce or salsa. Hooyah!
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What's your favorite homegrown food?
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Marilyn.
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PS> Here is yesterday's lil' sketchy doodle.
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Summer Tomatoes!
(Anonymous)
2008-07-13 10:28 pm UTC (link)
Sliced summer tomatoes, home-grown, warm and right off the vine---paired with a few purple basil leaves, a dash of salt and pepper ---in a dish or wrapped up in a piece of sour dough bread---can be sprinkled with aged Basalmic vinegar---Heaven!!!---Marion in Ohio

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Re: Summer Tomatoes!
[info]thetoymaker
2008-07-14 01:40 am UTC (link)
Eating that NOW! (with an ice cold glass of Pinot Grigio)

Delish!

marilyn

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[info]dragan_fly
2008-07-13 11:15 pm UTC (link)
Tomatoes, berries and rhubarb! I have been wanting strawberry-rhubarb pie all Summer!

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[info]thetoymaker
2008-07-14 01:41 am UTC (link)
I hear that Rhubarb is tricky to grow.

We had raspberries, blackberries and cream last night at our friend's house for dessert. Lovely!

Marilyn

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[info]hopeevey
2008-07-14 01:11 am UTC (link)
Right now, fresh basil if my favorite home-grown food, although that may change if I put in any more edible plants :)

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[info]thetoymaker
2008-07-14 01:43 am UTC (link)
Fresh Basil is so wonderful. I recommend rosemary and lemon thyme for your next pots. Also sage and dill are so versatile.

I bought pine nuts to make pesto this week. mmmm summer....

Marilyn

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[info]hopeevey
2008-07-14 02:08 am UTC (link)
It all depends on what I can find this late in the summer - I may have to remember your suggestions for next year :)

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[info]meggins
2008-07-14 03:16 am UTC (link)
Is that angel wearing Uggs?

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[info]thetoymaker
2008-07-14 03:52 am UTC (link)
No, not Ugs, too big wool socks... red ones.

Marilyn.




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(Anonymous)
2008-07-14 04:14 am UTC (link)
Oh, she looks positively disgusted!! What in the world is she so 'put out' about? She has her angel wings slammed tightly shut behind her back!--arms crossed in a huff! Darling! Just darling!!...Harvest Moon

ps--Favorite summer 'fresh from the garden treat'? Nothing like toast with fresh sliced cucumbers, a bit of mayo and pepper and a cup of hot Earl Grey with sweetener......

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[info]heidiannie
2008-07-14 01:00 pm UTC (link)
I love all of the produce of summer- I make a mint pesto with sesame seeds instead of pine nuts,only half of the basil and the peppermint growing in my fairy garden. It is so good on angel hair pasta with a hefty sprinkle of hard cheese and sliced tomatoes on top-YUM!

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(Anonymous)
2008-07-14 04:05 pm UTC (link)
Well, a lot of our fruit trees are producing goodly amounts of fruit these days. The Santa Rose plums were SO sweet - I almost felt guilty eating them (almost). Then, sweet darlin' brought in some Flavor King pluots. "I don't care for those. I like the purple ones better." "Just try it," he insisted. Well, my goodness! It was ab fab! I guess the ones I had tried from the store had been picked before being truly ripe. Still, I can hardly wait for the purple pluots (I think they're called Dragon Egg - but I'll have to check). Once I have a verdict on those, I'll know which is my fav. I do like our homegrown zucchini, though. It needs to be picked very young - like 6 to 8 inches - then cut in half lengthwise, sprayed lightly w/EVOO, a little sea salt, lots of fresh minced garlic, and then broiled. YUM!

Hope you don't get any tomato worms. Those things are mutant-looking. I think if you sketched one, though, it'd probably look cute. ;-)

Blessings~

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Re: The Glory of Summer
(Anonymous)
2008-07-14 10:59 pm UTC (link)
I LOVE home grown corn!! =)
(Nice sketch!)

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response to an older post
(Anonymous)
2008-07-15 06:15 am UTC (link)
Hi marilyn

How lovely your work is! My little daughters and I have been enjoying making fairy furniture and now are planning the finger puppets. I wanted to respond to a much earlier post, probably march? in which you recounted receiving your first negative email in relation to parenting and life lessons. My partner and I were talking this morning as we rode our bikes about 'wanting the best for our children', and realising that what we really mean is not 'the best', as defined by some arbitary designation of 'the best preschool', 'the best educational toys', etc but what is best for them, as they are, in the time and place and family we live in.


So for us, the best thing for our girls is to go to our local school, where they learn to be with people from all cultures and capacities, rather than being driven each day to a 'better' school where the families are following similar paths. The best thing is not buying whatever clothes Hannah Montana wears, but being able to choose whatever fabric and patterns they like, and making something together. The best thing is not to drive them everywhere, but to work out together how to take the train or the bus.

We've been talking with my eldest daughters teaching about finding some safe ways for my daughter to 'fail', and learn that perfection is not the only goal. That's what will be 'best' for her, not a childhood where everything is done for her, and everything works out well the first time. And when it comes to discipline, sometimes the best thing for my children is to have demonstrated, in a tangible and clear way, that they cannot be in the company of other people for a short time if they can't remember to treat those other people kindly. I don't think this is about fear or power, but about respect and guideance

This turned out to be a bit of a rant .... but it's been on my mind today.

Violet

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Re: response to an older post
[info]artman714
2008-07-15 10:46 am UTC (link)
Violet,
Stay the course. My wife and I raised our boys with a Healthy dose of "respect". not only for others, but for themselves too. They went to the local school, Usually walking the mile to get there and back. They were able to make choices in clothing that suited them, learned to prepare their own food when they were very young and were comfortable and interactive with all ages of people.
Our older son is 24 and works for our church denomination in Washington DC, our younger son is 22 and about to travel to Japan to fulfill a longtime dream. Trust your instincts, treat children like real people and take chances when they want to be individuals. You will be happy to know them as adults.
Marilyn has done a wonderful job raising The Boy so far, and should rightly be very proud of the parenting she and Wonderhub have done.

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summer fresh fruits and Veg
[info]artman714
2008-07-15 10:54 am UTC (link)
I am still trying to figure out how to grow stuff here in Tennessee. This is my second summer here. The frost of April killed everything last year, and my tomato plants don't seem to be thriving any better this year. weeds and bird seed seem to do the best of anything in the yard.
The counter balance is that Nashville has a Farmers Market that is open 360 days a year, with one shed that is for local producers only. My wife works very near the market and can get whatever is great locally right now. less frustration for me, and we get to support local farmers who might otherwise struggle against agro-business.

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favorite homegrown foods
(Anonymous)
2008-07-16 01:35 pm UTC (link)
The grape and cherry tomatoes are starting to ripen, and they are like candy on the vine.
My rasberry bushes produced many quarts of rasberries in late June and early July - great for sharing.
The basil is delicious with those tomatoes. I layer leaves around the edge of the plate, slice grape tomatoes in half and fill the middle of the plate, sprinkle with feta cheese, and drizzle a fat-free sesame soy ginger dressing from "Cape Cod" dressings all over. Delish.
How do I share pictures????
Carolyn Stanley
CT

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