It has been a very warm week here in Pittsburgh… I enjoy summer, but 90+ degree weather dripping with humidity…not so much. Hibernating in my house with the AC is not my favorite way to spend summer. But all that warm weather has made my gardens just explode! I am picking an over-flowing handful of beans every night, which means my 8 bean plants are producing way more than we can eat! Which means I will be blanching some beans to freeze! This is an incredible unexpected boon from my little garden!
This week I also made a delicious Clafoutis! (Nothing says summer like Clafoutis does!) I will generally pass up cherry pie, but Clafoutis…never! I love channeling my inner Julia Child while making it as well! Bon Appétit!
I am hesitant to post Ravelry links right now. I hope that fixes happen SOON to make it accessible for everyone. (although I did come across this on Twitter, which might help if you are having issues!) All that aside… I had so much fun looking at all the little boy sweater links that you shared on Wednesday! I will be ordering some yarn and whipping a few of them up! Thank you all!
Speaking of Twitter, this week was full of good things there!
First up, Romi shared this bit of information that I did not know! Again, Pittsburgh!! (and the episode IS very good!)
You all: you must listen to this! Another piece of Black history I just learned: the first paramedics in the US were in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, and they redefined the role of the police. Both incredibly inspiring and frustrating in the erasure. But wow! This episode! https://t.co/XWn3UFZMyd
— Rosemary (Romi) Hill (@RomiDesigns) July 10, 2020
Next, some Brexit Hilarity thanks to a new account I stumbled across! RS Archer is a must follow!! Hi.lar.i.ous! (also, why aren’t my neighbors that funny??)
That is all I have for this week! Have a good weekend everyone and I will see you all back here next week!
I’m grateful for what the garden produces, but I fervently wish that John would plant just enough for two people to eat comfortably from it. Last night he picked five gallons of string beans (to be balanced and frozen today), 12 cucumbers, and 17 zucchini. He gave 11 away to neighbors, but I think we are having zucchini fritters and tzatziki sauce tonight.
I’m starting to think I must have a black thumb because I have not produced a single edible thing from my garden yet. Actually that’s not true — our second tomato plant to die did give us two grape tomatoes first, but that’s hardly good eating. If only I could grow things as well as the weeds grow! So that’s a roundabout way of saying ENJOY what your garden is giving you, even if it seems like too much right now! I’m sure that in the middle of winter you’ll relish having a little taste of summer from your freezer.
ONce a garden starts producing, there is no stopping it until you are overwhelmed with produce!! Enjoy the bounty and you will love pulling garden beans out of the freezer next January!!
I hope your bounty continues to be manageable (and rewarding)! fresh frozen beans in December/January sound wonderful. and I cannot wait to see the little boy knits!
I don’t really do or get twitter but that does look funny. I wasn’t aware there was a Ravelry problem but have I understood it right that if you don’t have a username/account you can’t see the patterns on there, if that is the case that is going to create problems for me as I want to share some with a friend I am knitting something for…..