March is coming to an end. It has been a little cooler this week but Spring is here. I baked this Friday evening, it is wonderful to break bread again.
I don't have television but can watch programs on the computer. I checked out Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution reality show. I really dislike reality t.v. but this one is so far palatable and I just adore Jamie Oliver.... so I enjoyed the two episodes I watched the other evening. I am impressed that ABC is showing this. Startling facts about how horrific many American's diets are and how the children of this time will have shorter life spans than their parents due to diet. Things like this NEED to be realized now and more importantly changed. I was speechless at how these children could not identify any vegetable, not even a potato. But they all knew what a french fry or chicken nugget looked like.
It is late....more soon~
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Happy Spring!!
**WOW** What a first day of Spring it was....almost 70 degrees, sunny, the perfect day....it just went too quickly~ It has been a fantastic week back. Spending time catching up and trying to focus on completing a few things. Coming home after an extended trip always seems overwhelming. I am happy to be here and excited to jump right in and end up jumping into everything all at once and the end result seems pretty scattered. Now time to make a list and stick to it. Big things are getting under way....very exciting ones that I will not mention right now....but soon.....
Managed to seed four varieties of peas and many hardy greens in the ground before the rain. Just couldn't help myself! The garlic in the field and greens planted in the greenhouse are up, as many other signs of Spring are popping up everywhere. It is here so early this year, it still feels so strange....
One of the best things about coming home is eating the food I have grown and put up. Farm meals which every ingredient has come from Fire Fly Farm is about as good as it gets. The next best thing, is to share it~ Life is good~
Managed to seed four varieties of peas and many hardy greens in the ground before the rain. Just couldn't help myself! The garlic in the field and greens planted in the greenhouse are up, as many other signs of Spring are popping up everywhere. It is here so early this year, it still feels so strange....
One of the best things about coming home is eating the food I have grown and put up. Farm meals which every ingredient has come from Fire Fly Farm is about as good as it gets. The next best thing, is to share it~ Life is good~
Friday, March 12, 2010
Arrival Home~
I am home now, ready to hit the ground running. I cannot believe there is NO SNOW. Record winter cold and snow everywhere I have traveled to arrive home to bare ground. Amazing. I am now trying to switch into Spring mode and am very excited to be able to do so this early in Maine.
The last couple weeks of my holiday were perfect. Puerto Rico and Culebra Island. Cave exploring and snorkeling were the highlights. The best snorkeling in the Caribbean they say and it blew me away. I cannot even try to describe the colors and fish I saw, it was magical, I was so excited and snorkeling was all I wanted to do. The days flew by floating in clear blue water, swimming with the fish of every color of the rainbow, through waving vegetation and coral of equal stunning colors, it was breathtaking and blissful. As I sit here, I still feel as if I am floating upon the waves, a smooth rocking my inner body still is doing~
Camuy cave was incredible. There is something about a cave…..This one is the third largest in the world. There is a group of spelunkers that I want to hook up with next time to do deeper exploring. It had been closed several years ago when we tried to go due to a fatal accident so I was happy to go in at all.
The juicy ripe fruit was my favorite food eaten on this leg of the trip. Papaya large as foot balls, pineapple, mango…..with all the fruit, beans and rice and occasional fish, swimming and riding the bicycles we rented to get around, I feel as if I lost weight on this vacation! Especially when trying to out ride the barking dogs chasing us…..
I have never realized how many different types of rum there are either…..
The best ending to the amazing travels and time with family I have had the great fortune to enjoy this winter is coming home to Fire Fly Farm. It is a brilliant sunny morning here and I am just beaming with joy with all that I am filled with. I could not be more grateful.
The last couple weeks of my holiday were perfect. Puerto Rico and Culebra Island. Cave exploring and snorkeling were the highlights. The best snorkeling in the Caribbean they say and it blew me away. I cannot even try to describe the colors and fish I saw, it was magical, I was so excited and snorkeling was all I wanted to do. The days flew by floating in clear blue water, swimming with the fish of every color of the rainbow, through waving vegetation and coral of equal stunning colors, it was breathtaking and blissful. As I sit here, I still feel as if I am floating upon the waves, a smooth rocking my inner body still is doing~
Camuy cave was incredible. There is something about a cave…..This one is the third largest in the world. There is a group of spelunkers that I want to hook up with next time to do deeper exploring. It had been closed several years ago when we tried to go due to a fatal accident so I was happy to go in at all.
The juicy ripe fruit was my favorite food eaten on this leg of the trip. Papaya large as foot balls, pineapple, mango…..with all the fruit, beans and rice and occasional fish, swimming and riding the bicycles we rented to get around, I feel as if I lost weight on this vacation! Especially when trying to out ride the barking dogs chasing us…..
I have never realized how many different types of rum there are either…..
The best ending to the amazing travels and time with family I have had the great fortune to enjoy this winter is coming home to Fire Fly Farm. It is a brilliant sunny morning here and I am just beaming with joy with all that I am filled with. I could not be more grateful.
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