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Monday Morning Tomatoes

Monday Morning Tomatoes

I dreamt of tomatoes last night, tomatoes and the Pre-Raphaelites.  Tomatoes fill my dreams and my waking moments, and rightly so.  Tomatoes are bursting out of our gardens and I’m determined to make the most of every single one of them. Summer has returned here these last few days, the temperatures are suddenly soaring again.  After the severe rain storms earlier in the week it’s making things feel a little topsy turvy, but I’m so grateful for the ripening sun…

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Labour’s Days

Labour’s Days

This weekend has been a mix of work and play for us.  Saturday we were off out buying an extractor so that we can take our honey this weekend, then it was an afternoon of tomato roasting, blanching, skinning, pureeing and canning.  A hot kitchen on a hot afternoon definitely feels like work but the gleaming ruby jars destined for the cupboard are worth the effort. In these last, glorious days of summer, the light has a liquidity to it…

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