It’s hard to believe that it’s summer already, but June is here, and the Reading Farmer’s Market has begun. This year’s hours are on Tuesday only, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Michigan Pavilion in Reading, MI.
Category Archives: The Obliging Field
Hot and Dry!
The trick is to not look too far ahead, once you’ve made your decision to do something. I ask myself, “Can I fill and empty one more bucketful?” And of course, the answer is yes. And after that, if it still needs one more, I can do that, too.
A Taste of Old Fashioned Lilac-Infused Whipped Cream!
Flowers-as-flavors create an interesting experience. The best way I can describe it is to suggest you breathe in just as you take that first bite.
Look what we found!
It’s getting chilly, so we began harvesting sensitive plants and fruits from the garden. But we didn’t expect this!
And Just Like That–It’s Fall
I suppose that if you are outside a lot, with your hands in the soil and your eyes on the skies, you become aware of subtle clues in nature. Maybe the leaves are a little drier, and they “rustle” more than “swish” in the wind.
Bella Luna!
The Harvest Moon is special, but the moon is glorious in all of its phases, shining from behind the clouds or alone in a cloudless sky.
Flower Philosophy
Ah, flowers! Jesus, Himself, through whom our whole world was made, drew his disciples’ attention to the flowers to illustrate our Heavenly Father’s constant care for his children. (Matthew 6: 28 – 30) He said, “. . .even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.”
Dandelions, We Love You!
What a beautiful spring this one was! I am late posting this, but every springtime, when the dandelions appear like a shimmer of sparks across the lawn, I remember my grandmother’s poem, “Dandelions, We Love You!”
Mulberries!
We have left sheets spread out to catch the berries as they fall, but that method also catches lots of things we don’t want. So we spread and shake, then wait a day or so and spread and shake. That seems to work best.
Black Raspberry Time!
My grandma from Colorado used to make berry jam and put it into little jars and seal the top with wax. I have jars and I have wax; why not try some of Grandma’s old recipes?
The Fullers Four 