Erin and Jill harvesting strawberries in late November. YUM!!

Erin and Jill harvesting strawberries in late November. YUM!!

 

Tony's salsa verde crashed on the floor, so what do we do? WRESTLE! (of course)

Tony's salsa verde crashed on the floor, so what do we do? WRESTLE! (of course)

 

Manorites being silly (Erin, Mason, Staci, Kayla, Tony, Jill)

Manorites being silly (Erin, Mason, Staci, Kayla, Tony, Jill)

Spring Time

How about some early June flowers in the garden pictures?

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Thursday update

Well, its been a while since we gave a Thursday update so here it is…

Our raspberries are poppin’ off and are oh so sweet.

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In other news, we got an ice cream maker!

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Ingredients in the above picture: coconut milk, agave nectar and vanilla.

We are in search of a name for our icy creations. So far we have “Bliss Not Lawns” and “Bliss at the Manor”. If you have any more ideas, please leave a comment here. Then we can all vote on one.

A New Greenhouse

Well, we have been slacking but the new greenhouse is coming together. Last year’s house was nice, but we didn’t use the best materials. The cat tore the outer plastic to shreds. But we kept some of the remaining pieces and are going to built a much better one.

So today, we ate a big breakfast, planted a tree and got to working on the foundation…

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Look at our compost! Dont you want to just eat this stuff?!

 

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Diggin’ about

Getting ready to put up the new green house, so we dug a new bed. The garden grows, the common space grass dwindles. If we dig any farther toward the house we are going to have to move the firepit. Woah dang.

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Whats doing in the winter garden?

Well nothing particular… Lots cover crops, kale and flowering mizuna

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strawberries, herbs, chard

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among other things

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Carrots

Today’s front yard harvest…

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Fire roasted fennel and artichokes

Cooks: Ali

  • Fire roasted fennel and artichokes
  • Steamed and dressed brussel sprouts

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And while we are in the yard, lets have a look at the enchanted winter kale forest…

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Our Neighbor

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Garden Time

Well, there was no diner tonight…. So here’s what crackin’ in the garden instead.

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Rasberries
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Chilli’s
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Mizuna, chard, kale, peas, cherry tomatoes
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Amaranth