The purpling has begun
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was discovering the first tiny green plums on our tree starting to turn purple! We love growing summer fruits and can’t wait for these tasty treats! […]
Homemade cardamom plumsicles
In our quest to use up the bounty of plums from our tree, I decided to try something new—popsicles! Though I read several recipes for popsicles online, ours were a […]
A personal best… in jam
Making plum jam is now an annual tradition in our home, thanks to the bountiful Santa Rosa Plum tree in our backyard. I experimented with a new technique to prepare […]
New plum jam process
Once our plum tree ripens each year, we scramble to make good use of the bounty before it goes bad. And since there are only so many plums our neighbors […]
Our first homegrown peas
After a final push to harvest the rest of our juicy plums this evening, we discovered a large zucchini hidden under the nasturtiums as well as our very first sugar […]
A Wealth of Plums and a Weakened Immune System
Today was my 30th IV infusion to suppress my immune system. I was actually eager because my intestinal pain hasn’t quit since last week’s big Crohn’s flare-up. Our kind and […]
Another nocturnal bake
In my latest edition of late-night baking, I made a lattice-topped stone fruit pie using fresh plums from our tree. Though I started making this pie at a reasonable hour, […]
Our first plum and zucchini harvest of the year
Shortly before sunset and feeling slightly improved, I dragged myself into our backyard to check on our Santa Rosa Plum tree. We love this plentiful tree, but it tends to […]
Baby green plums
These adorable baby green plums appeared on our tree recently, and Mama and I are enjoying watching them grow bigger each day. We are even more excited than usual to […]
Prepping pounds of plums
Our Santa Rosa Plum tree has been showering us in fruit this week. I’ve found several recipes to play with this weekend, including a crisp with cardamon and pistachio, a […]
