Plum harvesting day
Around this time of year, our plum tree suddenly explodes with fruit. The onslaught is delicious and more than we can handle, so we love to share! Today we harvested […]
Plums straight from the tree
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is enjoying plums straight from our tree! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! And remember, kindness is everything! Day 163 of 365. […]
It’s raining plums!
It’s plum time! Our Santa Rosa Plum tree is going wild this week and the plums are falling faster than I can pick them. I harvested several large bowls full […]
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, […]
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