tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post1955359548408899903..comments2023-10-24T13:19:52.915+01:00Comments on Marigold Jam: Doing my bit for the environmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-45661433642485021562011-09-20T16:48:07.775+01:002011-09-20T16:48:07.775+01:00Lunch looks good.Lunch looks good.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-15696857503861706392011-09-09T18:19:41.614+01:002011-09-09T18:19:41.614+01:00Well lots in here again to think about Jane. I lo...Well lots in here again to think about Jane. I love vegetables...probably a good thing really...we used to belong to an organic vegetable scheme, but by the time I had travelled a considerable distance to collect my box, I eventually decided I wasn't really doing the environment quite the favours I'd hoped to.<br /><br />The book looks interesting and you have of course raised some valid questions. How 'green' can we really be when we weigh up all scenarios.<br /><br />Loving the fox in your garden.Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-55783329659626058532011-09-09T02:02:51.706+01:002011-09-09T02:02:51.706+01:00Oh yes, we eat 'locally'... right out of o...Oh yes, we eat 'locally'... right out of our backyard garden.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471639876072617577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-38734300161014947012011-09-09T02:01:41.711+01:002011-09-09T02:01:41.711+01:00Hello Jane. First of all I want to say how peacefu...Hello Jane. First of all I want to say how peaceful your header photo of the ocean beach is. I just want to go there and sit and listen to the sound of the water. I found it peaceful just looking at the photo!<br /><br />As for being green, I think we have to pick and choose as to what we can do. I think eating locally is a good start. That brocoli looks wonderful, I love brocoli. Fresh vegetables are so good for a person.<br /><br />Love seeing your fox. I've only seen a fox in these parts twice in about 15 years. They are shy creatures. Wonder if this one got his foot caught in a trap?Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471639876072617577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-8268555290704606202011-09-08T19:29:57.936+01:002011-09-08T19:29:57.936+01:00How lovely to receive a locally produced veggie bo...How lovely to receive a locally produced veggie box with a poem too! I think this is a wonderful idea.Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-78798560250025657012011-09-08T14:17:08.434+01:002011-09-08T14:17:08.434+01:00Jane, I love the idea of getting a poem with your ...Jane, I love the idea of getting a poem with your veg box. What a treat that Robert Frost is. This is a great post but I am up for the 5000 words if you're going to share them! I love your reminiscences. You have a way with words that brings the memories to life. Lesley xLAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-3606187993472801762011-09-08T11:42:57.473+01:002011-09-08T11:42:57.473+01:00...like your veggies (in a box/bag) Great to see ......like your veggies (in a box/bag) Great to see the Romanesco too, I always feel guilty about chopping them up & spoiling their looks! Can't stop for long as am now popping over to take a sneaky peek at Karen's recipe!Thrifty Householdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043667290330488244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-30374021891209847572011-09-08T10:36:43.003+01:002011-09-08T10:36:43.003+01:00Your veggie box has a Romanesco in it! I LOVE them...Your veggie box has a Romanesco in it! I LOVE them and just shared a recipe on my blog on how to serve them! I think your box is brilliant and I LOVE the poems, a VERY nice touch! <br />I do love popping by here to see and read all about your life......lovely post!<br />Karen @ Lavender and LovageKaren S Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024864830370677754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-30331427614041699372011-09-08T08:26:44.386+01:002011-09-08T08:26:44.386+01:00That vegetable cobbler has made me drool.............That vegetable cobbler has made me drool............. <br />A beautiful shot of your "visitor"! :O)))))))) I'm afraid I opened the window and shouted at one the other night. The hullaballoo down the garden was all too much...........menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-3153126479140582682011-09-08T08:06:34.374+01:002011-09-08T08:06:34.374+01:00Your vegie box looks great but there is one there ...Your vegie box looks great but there is one there that I don't recognise. It's the one in the top right hand corner. We go through lots of vegies in this house - especially in Winter. In Summer we tend to eat more salady stuff.<br />We don't talk about food miles here like you do in the UK. With extremes of climate and big distances between places I guess that just doesn't work but I hate to hear that we are importing goods that we can grow very well here, just because it can be produced cheaper overseas ( where wages are very low ) The thought of importing pineapples and bananas into Australia is rediculous - and harming the livelihoods of our own farmers.<br />Sounds to me that you are doing your bit.<br />Cheers<br />HelenHelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-6723187789106285742011-09-08T07:40:17.675+01:002011-09-08T07:40:17.675+01:00Lovely post Jane with plenty to think about as eve...Lovely post Jane with plenty to think about as ever. I used to have a veg box but it was costing too much to feed our huge brood. Very lovely though. As for turning back the clock, a defintie 'no' from me. I like to take what works from the past, but love my washing machine and hoover! xPipanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048984447721169350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-42687807307788766052011-09-07T22:15:22.946+01:002011-09-07T22:15:22.946+01:00Those veggies are beautiful colours, and I bet the...Those veggies are beautiful colours, and I bet they tasted delish too.<br /><br />Interesting post about 'green' knitting, and the teddy is so cute!<br /><br />Love the photo of your foxy visitor.<br /><br />x<br /><br />ps would still be interested to read the post about schoolday memories.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159166921836676091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-123558040856155762011-09-07T22:05:22.302+01:002011-09-07T22:05:22.302+01:00Oh I love your garden visitor, he's a handsome...Oh I love your garden visitor, he's a handsome fellow, such a shame about his foot though.<br />I agree it is quite dificult to be green and as you say we can only but try and do our best.<br />Your lunch looks and sounds delicious!<br />Vivienne<br />P.S. Thank you so much for your lovely birthday wishes. :)greenrabbitdesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562034074399686544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-42254378014255567122011-09-07T19:03:12.394+01:002011-09-07T19:03:12.394+01:00Just popped by to say "hello".I am also ...Just popped by to say "hello".I am also sick of runner beans.We only have a tiny veg patch but manage to grow salad,beetroot,runner beans,potatoes etc.<br />I am a knitter and a crocheter.I have been using up lots of bits of wool in a crochet blanket.Waste not -want not is what they used to saybusybusybeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570020362062932692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-90630631335403222122011-09-07T18:52:02.279+01:002011-09-07T18:52:02.279+01:00You are quite right Jane, it is difficult being gr...You are quite right Jane, it is difficult being green - I think we can only do our bit, but what always distresses me is turning all the unwanted lights off in my house and then seeing how many lights are on all night in our town centres and cities. <br />Your veg 'cobbler' looks tasty.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410318976755292700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-89617823237692161712011-09-07T18:28:12.247+01:002011-09-07T18:28:12.247+01:00Good for you buying local veg! I tend to plan my ...Good for you buying local veg! I tend to plan my weekly meals around mine, and we eat a greater variety than we ever did in the past.<br />The knitting book looks fantastic! I think its important that we do our bit for the environment where we can, no matter how big or small.<br />Lucky you having a fox in your garden. It's amazing how they adapt, you have to admire all animals will to survive and thrive. He (or she) is absolutely beautiful!<br />Dan<br />-x-Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670407627249157371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-27921979538886443102011-09-07T17:45:56.850+01:002011-09-07T17:45:56.850+01:00You're so right about the difficulties in bein...You're so right about the difficulties in being green. I try to do my bit and just hope it helps.<br />Your fox vistor is wonderful, it's great how wildlife can overcome deformities and injuries. We had some nightly badgers on holiday once in Scotland - amazingly they were after the leftovers from cleaning the mackerel and other fish that we caught and ate whilst holidaying. When we discovered the bins had been ransacked we were convinced it was foxes, but it was a family of badgers. We didn't get much sleep for the rest of the holiday as we'd sit up every night to watch them :o)Rose H (UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03502158211136467582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-38195417632828679662011-09-07T17:32:42.036+01:002011-09-07T17:32:42.036+01:00That veg box looks fab - I'm off to pick runne...That veg box looks fab - I'm off to pick runner beans, AGAIN!Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104140914581346288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-77434927442962502902011-09-07T17:06:10.832+01:002011-09-07T17:06:10.832+01:00What a lovely post and I agree it is so difficult ...What a lovely post and I agree it is so difficult being green. Fabulous looking veg box.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-2745538422989413972011-09-07T16:39:22.651+01:002011-09-07T16:39:22.651+01:00These boxes are such a good idea. No one seems to ...These boxes are such a good idea. No one seems to have thought of them here, sadly, not that we even need one. My husband brings our 'boxes' straight from the garden!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-41508078542446814292011-09-07T15:38:49.414+01:002011-09-07T15:38:49.414+01:00How nice that you can order from a local farm and ...How nice that you can order from a local farm and have just a bag full. I keep trying the veg boxes but there are always too many courgettes or other things that I don't like or don't wan to deal with so have given up. Besides, there is just me to eat it all. You lunch looks very good.distlen<br /><br />The green thing is such a trial, one tries one's best and then finds out that it wasn't good enough. I have a lot of yarn that has been in my garage for twenty years or more so I can use that when I finally get round to knitting again.<br /><br />Love the fox! I used,regularly, to see them here in my semi-urban district but they are hiding from me recently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-45713863387193353202011-09-07T15:23:07.227+01:002011-09-07T15:23:07.227+01:00Hi Jane,
Well done. I buy vegetables from our l...Hi Jane,<br /><br />Well done. I buy vegetables from our local farm shop. It is a 5 minute drive from my home. They do run a box scheme, but I found that I did not always need what they supplied etc etc. I know it works well for some people. Will be interested to hear how you get on with it.<br /><br />Lunch looks delicious :)<br /><br />Poor fox. It never ceases to amaze me how they cope with their deformities. We used to have a very old fox with a really bad limp. We affectionately named him 'peg leg' Sadly he is not around anymore. If he was I probably would not have so many rabbits in my garden. He was a great hunter.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-52852272870383559022011-09-07T15:22:04.034+01:002011-09-07T15:22:04.034+01:00I agree, being green is mighty complicated ... I t...I agree, being green is mighty complicated ... I think we all just have to do what we can when we can and hope that collectively we'll get it licked. A veg bag sounds like a great way to be greener :)Anniehttp://knitsofacto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-86549391253870457212011-09-07T15:12:25.931+01:002011-09-07T15:12:25.931+01:00delicious veg, I'm having a sweet potato and b...delicious veg, I'm having a sweet potato and butternut squash phase at the moment. We've lived in the country now for almost 10 years and could count the number of foxes I've seen on two hands. We had a 'pet' fox at our old house in Beckenham. Is the book recent? I need to check out amazon. I've exhausted the knitting books in our local library.janicebotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188903247970259430noreply@blogger.com