Archive for November, 2011

Cleaning out the freezer

Posted in Canning on November 6th, 2011 by rmd – Be the first to comment

beef stock on the left, chicken on the right

Maiz

Posted in H. sapiens var. Peter, Vegetables on November 6th, 2011 by rmd – Be the first to comment

Peter planted a mini-cornfield in the front yard in July. We harvested in late September. The ears were strangely stubby and not sweet.

shucking corn

Peter was very disappointed. It’s hard to get sweet corn in SoCal. We’ll try again next year!

stubby corn

Apparently caring for a little baby is time consuming…

Posted in H. sapiens var. Simon, Outings and Adventures, Weather on November 6th, 2011 by rmd – Be the first to comment

But we’re back!

Let’s start with the latest. Then we’ll try to get caught up with grandparents, baptism parties, chicken drama, cat karma and Halloween.

We’ve had a couple of stormy days.  Nothing compared to what R’s parents in NJ had to deal with after some unseasonably early October snow, of course. They had no power for three days and a major cleanup!

But we love the way the rain clears out the air and dusts the peaks of the San Gabriels with snow.

just a 15-minute walk from our front door, uphill

This afternoon, we hiked up the hill above the Oxy campus to take in the clouds.

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