tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post6479591383778190102..comments2023-10-29T13:13:23.490+01:00Comments on My Life in the Charente: Yesterday evening in the vegetable gardenDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-48380438357934827512010-09-30T00:35:56.207+02:002010-09-30T00:35:56.207+02:00Tllk out the last of my tomatoes to day and put in...Tllk out the last of my tomatoes to day and put into storage to ripen. They should keep us going for some months to come...DUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553918680336149915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-15651148300665344652010-08-23T08:25:39.705+02:002010-08-23T08:25:39.705+02:00Faith, just luck some things seem to grow for me. ...Faith, just luck some things seem to grow for me. Mmmmmmm the figs are amazing. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-70995720139320633412010-08-23T01:24:11.139+02:002010-08-23T01:24:11.139+02:00You are an absolutely amazing gardener! I would l...You are an absolutely amazing gardener! I would love to grow my own figs!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678054471059161877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-86443219739212599952010-08-22T15:33:28.494+02:002010-08-22T15:33:28.494+02:00Joan you are welcome to come and stand under the t...Joan you are welcome to come and stand under the tree and help me:-)<br />DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-77816106026737083202010-08-22T15:28:45.929+02:002010-08-22T15:28:45.929+02:00Thats not fair!! :)Thats not fair!! :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-30788583604193431772010-08-22T13:57:11.970+02:002010-08-22T13:57:11.970+02:00Carol the vegetables are all huge this year, we h...Carol the vegetables are all huge this year, we have had a good year. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-34753086943068554032010-08-22T13:55:52.160+02:002010-08-22T13:55:52.160+02:00chaiselongue I did a similar recipe with the figs ...chaiselongue I did a similar recipe with the figs to what you suggest last year, but I stuffed the figs with hazel nuts of which we had many.<br />DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-41274946600501010822010-08-22T13:46:22.689+02:002010-08-22T13:46:22.689+02:00Thanks Joyful, we do get some lovely skies here. A...Thanks Joyful, we do get some lovely skies here. As I said to Joan we have an amazing sunrise this morning, hope the pictures are good, still have to check the camera. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-21065600427358203692010-08-22T13:44:37.462+02:002010-08-22T13:44:37.462+02:00Lindy the garden has been really good and we certa...Lindy the garden has been really good and we certainly have quite a bit to eat when we are back in the UK for winter. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-22419116262707735052010-08-22T13:43:04.929+02:002010-08-22T13:43:04.929+02:00Joan we get some amazing sunsets but the stormy su...Joan we get some amazing sunsets but the stormy sunrise was brilliant his morning. Have not checked the camera yet so hope the photos are good. I can sit under the fig tree and just keep eating them!!!! DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-33920976324211238782010-08-22T13:40:53.584+02:002010-08-22T13:40:53.584+02:00Ree you are right it is hard work, but I enjoy it....Ree you are right it is hard work, but I enjoy it. Since doing all the gardening my back, which has never been good, (I broke it when I was 16) is much stronger and is far less trouble now. So you see a bit of hard work is always good for one:-) The end results are good also. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-18174275674948031132010-08-22T12:54:33.320+02:002010-08-22T12:54:33.320+02:00The produce all looks wonderful and the sunset is ...The produce all looks wonderful and the sunset is amazing! If you have too many figs for jam, last year we put them whole uncooked in a jar with sugar and filled it up with Armagnac... after a few months they were delicious. Maybe in the Charente Cognac would be more local.chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-28476673250958864992010-08-22T12:11:56.899+02:002010-08-22T12:11:56.899+02:00Those vegetables look HUGE!! I am most impressed :...Those vegetables look HUGE!! I am most impressed :-)<br /><br />C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-73499429956456994872010-08-22T12:03:52.889+02:002010-08-22T12:03:52.889+02:00Wonderful bounty from your garden. I also love tha...Wonderful bounty from your garden. I also love that sky. Just fabulous :-)Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-1836035759682660872010-08-22T11:39:59.899+02:002010-08-22T11:39:59.899+02:00I may have mentioned before but our orto has been ...I may have mentioned before but our orto has been a disappointment this year, with just the tomatoes and fruit really performing well, so I am impressed with your success this season.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-27704233483309496752010-08-22T04:28:49.424+02:002010-08-22T04:28:49.424+02:00Love the beautiful sunset Diane. I think you have ...Love the beautiful sunset Diane. I think you have enough food to feed and army now. When you preserve the figs I will definitely be over for some as I have not had any for ages. :) I wonder why things like that are so scarce nowdays?SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-45610744954899969082010-08-22T00:15:25.344+02:002010-08-22T00:15:25.344+02:00Hi Diane,
What an absolutely divine garden you ha...Hi Diane,<br /><br />What an absolutely divine garden you have. I wish I had the space! Growth in my pot garden has been slowing also. In fact, it looks like the plants are starting to die. It's been fall-like cool here, especially at night. But overall, we had a pretty good crop for what we could fit into pots.<br /><br />In my dreams, I'll have a garden like you one day. Fabulous job. I know the work that goes in to maintaining, just a little garden, so kudos to all the hard work I know you do to maintain such a beautiful piece of earth.<br /><br />--ReeTerrianne, Call me Reehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825409536592806966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-36091608173455569332010-08-21T20:50:20.819+02:002010-08-21T20:50:20.819+02:00longpastremembered - no parties, it is all stored ...longpastremembered - no parties, it is all stored for our winter months. I have only frozen beans, ratatouille, and some cherries. Potatoes and pumpkins store for many months under the correct conditions. The rest is either turned into jam pickle or relish for easy transport for us and Christmas presents. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-68678725526417077522010-08-21T20:07:36.232+02:002010-08-21T20:07:36.232+02:00What do you do with it all?? YOu must have huge p...What do you do with it all?? YOu must have huge parties or an enormous freezer!!! Gorgeous produce.Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-17817738675203322622010-08-21T19:11:25.553+02:002010-08-21T19:11:25.553+02:00Susan the wine is always first on the list when we...Susan the wine is always first on the list when we return to the UK:) Costs of wine in the UK are just ridiculous!! The tax man takes a hefty share:(((<br /><br />The weather has not been perfect but is it ever? There is always too much rain or not enough. Too much sun or not enough. The year it is perfect, I will never be able to cope with all the vegetables it may produce:) Have a good weekend DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-82773726313934773322010-08-21T18:43:13.579+02:002010-08-21T18:43:13.579+02:00What a lovely garden! You have done quite well, b...What a lovely garden! You have done quite well, because the reading of different French blogs tells me that the weather has been less than perfect. Taking all that wonderful 'food' back to the UK must be quite an undertaking. I applaude you for it. But, yes, the wine needs to be packed first to make sure there is enough room. ha ha I enjoyed this post very much.Schnitzel and the Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074542460030763545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-76564621708909399292010-08-21T18:28:03.161+02:002010-08-21T18:28:03.161+02:00Lani most of the cooking will only be when I get b...Lani most of the cooking will only be when I get back to the UK, watch this space:) DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-27434513161194128592010-08-21T18:05:05.772+02:002010-08-21T18:05:05.772+02:00Wow! A lot of harvest this time!
Now, I can't ...Wow! A lot of harvest this time!<br />Now, I can't wait for you to cook them! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!☺lani☺https://www.blogger.com/profile/10252610846195928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-75907394835226368162010-08-21T18:00:14.224+02:002010-08-21T18:00:14.224+02:00Anne I find it very difficult to return to the UK,...Anne I find it very difficult to return to the UK, the only attraction is that Nigel is there:)<br /><br />Life here is just perfect and totally stress free. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945050858396741262.post-87047149935084160902010-08-21T17:22:52.413+02:002010-08-21T17:22:52.413+02:00I think you have green fingers too!! Amazing what ...I think you have green fingers too!! Amazing what you have done and are doing. I would starve if I had to start living off the land .. :-) If given the chance I am sure I would learn, especially if I had someone to follow.<br /><br />Hope you are having a good weekend too. You must find it hard having to come back to the UK .. !Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.com