Misc, Sturbridge Village

[helwen]

Greenpa had an interesting little post, on how long it can take to get things -- anything -- going.

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We picked strawberries this week, and I actually managed to make 4-1/2 pints of jam! The half will go in the fridge for immediate use. The others will be dated and stored on a shelf for later. Also made strawberry soup yesterday - it was surprisingly easy, and very tasty.

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Today fitzw went and worked on the farm, and I went with ellid, Henna, Brigit, and Kalliera to Sturbridge Village, to browse the bookstore and look at the plants in the garden next to the bookstore (free!). A blustery day but sunny, and we got to see a wide variety of plants. Also, I discovered that I'd misremembered the name of one of my plants at home -- it's Meadow Rue, not Motherwort....

They have a dyer's garden section of course; the indigo had pods that were turning blue, and the woad was very large and heavy-laden with seeds -- easy to see why it's an invasive species in some states!

Picked up a book on weaving patterns at the bookstore, on sale even :) Also got a little chocolate (dark w/cranberries & almonds - yes, I suppose I could have made some, but I haven't been to Whole Foods recently, so no cranberries in the house :( ), some cream-filled caramels for fitzw, and a pencil sharpener that looks like a spinning wheel -- it even has a 'drive belt' so when you turn the wheel the flyer moves. They had maple candy there, but we were all annoyed that it was from Vermont. Feh.

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Tomorrow is Z' graduation. There's a little party at the house beforehand, so we'll be leaving late morning to get to Poughkeepsie. Hoping the weather will continue to hold!

Comments

[harpnfiddle.livejournal.com]

I have false indigo that has pods - I wonder what the difference is. Wish I could have seen it. Glad you had an interesting time.

[helwen.livejournal.com]

I saw later on the charts we got that they have false indigo there as well, but I didn't see it myself. From the picture online that I found of false indigo pods, the pods look pretty similar. Maybe Sarah Davies knows...