Yesterday, quince jelly...
Today, a clean desk...
Oh, the toil of it all! When I am through mopping my brow with a rose petal, I think I shall faint...
11.16.2010
Rosa 'Pat Austin' does chores with me
Yesterday, quince jelly...
Today, a clean desk...
Oh, the toil of it all! When I am through mopping my brow with a rose petal, I think I shall faint...
10 comments:
Such a beautiful rose, I love the color. A clean desk? If your rose could help achieve that here...she'd be a miracle worker! ;)
Did I know you were a fellow jelly maker? And a fellow quince jelly maker, at that! How exciting! Where do you get your quinces?
Gorgeous rose, wonderful colour.
If only you had a cat on your desk, to eat the rose!
CVF: Ha! I actually just shoved the stacks out of the line of the lens...
Ellen: That was the first time I made jelly - it was a fun bubbly spicy smelling science experiment. The fruit is from our Japanese flowering quince shrubs (Chaenomeles - don't know how different the fruit is from Cydonia?). Since they are tart and disgusting, the squirrels generously allowed me to have them all! With lots of sugar they taste interesting... Though I'm not sure I'll make it through a jar in a winter. Do you spice yours with anything?
Mac: It is strangely similar in color to the flowers, which is funny since the fruit is yellow.
Mellisa: Ha, again! And indeed :)
I'm mostly drawn to native plants but I don't think anyone should be able to resist an Austin rose. I've carried around vases of them from room to room, so it's fun to see you taking them alongside your chores (and that quince jelly is gorgeous!)
Beautiful. The fall roses are the best! clean, no beetles...a bonus!
How very Victorian of you (sigh, sway, daintily wiping hanky across said brow) ;)
Hve you read The Lost Art of Real Cooking? A gem, you'd positively love it.
Thanks, Mountaineers! I will definitely look for it.
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