tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post116469682119016870..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: In TransitionAnnie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1165380748332418022006-12-05T22:52:00.000-06:002006-12-05T22:52:00.000-06:00This looks similar to the relish my husband's gran...This looks similar to the relish my husband's grandparents serve each year. So yummy! This year we had *three* types of cranberry dishes, since everyone is stubborn on insisting they have it a certain way!Jessica Harwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292673359340880392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1165004380173550692006-12-01T14:19:00.000-06:002006-12-01T14:19:00.000-06:00Thanks for all the comments!MSS - we'll put up the...Thanks for all the comments!<BR/><BR/><B>MSS</B> - we'll put up the decorations, but we don't turn them on until Saturday night, when we also will light the first candle on the Advent wreath. I think it's called the Vigil of Advent.<BR/><BR/><B>Pam/Digging</B>, the aloe came inside, thanks for the warning. I also brought in the little agave. <BR/><BR/><B>Carol</B>, <B>SalixTree</B>, <B>Ilona</B> and <B>Kerri</B> - this was our first experience with the Meyer's Lemons - they're some kind of hybrid and the taste is somehow different from a regular lemon. I'm not sure about the apples, Ilona... they'd no doubt taste wonderful, but wouldn't their addition shorten the 'shelf life'? We make a big batch and enjoy it for 5 or 6 days. I love to mix the Cranberry Relish into oatmeal at breakfast.<BR/><BR/><B>Colleen</B>, I agree - it's better to have too much to do than be bored.<BR/><BR/><B>Lostroses</B> I hope you saved the hibiscus, and <B>Pam in SC</B>, we have had a real freeze here! You must be the only part of the country that escaped.<BR/><BR/><B>Firefly</B>, I do the wacky song parody thing myself:)<BR/><B>Kerri</B>, you make me smile, too - and think our daughters might have some similar traits!<BR/><B>Don Ray</B>, hello and welcome - I'm not sure how you found me from Panama but I hope you enjoy the Austin links in my Blogroll - and your visit here in spring. <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164941719633307522006-11-30T20:55:00.000-06:002006-11-30T20:55:00.000-06:00I forgot to say how much I love those pictures, es...I forgot to say how much I love those pictures, especially the lemons and cranberries on that gorgeous plate. Now I'm hungry for that relish!Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164941283010288942006-11-30T20:48:00.000-06:002006-11-30T20:48:00.000-06:00I can so relate to your indecision. Thank you! I'm...I can so relate to your indecision. Thank you! I'm glad to know there are others out there like me. When the rain comes at least it narrows down the choices! :) <BR/>Kylie makes that same relish for our Thanksgiving feast and I love, love, love it! With lemons I'm sure it's superb! Mmmm.<BR/>Annie, I always love your comments on my blog. You never fail to make me smile :) I would probably have stayed behind and done the dishes too if I'd know what was in store. But then I'd have missed an unforgettable experience :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164938323200219902006-11-30T19:58:00.000-06:002006-11-30T19:58:00.000-06:00I hope you're surviving the freeze - the cold weat...I hope you're surviving the freeze - the cold weather is due to hit us sometime tomorrow, but they're not expecting a freeze yet. I hope you (and your garden) are faring well! It's been such a warm fall here - I harvested golden bell peppers this week.<BR/><BR/>Oh - What you described as your cranberry relish has always been my favorite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164916433339326602006-11-30T13:53:00.000-06:002006-11-30T13:53:00.000-06:00Greetings from Panama! My daughter lives in Austin...Greetings from Panama! My daughter lives in Austin. I hope to be there for a visit in May of 2007.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164861849778944242006-11-29T22:44:00.000-06:002006-11-29T22:44:00.000-06:00Ohmigod, you just reminded me that there are two h...Ohmigod, you just reminded me that there are two hibiscus out in the garage! The temp is going to plummet to 4 degrees tonight so I'm going to have to hustle them inside and down to the laundry room where at least it's heated. Thanks a lot Annie, I was all ready to go to my snug bed! <BR/><BR/>Clever idea on the cranberry relish, I can almost taste it looking at your beautiful photo.LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164836618172099792006-11-29T15:43:00.000-06:002006-11-29T15:43:00.000-06:00-that's ground-up ( as through a meat grinder) app...-that's ground-up ( as through a meat grinder) apples! I reread what I wrote, and thought -oops, that doesn't sound right.IlonaGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035401683506659646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164836517601610472006-11-29T15:41:00.000-06:002006-11-29T15:41:00.000-06:00I've always made my own relish from my grandmother...I've always made my own relish from my grandmother's recipe, but never thought to add lemon. You have tempted me, and I'm going to try it for the Christmas holiday dinner. BTW, we always add sweet ground apples to the mix ( like Jonagold) -not too many or it gets bland.<BR/><BR/>I love your pictures- You do have an eye- as commenter MSS has said!IlonaGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035401683506659646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164828051624913862006-11-29T13:20:00.000-06:002006-11-29T13:20:00.000-06:00Oh, I know what you mean! I'm starting to decorate...Oh, I know what you mean! I'm starting to decorate for Christmas, starting to do a little shopping, plus cleaning up the garden, potting shed, and garage before it gets too cold. And, before my gardening is even finished this year, next year's seed catalogs have started coming already! Honestly, I thought I was done gardening back in October, but it's stayed warm so long that I've been able to do things I was going to put off until spring, like expanding a few of my beds. But, I'd rather be busy than bored, so I'm good :-)<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'll have to make that relish. It looks great!Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164815351146915702006-11-29T09:49:00.000-06:002006-11-29T09:49:00.000-06:00Oh, why have I never thought of putting lemons in ...Oh, why have I never thought of putting lemons in with the oranges? What a great idea! I'll try that next time I make my relish. Sounds yummy!Silvia Hoefnagels . Salix Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143805751885131535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164759681798103802006-11-28T18:21:00.000-06:002006-11-28T18:21:00.000-06:00Unlike you, I can either keep house or keep garden...<I>Unlike you, I can either keep house or keep garden so right now the house is sadly neglected.</I><BR/><BR/>Mulching was my last garden task before winter, and I am almost done. When I finished up yesterday I said to my boyfriend, "I'm two bags of mulch away from freedom!" and he sang back,<BR/><BR/>"Freedom's just another word <BR/>for two bags of mulch ..."fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288800598812287691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164759001970896092006-11-28T18:10:00.000-06:002006-11-28T18:10:00.000-06:00You are so right about this being a time of transi...You are so right about this being a time of transition. It seems the "to do" list grows longer as we hurl towards the end of the year, even if you live where the ground freezes. The cranberry relish looks delicious!Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164723899545150532006-11-28T08:24:00.000-06:002006-11-28T08:24:00.000-06:00I can help you with one decision: yes, the aloe ve...I can help you with one decision: yes, the aloe vera will freeze. I lost one to a freeze once, so I know.<BR/><BR/>I haven't been as busy as you and M. seem to be. I guess I got most of my transplanting done in October, when it was still hot and I had to water furiously to keep them going. Now it seems pretty peaceful in the garden to me.<BR/><BR/>I'm still wondering if we'll really get that predicted freeze on Thursday. Our neighborhood seems to be the warmest spot in Austin, so who knows. I may cover my Elf aloe, but I don't think I'll worry about the other pots or the hoses this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1164720540411859522006-11-28T07:29:00.000-06:002006-11-28T07:29:00.000-06:00You have such an eye for beauty...like a book I re...You have such an eye for beauty...like a book I read once called "The Radiance of the Ordinary". That pressed glass plate reminds me of the my great-grandmother's...a plate that my mother gets out only for special occasions.<BR/><BR/>Our lemons are ripening but are not as far along as yours.<BR/><BR/>I've been racing around in the garden too. November and March are my busiest times outside, I think. Unlike you, I can either keep house or keep garden so right now the house is sadly neglected.<BR/><BR/>As for the holidays, Advent won't begin until this Sunday so I refuse to think about them until then. Everything has its season...and it's not yet! I may be lapsed but I'm still a tradionalist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com