Autumn is well and truly here, and we are getting the best rain we have had for years! The weather is turning cooler, and the first afternoon smells of wood smoke are appearing. I love this time of year! In the garden, we still have quite a few green tomatoes on the vines. The weather is too cold now though…
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Ok we are officially DROWNING in zucchini! I guess it’s that time of year – I better go put on my Zucchini Relish makin pants! Every year I tell myself that I won’t plant too many zucchini. But I am just such a sucker when it comes time to thin seedlings… I can’t bear to throw any away. So in…
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Did you know that The Grand Ole Apiary sits on a grand total of 450 sqm of land? Yet, we have 10 different fruit trees growing. No, we haven’t given over our entire outdoor space to the fruit trees. In fact, only one, my beloved Frankenapple, takes up any space at all! How? Espaliered fruit trees! They are absolutely perfect…
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It’s Summer here at the Grand Ole Apiary – and that means tomatoes! I have been hoarding my tomatoes to make some classic Italian passata, which I will bottle in my gorgeous Fowler’s Preserver. This recipe can also be canned in a water bath canner. We don’t have a huge garden here, so I don’t have enough tomatoes ripening at once…
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I absolutely adore the gorgeous light and sweet honey scent given off by beeswax candles. Like many of us, I love beautifully scented candles, but I admit they lost much of their appeal when I stumbled across an article questioning the safety of burning parrafin candles indoors. I just couldn’t look at my lovely candles the same again. Making your…
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