Yesterday Walt posted a photo of part of our hedge after all of it had been pruned back. Here are two photos I took of the long section of the hedge that runs along the road on the south side of our property — one from out back and one from inside the house. You can see that it really needed to be pruned. What you can't see is all the honeysuckle and blackberry vines that were cut out of it. In total, the hedge is about 500 feet (150m) long. It's also very wide and a lot of it is very tall.
And here are two photos of our lunch yesterday. I bought this very fresh, very big head of escarole (scarole in French) at the supermarket (mug for scale). It will make us salads for days. If it starts to wilt, I will cook it as greens or as a soup. Yesterday's salad, with a Caesar-style dressing, was served with diced bacon, hard-boiled eggs, and steamed new potatoes. Not to mention French bread and red wine.
What a great looking lunch. If only the produce here were so good.
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My goodness, what a great looking head of escarole! That lunch looks fresh and delicious :)
ReplyDeleteThat escarole looks beautiful! I checked out the trimmed hedge pictures. They did a great job. It looks so crisp now.
ReplyDeleteDiogenes, in addition to my note to you yesterday about wildfire preparedness, I wanted to add that you should ensure that your vehicle is totally fueled/charged up because evacuation routes are often clogged for hours and lineups are long at refueling/recharging stations. Also, ensure that you are able to open garage doors and any security gates if power is cut in your community.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I fueled up for sure! When the area to the north of us evacuated, it was gridlock. Narrow streets and many cars. We heard today that Canadian firefighters are on the way to help, which is great news!
DeleteBasic lunch. In between all your other meals, a simple lunch is craved by me, frequently, too. I haven't bought escarole for ages (maybe never!) - time to try it (again? - ever?).
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