tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66123125573584707702024-02-19T03:35:47.443-08:00A Prunepickers PostingA "prunepicker" is an old name for someone born in California.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-54438309674955090002013-01-12T12:25:00.000-08:002013-01-12T12:32:11.151-08:00Last year's persimmon crop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gone but not forgotten!<br />
We had an incredible persimmon crop this year and got to share bags and bags with neighbors and friends. Since our persimmons have multiple seeds, it was too much of a task to dry them. I like to peel the fruit, and slice them horizontally a gigantic effort what with the many seeds of ours. The year I dried the fruit, I was drying our neighbor's persimmons. While they have the flat bottomed fairly seedless Fuyu, this year they had a short crop.<br />
Not to worry, I froze persimmon pulp and have enough to occasionally bake persimmon date-nut bars.<br />
Signing off from Albuquerque, New Mexico <br />
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<br />A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-1552576681984870472013-01-12T12:23:00.001-08:002013-08-25T07:39:51.636-07:00Pioneer Plaza, DallasDALLAS PIONEER PLAZA CATTLE DRIVE<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Pioneer Plaza is located by the Dallas
Convention Center at the intersection of South Griffin and Young Street.
Pioneer Plaza honors Dallas’ cowboy past by celebrating the trails that brought settlers to Dallas.
Pioneer Plaza features native landscaping with a flowing stream and
waterfall with a re-creation of a cattle drive in the form of bronze
statues of longhorns being driven by three horse riding cowboys.</span>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Each sculpture was created by Robert Summers of Glen Rose, Texas.
The sculptures are believed to be the largest bronze sculptures of
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Dallas business district. Pioneer Plaza is second only to Dealey Plaza as the most-visited landmark in downtown Dallas.
Pioneer Cemetery connects to Pioneer Plaza and interesting to walk
through. There is a very large Civil War Memorial in Pioneer Cemetery
featuring Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">N<span style="font-size: x-small;">eedless to say I was so <span style="font-size: x-small;">impressed with th<span style="font-size: x-small;">ese sculptures. My photographs of the cowboys who were bringing the cattle on the drive were too dark. As I walked among the cattle I felt as if they would butt me out of the way. Chills and Thrills!</span></span></span> </span></div>
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Newest appliance used in cooking has been my Benriner Mandolin to slice zucchini paper thin (great on pizzas)</div>
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Thank you <b>Alexandra's Kitche</b>n for the video on how to use a mandolin safely and<b> </b>for writing about the book <b>Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day</b> by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoe François</div>
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Just had to share these pictures of the quick trip we took to Southern California with our grandsons. The two objectives were to give the boys a day at The California Great Adventure and body surf at Manhattan Beach and at Huntington Beach. Should say that our objective was to have time with the boys. Was a great trip!A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-70720965542898682172012-06-10T09:49:00.000-07:002012-06-10T16:02:36.661-07:00Apricots, cobbler & stewedYesterday we headed to Winters to try to find fresh apricots. We were battling a heavy wind and found the first fruit stand closed because the wind had destroyed it. We had been talking about Lake Berryessa, so when the second stand we passed was also closed we headed for the lake. It may have been windy, which kept the temperature down, but it was a perfect day to be driving in the hills.<br />
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Finally on the return trip, the 2nd fruit stand was open and we bought some glorious apricots. I was almost too late to get a picture of the apricot cobbler.<br />
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<b>Fruit Cobbler</b> - I adapted the original recipe from an old Better Homes & Garden Cookbook.<br />
I used an <b>8x8 pan </b>for this recipe but I often double the recipe and use a <b>9x12 pan.</b><br />
<b>400 degree oven </b><br />
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<b>Prepare fruit:</b><br />
I have good luck with spraying the pan and then filling it at<b> least half full with fresh fruit + 1/2 cup sugar or to taste.</b> Leave room for the dough. I have had excellent results with fresh apricots, plums and peaches. I think I have also used rhubarb and berries.<br />
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the fruit-filled pan in a 400 degree oven while you prepare the dough.
I like the fruit to be bubbling hot when I add the dough.<br />
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1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour<br />
1 tablespoon sugar<br />
3 teaspoons baking powder<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt <br />
1/3 cup shortening<br />
1/2 cup milk, 1 egg<br />
2 tablespoons sugar for topping<br />
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Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the 1/3 cup shortening till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine egg and milk. Add to flour mixture, stirring just to moisten. Drop the dough as evenly as you want on top of the bubbling (hot) fruit. Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of sugar over the dough. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-1935137468910076902012-05-21T11:46:00.001-07:002012-05-21T11:46:23.546-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wedding in Albuquerque!A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-32202526784819281432012-04-30T17:26:00.001-07:002012-04-30T17:26:30.643-07:002012 Persimmon blossoms & tree<br />
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In rereading notes I was reminded that I hadn't posted the Persimmon Date-nut Bar's recipe. Our tree in the front yard has many persimmon blossoms which bodes well for a crop this year. I think I have used the last bag of pulp so I may have to just post the recipe with out a picture of the bar cookies.<br />
More to come.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-75559725930704208162012-04-29T16:03:00.001-07:002012-04-29T16:03:47.872-07:00Golden Bear in Port of SacramentoIt is a beautiful day in Sacramento and an important arrival came in this afternoon. The Golden Bear, a ship stationed in Vallejo that is the training ship of the California Maritime Academy came up the channel to the Port of Sacramento. <br />
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Why was I interested? One of our grandchildren got accepted to the Maritime Academy for Fall 2012. It is an impressive vessel and I just had to go see it. Wasn't necessary to climb aboard (which I don't know if it was possible today)but just had to be up close. A lot of Sacramentens had the same idea.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-40947173835308507812012-03-24T12:52:00.007-07:002012-03-24T13:33:16.817-07:00Spring time in Sacramento<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgZc9yxim9I1NbtMUKyYUICdR_3o6_2PyIotCzTfNc4IjiqLUt79IGyutn1xLX8vCr7WA1fFqOqOmkGrOfb84PjQcJCT1JGuSW19Ulf_TOu0iu1zzWGMVy5gg9D4wuCOYVtt8Y_ilhTY/s1600/persimmon+beginning+to+bud.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgZc9yxim9I1NbtMUKyYUICdR_3o6_2PyIotCzTfNc4IjiqLUt79IGyutn1xLX8vCr7WA1fFqOqOmkGrOfb84PjQcJCT1JGuSW19Ulf_TOu0iu1zzWGMVy5gg9D4wuCOYVtt8Y_ilhTY/s200/persimmon+beginning+to+bud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723555229288247282" border="0" /></a>GREETING FRIENDS! I Have been working on winter vegetables for months. You can just about see the collard greens going to flower in the earth boxes. The snow peas are yielding a nice batch every day for snacking. Sometimes they never make the house. The arrugula started going to flower weeks ago but I can still get a few leaves for sandwiches. I picked the last of the red chard yesterday and put it in a vegetable soup. We got the olive trees manicured like cousins of ours did to their trees. We also pulled up the evergreens and put in casks for vegetables. Makes gardening more manageable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84FHXITklHBGLzORTyWYLXcNVwC3Qozlyvnr9Zs3-z_tsYKiqeus1rSi99YQJiif6SYMRzUUqcvf_L_pd8J94bQspu56-5GPrShrElGLlPzSLYWqEV0LTqss3TFFJsuk128G9Kfgh-sI/s1600/cherry+blossom+time+at+library.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84FHXITklHBGLzORTyWYLXcNVwC3Qozlyvnr9Zs3-z_tsYKiqeus1rSi99YQJiif6SYMRzUUqcvf_L_pd8J94bQspu56-5GPrShrElGLlPzSLYWqEV0LTqss3TFFJsuk128G9Kfgh-sI/s200/cherry+blossom+time+at+library.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723554513295371874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uQXRg2oc7LePGcGAjhUv1zf48kqYaWvRR7a6CR6DTSvfSbGTn-UWNQ_-uFZihAl7_1bIXWvaX2Nle5U5Pn1FjHReCfNcHlNxu477b05GJmyG_VGIb4gHIj2tvYKL4CBmJgRuaiejUcY/s1600/close+-up+of+sakura.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uQXRg2oc7LePGcGAjhUv1zf48kqYaWvRR7a6CR6DTSvfSbGTn-UWNQ_-uFZihAl7_1bIXWvaX2Nle5U5Pn1FjHReCfNcHlNxu477b05GJmyG_VGIb4gHIj2tvYKL4CBmJgRuaiejUcY/s200/close+-up+of+sakura.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723554520977630818" border="0" /></a><br />Today I took a short walk today to the library and the post office. It is cherry blossom time and the trees are beautiful! The weather has turned cold and rain is in the offing so any plans for a picnic under the trees was canceled.<br />As I walked home from the P.O. I saw this painting on the curb stone. Most of us just have our address painted on the curb but this family was very original. I'm thinking of asking the artist in our family to work something up for us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4WMhpMOjW0qBa562STnM3lT8FrPABFXEmW5VhEiQou4cxx4s-xdKEUTtOYBNoCjadlW7JsGPLeABLuC0pHRFPfYW2_h4aGmDQYB5WxaOBlzS2igCoJ_QsxVuX0mdBZyT5vi053xo6XI/s1600/DSC02190.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4WMhpMOjW0qBa562STnM3lT8FrPABFXEmW5VhEiQou4cxx4s-xdKEUTtOYBNoCjadlW7JsGPLeABLuC0pHRFPfYW2_h4aGmDQYB5WxaOBlzS2igCoJ_QsxVuX0mdBZyT5vi053xo6XI/s200/DSC02190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723556231498457282" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNVxnXMvUATOtUYNCAzxf1clwa7WYloaBmU3QE35Q7qCimiChM5YnkSTLF5DgDbHETOHECQjsXvxU7__UV4Gg-AbJWc83xkxAQjCfwfgGAbENFGOGvcWMhMklZVO9d1rW5AfJFXknQjo/s1600/DSC02189.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNVxnXMvUATOtUYNCAzxf1clwa7WYloaBmU3QE35Q7qCimiChM5YnkSTLF5DgDbHETOHECQjsXvxU7__UV4Gg-AbJWc83xkxAQjCfwfgGAbENFGOGvcWMhMklZVO9d1rW5AfJFXknQjo/s200/DSC02189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723558227702303554" border="0" /></a>A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-59769117269249132372011-09-03T10:25:00.000-07:002011-09-03T10:48:16.479-07:00Recipe's from Alexandra's Kitchen & Marcella Hazen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakUnuQAf9Lw-g14sFd0fbBa0zPFqef5ldDec9E8yfRkllybXIbHxZzvhd_wEmbhMVj8YAH4P5CGFCgv2cah8Rxy-cfCkFWe82lgXWU83CvId1YsvrtrofwGIefJrjFq-VH_b0DQG5daY/s1600/Alexandra%2527s+recipe+for+Nectarine+pizza+with+balsamic+reduction.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakUnuQAf9Lw-g14sFd0fbBa0zPFqef5ldDec9E8yfRkllybXIbHxZzvhd_wEmbhMVj8YAH4P5CGFCgv2cah8Rxy-cfCkFWe82lgXWU83CvId1YsvrtrofwGIefJrjFq-VH_b0DQG5daY/s200/Alexandra%2527s+recipe+for+Nectarine+pizza+with+balsamic+reduction.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648188805581783202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MzYVfyJatP1P9lqgzTO7ODbuuUhYXFhiricHR7MNtim8N8v1dSGf6N4yyVDVvMOFAHmjO16aqhW3b0H4HFiPXPuxI4G7V-atJRFRCOr9sKxHLDw-BaQLzNGNWxkrSBLsctDQ3DelpwM/s1600/Pizza+Margherita+with+Hazan%2527s+recipe+of+tomato+sauce.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MzYVfyJatP1P9lqgzTO7ODbuuUhYXFhiricHR7MNtim8N8v1dSGf6N4yyVDVvMOFAHmjO16aqhW3b0H4HFiPXPuxI4G7V-atJRFRCOr9sKxHLDw-BaQLzNGNWxkrSBLsctDQ3DelpwM/s200/Pizza+Margherita+with+Hazan%2527s+recipe+of+tomato+sauce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648188797270185010" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Spent a furious afternoon in the kitchen baking Ernie's birthday request. It was fun and the end result was perfect as it always is when I use recipes from <a href="http://www.alexandracooks.com/2011/08/11/pizza-margherita-homemade-tomato-sauce-homemade-ricotta/">Alexandra's kitchen</a>. She had suggested Marcella Hazen's tomato sauce recipe on Pizza Margherita with delicious results.
<br />For me it was two new recipes but regretfully the kitchen sink showed that I have not perfected the execution of it. Notwithstanding that the results were great.
<br />My section of the Pizza Margherita had anchovies and Ernie's pizza and a half had the Lepori Italian Sausage. We were both happy! The Nectarine pizza was also the best dessert I have eaten and it only had 2 tsp. of sugar in the bread dough. If you follow the Alexandra's kitchen link you can find the recipes. I didn't have time to make the home--made ricotta so I used mozzarella for both pizzas. You can make the tomato sauce while you are making the dough. I picked the basil from my garden and the tomatoes also from the garden. I used the "freeze the tomatoes" suggestion to peel the tomatoes. It was a breeze in this hot Sacramento summer. Have fun cooking.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0q8HauYJqZqZkVNdqyGRIC6x7BDjEJZvpR6n2HOV13nFbdwJiZ2OaqCc-UAjzsr-_ONYLVqS60C3gfJB6vQk4FM7EBWpOoehk6gwuoBhOYjSKgeqrvEtHq__E48u0sUxrFU4tAHKguk/s1600/pizza+Margherita+with+sausage.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0q8HauYJqZqZkVNdqyGRIC6x7BDjEJZvpR6n2HOV13nFbdwJiZ2OaqCc-UAjzsr-_ONYLVqS60C3gfJB6vQk4FM7EBWpOoehk6gwuoBhOYjSKgeqrvEtHq__E48u0sUxrFU4tAHKguk/s200/pizza+Margherita+with+sausage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648191248636526226" border="0" /></a>A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-65066734962451336462011-07-30T11:23:00.000-07:002011-07-30T12:00:17.624-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hfT1aaoxnXkndWI3QFGsG-HIBbKoTc8hHGQFDfcmJBMf7R563Jr2WQiOXLfGiJ87w2lTQrLq2Z65qidllXPD-v7-tNVv85hvofUF_ME9FxqNXgV3hjGPOUB5HREWDo6BFgP0aMe0ULM/s1600/High+School+Classmates+%2528photo+by+Bob+Ross%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hfT1aaoxnXkndWI3QFGsG-HIBbKoTc8hHGQFDfcmJBMf7R563Jr2WQiOXLfGiJ87w2lTQrLq2Z65qidllXPD-v7-tNVv85hvofUF_ME9FxqNXgV3hjGPOUB5HREWDo6BFgP0aMe0ULM/s200/High+School+Classmates+%2528photo+by+Bob+Ross%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635221106457782546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4FVOxCsWwr8LandsWJPmswjU_41Hrkzsruf0IimktvIl4T2pxT8MQUGrSbrpL8XJKkkXk2Q8PxEy1OTr_6_o5h3FTh_92-JQIKp3OMxiqexeNTydmUJSAgsV33pi1JNf_44rGmw1ULA/s1600/Rogue+River+Rider.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4FVOxCsWwr8LandsWJPmswjU_41Hrkzsruf0IimktvIl4T2pxT8MQUGrSbrpL8XJKkkXk2Q8PxEy1OTr_6_o5h3FTh_92-JQIKp3OMxiqexeNTydmUJSAgsV33pi1JNf_44rGmw1ULA/s200/Rogue+River+Rider.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635219251823408658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just a quick note - just about as quick as this summer is passing. The last few weeks have been full of reunions and short trips. Our H.S. classmates who live in Texas and who we spent a week with in Jan. of this year came and spent a week with us. It was a fun time!<br />Then E. & I & grandaughter took a few days to go to Gold Beach, Oregon to take the Rogue River Jet boat trip up the Rogue River for 80 miles. Our grand daughter loved the ride. From there we went to Ashland and saw the Pirates of Penzance in the Elizabethan Theater. We ended the visit by seeing a colleague of mine from the teaching days.<br />The telephone booth pictured at the right is in the <a href="http://columbiahotel.com/">Columbia Hotel</a>, a great place to stay while going to the plays in Ashland. Couldn't resist taking a look at a place we stayed at 10 yrs. running.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-53898508233005795712011-06-14T09:18:00.000-07:002011-06-14T09:58:00.631-07:00Coming up for air!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl58M2t-vsUT2eUbGLzOJjxPlnhlApHLLWHYFb2R-tgMV0IoIBYmBagCjeLFNRU1fS95IwQL-Fm15CaAj0jv2K9b1DTxx9H5XsCh4bruXTavV7de4tr_q2IU4MlxrZtcUYFbmCvgCKM8/s1600/Mendocino+Headlands.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl58M2t-vsUT2eUbGLzOJjxPlnhlApHLLWHYFb2R-tgMV0IoIBYmBagCjeLFNRU1fS95IwQL-Fm15CaAj0jv2K9b1DTxx9H5XsCh4bruXTavV7de4tr_q2IU4MlxrZtcUYFbmCvgCKM8/s200/Mendocino+Headlands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618110898609702274" border="0" /></a>Summer is beginning for me. The weather is finally cooperating, the garden is showing signs of vegetables, classes are finalizing and I'm feeling very light. We took off for a 3 day get-away to Fort Bragg/ Mendocino a couple of weeks ago and it was wonderful. I love the ride to the coast. Our little car(stick shift) is like driving a sports car (which it isn't) and it took the curves so well. The mountain country was lush, drove through some coast redwoods, saw vineyards in the rain on the way back. The weather on the coast was perfect. I walked the headlands and took beaucoup pictures of wildflowers. I only know the name of one of them and hope to research the names of the others. Maybe I'll get around to posting them & someone will recognize them.<br />I'm finishing up a knitting project, reading a new blog, following up on 2 favorite food blogs and even cooking some new dishes.<br /><br />Hurray for summer!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdna-dI5dv0JimiI7WjQXlJZWplUN_QH5acmUMvVu4JPQ0K5K261r3Jwu7a3FXDLds0N8iHleR3uBy9EI6Ce1FdIhSgUxK-HwFHlv1227QcS_5c3MAcrgEWqlLq4C_Y0KVOKHMBn-nj1c/s1600/unknown+wildflower.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdna-dI5dv0JimiI7WjQXlJZWplUN_QH5acmUMvVu4JPQ0K5K261r3Jwu7a3FXDLds0N8iHleR3uBy9EI6Ce1FdIhSgUxK-HwFHlv1227QcS_5c3MAcrgEWqlLq4C_Y0KVOKHMBn-nj1c/s200/unknown+wildflower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618119784587188466" border="0" /></a><br />What is my name?A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-23406828425897037702010-11-27T11:32:00.000-08:002010-11-27T11:41:28.367-08:00Persimmons 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hfQ7aLvkOdoczqVeJUB_sEBs_qqJNnvs9fYxONG51zXwezNZZww2Fm2SMau95c6T9k1Nq9hcqfWBBCyyc1TM2HqZtEbWKxbPrlgoF3zWTr9EuUNDKspoJqV4Bsvf2CNOYDoaEmSts28/s1600/Persimmons+2010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hfQ7aLvkOdoczqVeJUB_sEBs_qqJNnvs9fYxONG51zXwezNZZww2Fm2SMau95c6T9k1Nq9hcqfWBBCyyc1TM2HqZtEbWKxbPrlgoF3zWTr9EuUNDKspoJqV4Bsvf2CNOYDoaEmSts28/s200/Persimmons+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544316474512124562" border="0" /></a><br />Hi,<br />It's persimmon time again and we had a wealth of persimmons this year. Last year I dried our neighbor's persimmons but this year she had none and we were loaded. Both of us have the Fuyu variety but she has the small, flat bottomed ones that are my favorite. I have dried about four batches of them and will put on another as soon as I finish this posting. When my fuyus get soft, I make date-nut persimmon bars with lemon frosting to give as presents or take to a potluck. When I run out of time or energy I try to give the rest away. Neighbors don't walk by our house at persimmon time because I'm known to put sacks into their arms after a chat. One year I used the kid's wagon loaded up with persimmons & then walked the neighborhood. How to win friends, right?A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-76375526646374244162010-10-31T20:28:00.000-07:002010-10-31T20:39:04.328-07:00Incredible trip to Japan 10/19/2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG76Vq1K1tSql1bhm2yQT9oieEim_tkWQcl9JAnGRUmXEh-9jS6TZN_ZVmiuD1faPvU7fuxbjQ8qaxFgx6okWxKketrLW5s5BXe1ECKOOQ4u7Lx9ChfyFDInHDcYZnWWtZPdSQ-VRDL0/s1600/Sapporo+Prince,+Sapporo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRG76Vq1K1tSql1bhm2yQT9oieEim_tkWQcl9JAnGRUmXEh-9jS6TZN_ZVmiuD1faPvU7fuxbjQ8qaxFgx6okWxKketrLW5s5BXe1ECKOOQ4u7Lx9ChfyFDInHDcYZnWWtZPdSQ-VRDL0/s200/Sapporo+Prince,+Sapporo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534419412153113010" border="0" /></a><br />We landed in Narita and flew to Chitose, Hokkaido. Were bussed to Sapporo to this hotel. Very pleasent - first breakfast was a treat - Will put it up just so that I will have written at least one thing every month. The pictures to follow. Incredible tour - we saw arts and crafts that I never expected.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-83340421644385680212010-09-09T20:49:00.000-07:002010-09-20T10:21:07.075-07:00This & That for Sept. 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtWEjcLgcHGo9bK-SjrEZ7BJvAWvmPJWhpN1fb8yqnGbRbN6QegQpy7deixosimW3p4a706E_d01apZzMI3Xr82rkdTFEzjKD9ha6gxm1aduF-7gyURoW4f04SoCWmvamOMcU6R7-ihE/s1600/Miyazaki's+Tonari+no+Totoro.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtWEjcLgcHGo9bK-SjrEZ7BJvAWvmPJWhpN1fb8yqnGbRbN6QegQpy7deixosimW3p4a706E_d01apZzMI3Xr82rkdTFEzjKD9ha6gxm1aduF-7gyURoW4f04SoCWmvamOMcU6R7-ihE/s200/Miyazaki's+Tonari+no+Totoro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515127896654842626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, here it is Sept. already and I didn't post anything in August! August was a vacation month in that there were no classes, no knitting only the garden in which I harvested green beans, tomatoes and crook-neck squash every day.<br />We have had our fill of Bruchetta as the basil has grown like a weed and the tomatoes that our neighbor planted have been plentiful for the last month.<br />We've had several parties under the persimmon tree out in front. It's been like a hidden garden with the brick half-walls and the persimmon tree. I've been complaining because so much of the persimmon crop has fallen, little by little. I'll let you know in Oct. if we have a crop to harvest.<br />But it was as if we were in another country ( Italy comes to mind) as we ate and drank outside under the beautiful, spreading persimmon tree.<br />A couple of things have come up. One, is that my neighbor and I are going on an Art's and Craft's tour of Hokkaido and Northern Honshu at the beginning of Oct. Of course that occasioned rethinking the travel clothes - so after research, I bought a travel vest from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.scottevest.com">Scottevest.</a> Look at the travel vest for women, black in color. Don't really like to carry a purse, but even less do I like to wear something with pockets on the outside. This vest is perfect and I have made several trips into S.F. wearing the vest with no purse in sight. I have memorized the pockets I put things in and it works! Have to admit that I don't fill all of the 22 pockets.<br /> I have the vouchers to visit the Ghibli Museum - My neighbor Totoro has absolutely won my heart. When our youngest grandson from Japan was left in my care the time the rest of the family went on an outing, the little guy cried himself silly until I put on the video of Totoro. The sounds of Japan soothed him and he got caught up in the story. I still remember the feeling of this little child completely relaxing as he watched the movie (in Japanese). The Ghibli Studio has created wonderful movies. My daughter wants me to buy a black cat from the movie "Kiki's Delivery Service" which I will do of course.<br /> In April, I left the Shodo and entered in the Pen shuji portion of our clase. I've included the July class assignment where we get judged as to the level we should be in. If you understand Japanese, you'll see that I moved up a level. I was in the 5th and now am in the 4th.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSk92_dRtT5QF3bm2adeED083g4Qjwlulf3WvOBbjwI1K60pr12QXOAM4E9v54ioCuFrT23YCuoujRC7Bz18HHDQNWt2PaOvTvLXAXUgrFlUGQhc1zuNlJb4GPO3v_bEj-xigWbBYdac/s1600/Pen+shuji+2010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSk92_dRtT5QF3bm2adeED083g4Qjwlulf3WvOBbjwI1K60pr12QXOAM4E9v54ioCuFrT23YCuoujRC7Bz18HHDQNWt2PaOvTvLXAXUgrFlUGQhc1zuNlJb4GPO3v_bEj-xigWbBYdac/s200/Pen+shuji+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515127907501429986" border="0" /></a><br />I have been studying Kanji at Sakura Gakuen for the past couple of years but am changing to another class as the Pen Shuji is teaching me more in a more relaxed fashion. Besides I love the teacher and all my classmates. So at Sakura Gakuen, I'll be focusing on conversation. (I hope)<br /> Well in an abbreviated form that brings you up to date on a few things. I'm not doing the cooking that I have done in the past. These days we go to two tennis matches a week and one football game. All at High School level but our grandkids are so involved we just have to root them on.<br /> My other past-time is playing scrabble with my neighbor through an app on iPod Touch. That is soooooo much fun.<br />Cheers to you all. Write if you have a mind.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-37496943621364618872010-07-27T18:43:00.000-07:002010-07-27T19:33:20.784-07:00Summer vegetables & meals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwM5XjC7jYd2fbZ4FYV7fN0GkNcLMg4TC13YCKYXvCqAIRsVLw6RbCz2nzqI0ykC2wVheqXbsOJiJARaOdGwgPoQl6pod5V7iXarOx1CkVpikmte5N9nV8W_A1jt0N2EEKp3DIWV-DJnU/s1600/Cukes+%26+tomatoes+from+my+garden.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwM5XjC7jYd2fbZ4FYV7fN0GkNcLMg4TC13YCKYXvCqAIRsVLw6RbCz2nzqI0ykC2wVheqXbsOJiJARaOdGwgPoQl6pod5V7iXarOx1CkVpikmte5N9nV8W_A1jt0N2EEKp3DIWV-DJnU/s200/Cukes+%26+tomatoes+from+my+garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498771808128845858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNCmQkP3oVx5hY9bN1UXFR-DVviVPV51Fjm4aIP8na0n-sD9OUDCAjLeX7DB_lwKFZzO9P7ErtH4qMPY5l_PUlB9fXfpuU9rGyMNcz9vAw2t4204-JnMlrIBtEGomYTJ89qja1sbZNYc/s1600/crookneck+squash+from+my+garden.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNCmQkP3oVx5hY9bN1UXFR-DVviVPV51Fjm4aIP8na0n-sD9OUDCAjLeX7DB_lwKFZzO9P7ErtH4qMPY5l_PUlB9fXfpuU9rGyMNcz9vAw2t4204-JnMlrIBtEGomYTJ89qja1sbZNYc/s200/crookneck+squash+from+my+garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498773653579274802" border="0" /></a><br />Well the garden is not growing as well as last year. The successes are the green beans, cucumbers, some of the tomato plants, one large eggplant and crookneck squash. Of the 4 squash plants only one has been producing much to my chagrin.<br />But I should complain as we have had the best bruschetta using the tomatoes and basil from the garden. Ah! the taste of summer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho83oFjJ4YJzhWWUoqj5Y7hLMmyEPhvibnZ0bP4ueWUCjixNABrjbnrNGZpOGqIpz2bb5DsCOMnF6qANzjrFyg_S75X2TUUxIafEOIOrwBNM5qpe4g3_p6IERw2jKCD8tPkp0jWKfsOfE/s1600/Salad+Ni%C3%A7oise.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho83oFjJ4YJzhWWUoqj5Y7hLMmyEPhvibnZ0bP4ueWUCjixNABrjbnrNGZpOGqIpz2bb5DsCOMnF6qANzjrFyg_S75X2TUUxIafEOIOrwBNM5qpe4g3_p6IERw2jKCD8tPkp0jWKfsOfE/s200/Salad+Ni%C3%A7oise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498771794619755538" border="0" /></a> Another taste of summer is this salad. I couldn't resist adding the anchovies. The salad along with sour dough French bread and a glass of red wine is a feast incomparable.<br /><br />We traveled to Tamales Bay Oyster Company recently to have a fun day at the bay picknicking with friends who also love oysters!!! I tried to upload a video of our day but will need another lesson at Apple. I did upload this video to youtube though after much editing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vkhrtrLSCXAdihAtXeJkSzpcJarx-ForXRjRXNT5JeO6MI9shV4yNxwp_WKEMwNO6rFOgVU-KllMtFYcYE22DbC1R4MfgW4AnxWYldMilmCN0ePpdsmAUhQM81ME-j4sJze8jNYhYhk/s1600/Sack+of+Oysters.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vkhrtrLSCXAdihAtXeJkSzpcJarx-ForXRjRXNT5JeO6MI9shV4yNxwp_WKEMwNO6rFOgVU-KllMtFYcYE22DbC1R4MfgW4AnxWYldMilmCN0ePpdsmAUhQM81ME-j4sJze8jNYhYhk/s200/Sack+of+Oysters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498777880648842898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN32IWQQZtRrV6pYvQffvC-dOiIi1NHmuJQDEflJuxDkpAW5IC0_F1_UDKZAMiwpAFGET9h1bnzOBWzeF3uU2zw2LzpDIEXhw4ybng1qSNpGhmtA2mZEr7YeRW8BXMbABCtG0PJjRcik/s1600/Oyster+.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN32IWQQZtRrV6pYvQffvC-dOiIi1NHmuJQDEflJuxDkpAW5IC0_F1_UDKZAMiwpAFGET9h1bnzOBWzeF3uU2zw2LzpDIEXhw4ybng1qSNpGhmtA2mZEr7YeRW8BXMbABCtG0PJjRcik/s200/Oyster+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498777850433069890" border="0" /></a><br />My girlfriend and I ate the raw oysters as fast as the fellows could shuck them. But mainly we sauteed them. A salad and French bread completed our meal. On the way home we stopped at the Marin French Cheese Company (Rouge et Noir brand) An artery clogger of a day but delightful! I posted the web adddress of the video. My video is very amateurish - don't laugh!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfmiW7QG3i8A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-69829210043209745702010-06-24T10:16:00.000-07:002010-06-24T10:40:39.255-07:00Front Yard Gardening 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyU9qz_K4GL-7tdtCv8tPDRWhgs9GTzbpJiuOwLVeviPhuDtnI9Us_i3JHe6ZanlRvtzBUQHZD_cySNQ8s6u90Pra2-pFWAqn38hpfuby3x4544kxB3LXMrFiMJtm9b_17mCAKIWZIX4/s1600/cucumbers+in+the+front+yard.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyU9qz_K4GL-7tdtCv8tPDRWhgs9GTzbpJiuOwLVeviPhuDtnI9Us_i3JHe6ZanlRvtzBUQHZD_cySNQ8s6u90Pra2-pFWAqn38hpfuby3x4544kxB3LXMrFiMJtm9b_17mCAKIWZIX4/s200/cucumbers+in+the+front+yard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486392596050138546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ScVU70QEh6Tl9yaMYVbUIVArYfK19yjJCjEILgwodYHiotLAurfmW-FpMUdZtyO1nZU7Ad4WFzkNgrtkVj6iqD7sjqaayY4kl1nOk9yfGknT-zsQMeXjDdrg3rarKjb6K17YnP8GMZs/s1600/tomatoes+%26+green+beans.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ScVU70QEh6Tl9yaMYVbUIVArYfK19yjJCjEILgwodYHiotLAurfmW-FpMUdZtyO1nZU7Ad4WFzkNgrtkVj6iqD7sjqaayY4kl1nOk9yfGknT-zsQMeXjDdrg3rarKjb6K17YnP8GMZs/s200/tomatoes+%26+green+beans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486392634848937378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjwSHmJqKPZywUfMof0wgY9vvQQgfT6PqUAuBqttIPN5HwWp8rSTMOo3OlFrquaY8OYiV_8jDEGEQQ10ZbG3-qIvfAIO7P-Psw4BUXK574nSY8a1nurtTB1iuX4vR9YCRBO2GDnQ9FG4/s1600/cucumber+flowers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjwSHmJqKPZywUfMof0wgY9vvQQgfT6PqUAuBqttIPN5HwWp8rSTMOo3OlFrquaY8OYiV_8jDEGEQQ10ZbG3-qIvfAIO7P-Psw4BUXK574nSY8a1nurtTB1iuX4vR9YCRBO2GDnQ9FG4/s200/cucumber+flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486392617708196450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We had a rainy & cold April and May and because of the rain I don't think the bees were able to polinate the persimmon flowers. So the persimmon tree has been dropping a lot of fruit which makes me wonder if we will have any persimmons to dry this year. Also I couldn't plant the garden until later than usual because my farmer friends said the ground was still too cold. So here are pictures of my late garden.<br /> With extreme pleasure I go out and tend the garden in the early morning. I think my talking to the plants encourages them to grow. Or maybe they keep me smiling at their green and vibrant beauty.<br /> I haven't shown you pictures of the Japanese eggplants because they got planted really late this year. They are still small. Last year my friends gifted me with good starts and we had abundant eggplants late into the Fall.<br />Since this is all front yard gardening in areas where the sun shines on the plants all day, I couldn't plant everything I wanted to. I didn't show my herb garden but I have already made one batch of pesto that we ate on tagliarini.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-41700794806774884872010-05-17T13:41:00.000-07:002010-06-09T08:55:55.782-07:00Long time between postings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkbHfbsfzH2C4iEEGp8EbMz7DZKt1leZR_trnWVxvrkfWfoFfT2Z63qsHFx16xa5OwJNYa-rkzuT1oPxqtfRbvssA3as7hE0Rds-xddGXacFYWSrFcCINHusntI5WSZl7QC0-Onl1XG8/s1600/Blues+Band+Wailer.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkbHfbsfzH2C4iEEGp8EbMz7DZKt1leZR_trnWVxvrkfWfoFfT2Z63qsHFx16xa5OwJNYa-rkzuT1oPxqtfRbvssA3as7hE0Rds-xddGXacFYWSrFcCINHusntI5WSZl7QC0-Onl1XG8/s200/Blues+Band+Wailer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480795632187947394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE8loT8UBFPK0oblnF3WBQx2eyHyGveIR-yHxYAP_BJz6EsuZXCx7AWx8PUQZm0cngQlcO5qPUyYZA8HBM5YqmsfLKejOa1_fJpXhhFRlmHVYKmXmy5m6uYeFaml1dU9nCD_YGHCUYtA/s1600/Track+meet+relay.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE8loT8UBFPK0oblnF3WBQx2eyHyGveIR-yHxYAP_BJz6EsuZXCx7AWx8PUQZm0cngQlcO5qPUyYZA8HBM5YqmsfLKejOa1_fJpXhhFRlmHVYKmXmy5m6uYeFaml1dU9nCD_YGHCUYtA/s200/Track+meet+relay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480795645227263730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrYr4KZa_rBTO23dZ-DbbxMj5hMrGgsHpPVhkhzvJojkyXAxHligkd-TiP61oojPVTsQjORzHOgaoj1CC6QqR_8U8womBRXYM9fEUXzpSEV7rvi_PiWURsnBImzelMvJCj8SsOC6jRh8/s1600/200+meter+champ.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrYr4KZa_rBTO23dZ-DbbxMj5hMrGgsHpPVhkhzvJojkyXAxHligkd-TiP61oojPVTsQjORzHOgaoj1CC6QqR_8U8womBRXYM9fEUXzpSEV7rvi_PiWURsnBImzelMvJCj8SsOC6jRh8/s200/200+meter+champ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480792596632342562" border="0" /></a><br />We have been spending a lot of time cheering our grandkids on in track and it has been fun. Now we are arriving at the end of baseball season cheering on a team that only lost one game this season. (The last game too) Also, we have gone to a lot of band & Blues Band concerts. So enjoyable!<br /> Besides the events we are working through our garage to square it away. Read on. Today is an overcast one and one of us is in the garage reading through Great grandpa's box of memorabilia. Grandpa corresponded with so many people and he saved most of the letters. I'm going to pass on some special letters that our children wrote. More later.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-18704081308466329702010-03-23T10:02:00.000-07:002010-03-23T22:00:26.356-07:00Pineapple Upside-down cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyayKGaLH0AA0QUNgEQWk2q1PExfJFS6H68Fr9refjZJ3xVUQpUySCCWZ-DZvAXhjATbdtawQTEfEZwJE5hKJAvJUd8lGtb1OLpwnwMYIyN0nWDX4Di7UbW_cwRZsNvHLpc2zuL7Gd1Q/s1600-h/Hailemaile+pineapple+unside-down.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyayKGaLH0AA0QUNgEQWk2q1PExfJFS6H68Fr9refjZJ3xVUQpUySCCWZ-DZvAXhjATbdtawQTEfEZwJE5hKJAvJUd8lGtb1OLpwnwMYIyN0nWDX4Di7UbW_cwRZsNvHLpc2zuL7Gd1Q/s200/Hailemaile+pineapple+unside-down.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451876539609051858" border="0" /></a>In February we spent 10 days mainly in Maui, Hawaii and ate some incredible food. One of the memorable meals was eaten at Hailemaile General Store which is one of the best restaurants on the island. Their pineapple upside-down cake was so delicious that I took a picture of it and decided to come home and try my hand at it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjQ_k38fgxQciMbqNzAG7RM9KKdiDiAV9MUbuCzBfh3fgP3WwvWpEmU5ElQPXg0zUCYtvdhwnuyMt0rb2x73Zv8HbMcxN6DrSF-7K1MmokOEDDX0YbOI7vw6vn23zw94fK29mTQO0VTo/s1600-h/pineapple+upside+down+cake.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjQ_k38fgxQciMbqNzAG7RM9KKdiDiAV9MUbuCzBfh3fgP3WwvWpEmU5ElQPXg0zUCYtvdhwnuyMt0rb2x73Zv8HbMcxN6DrSF-7K1MmokOEDDX0YbOI7vw6vn23zw94fK29mTQO0VTo/s200/pineapple+upside+down+cake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451876547709542962" border="0" /></a>After a couple of tries, I made this one with fresh pineapple using a modified recipe from Bittman's <span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Cook Everything</span>. I had used a cast iron skillet for the first two but I should have used a bigger skillet because the cake part was too high and you got the taste of the cake and not of the brown sugar and pineapple.<br />The cake in the picture was baked in a round cake pan. I buttered two pans, poured a melted stick of butter into each pan, sprinkled 1 cup of brown sugar over the melted butter in each pan. Then I added the fresh pineapple until it covered the pan.Then I put the pans in a 350 degree F. oven while I prepared the cake batter.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I better list ingredients</span>:<br />2- 8 in. round cake pans<br />16 Tblsps. butter (2 sticks)<br />2 cups of brown sugar<br />one fresh pineapple, cut in thick slices about 1/2 inches, enough to fill the 2 pans.<br /> Or 1 can of sliced pineapple<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cake batter ingredients</span>:<br />4 Tblsps. melted butter for cake batter<br />1 cup buttermilk or sour milk<br />2 eggs<br />1/2 cup granulated sugar<br />2 cups flour<br />1 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt<br /><br />Combine and beat the melted butter, buttermilk or sour milk - (I used sour milk) eggs and granulated sugar until mixed. Measure out the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl and gradually add to the liquid mixture until it looks mixed.<br /><br />Try to divide the mixture over the two pans you've pulled from the oven. You may have to spread it to cover the pineapple. Put in the 350 degree F. oven for about 20 minutes. Because the pineapple sugar mixture is hot, it bakes a little faster. Also the thinness of the pans compared to the cast iron skillet makes it bake faster. Keep an eye on the cakes -<br /><br />Write me if I haven't been clear enough. I made the cakes with canned pineapple and fresh pineapple. We liked it both ways. By putting the pineapple/brown sugar mixture in pans in the oven while I mixed the batter, the cake cooked evenly. I do that now with all my fruit cobblers.<br /><br />I used both buttermilk and sour milk. Couldn't tell the difference. I had sour milk but in the past I have made sour milk by adding 1/2 tsp. vinegar to 1 cup of fresh milk.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-79281638860580703192010-03-14T16:40:00.000-07:002010-03-22T06:17:21.261-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvomUZHnXFuP9fILjB75BII04QkpQDqq6xFE4mb1o7ze_q-uKOPjlb3PDFm9KTIAIJtTNKHVTfrUKOuKqbI7-7psyM9KkNg-NHEMrQyJ6XiL5Z0qWq1FqBNtf1Z8bq5rsj0DKQDF7-h3w/s1600-h/S.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvomUZHnXFuP9fILjB75BII04QkpQDqq6xFE4mb1o7ze_q-uKOPjlb3PDFm9KTIAIJtTNKHVTfrUKOuKqbI7-7psyM9KkNg-NHEMrQyJ6XiL5Z0qWq1FqBNtf1Z8bq5rsj0DKQDF7-h3w/s200/S.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448639582962621042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNyBpv8GQVuLRMnLOniXTiCSSTcwgsiUsUHOeuIq7e0m3CLEGYxeM3hB7v1uZzO4IWlF9aTRWnLtOGR0xpmbPN_St1v5qANSnERmvEhlN_a2JFQIWDh9szyKd8BISAP76OErmz3vLvfg/s1600-h/Gunnar+%26+Caitlin+11:09.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNyBpv8GQVuLRMnLOniXTiCSSTcwgsiUsUHOeuIq7e0m3CLEGYxeM3hB7v1uZzO4IWlF9aTRWnLtOGR0xpmbPN_St1v5qANSnERmvEhlN_a2JFQIWDh9szyKd8BISAP76OErmz3vLvfg/s200/Gunnar+%26+Caitlin+11:09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448639203411134226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQQYHX_dudvNGo0wqp3Z-aCBxa97FgwItL_GLKzLUKL4yuzeWuaw-aGfZ5_oYsN-TLd3oThOL54SJn4e8nCYc3ZT3yLiVoedLZrxyUKRM7de5Y1fYn8FkYrRnJTccUYAflFDA_eAVdkw/s1600-h/Lee's+BD+with+grandchildren.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQQYHX_dudvNGo0wqp3Z-aCBxa97FgwItL_GLKzLUKL4yuzeWuaw-aGfZ5_oYsN-TLd3oThOL54SJn4e8nCYc3ZT3yLiVoedLZrxyUKRM7de5Y1fYn8FkYrRnJTccUYAflFDA_eAVdkw/s200/Lee's+BD+with+grandchildren.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448639183401440466" border="0" /></a>Well, not having a lot of luck managing this blog. But if you wonder what I've been doing, I've been doing lots of things with grand-kids or let's say watching them participate in concerts, track meets and Japanese school graduation days.<br />Also, The Albuquerque grandkids came in and today we went to San Francisco to be real tourists. Last night was a family gathering at a restaurant and then Vic's Ice Cream parlor to celebrate a son's birthday. We take off tomorrow to visit a famous aquarium and castle so I'll post more next week. Ciao!A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-31656570940459556882010-02-25T19:13:00.000-08:002010-02-26T11:02:03.632-08:00Thoughts on Hawaii<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1QRjDyl8c5Fudi9lKYAlDGDmxSCHzOYVAZ9jKfJIE8seMUpKd5obA8at1sgX_aWdXo-VWa9OVVqSyGd2tRG9DY_QEg6R0mvtscDK4Rz6uv7uV6RhEQj6N04DggFX2fVD-J4J8N0UyQs/s1600-h/Maalaea+Condo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1QRjDyl8c5Fudi9lKYAlDGDmxSCHzOYVAZ9jKfJIE8seMUpKd5obA8at1sgX_aWdXo-VWa9OVVqSyGd2tRG9DY_QEg6R0mvtscDK4Rz6uv7uV6RhEQj6N04DggFX2fVD-J4J8N0UyQs/s200/Maalaea+Condo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442385692253518018" border="0" /></a>We spent a lovely 10 days viewing whales from our 2nd floor balcony. You'd think we would have slept in, but most days found us on the balcony at 6:00 a.m. having our coffee and looking through the binoculars at the whales and the people who were having a morning swim. The day before we left we went on an early morning boat ride with the Whale Foundation and saw a competition of whales. Never thought whales bellowed at one another. The following photos didn't show as much as I wanted. I think I need lessons in picture taking with my new camera. CLICK ON EACH PICTURE TO GET A BIGGER VERSION.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJM1fXimVBm4xXRACJ0acXvGlEv16PBa5SUtQ4eUSXBdbl_WHm1GP5rNuBYfWSKwTNmA1obh8G6IVqg_IOJhmXDJhyphenhyphenb4S7_4ro-G86Mpr-NMwOPUTan_LFJIpMsTrYb8b_esoi1L0yqw/s1600-h/competition+of+whales+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJM1fXimVBm4xXRACJ0acXvGlEv16PBa5SUtQ4eUSXBdbl_WHm1GP5rNuBYfWSKwTNmA1obh8G6IVqg_IOJhmXDJhyphenhyphenb4S7_4ro-G86Mpr-NMwOPUTan_LFJIpMsTrYb8b_esoi1L0yqw/s200/competition+of+whales+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442391146242581810" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5bP2u3YYb5D4wvGsS0yDCRTKxT6Ukzo7I8DibTQzt-ngbtb7Qo2ztCogBR5KhXg5dd88Ojt6O4PbgrxnW4Kq2ZgVDVpXTctJSspCC6T9D_DVXvRjQWu_2CI6vZwFrdWDgJmbmKZGlXc/s1600-h/competition+of+whales+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5bP2u3YYb5D4wvGsS0yDCRTKxT6Ukzo7I8DibTQzt-ngbtb7Qo2ztCogBR5KhXg5dd88Ojt6O4PbgrxnW4Kq2ZgVDVpXTctJSspCC6T9D_DVXvRjQWu_2CI6vZwFrdWDgJmbmKZGlXc/s200/competition+of+whales+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442391123280506642" border="0" /></a><br />We also explored the Upcountry of Maui - Gail our hostess and guide knows this island very well.<br />Ate strawberry papaya, ripe star fruit and apple bananas every day. Also bought fish from Suda's market on the days we ate at home. It was a lovely restful vacation.<br />A special sidetrip to the big island to visit friends in Kamuela was the icing on the cake. We were in Paniolo country and my picture taking doesn't do it justice. So I'll just post some highlights.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rhnzaDGQrE-NTOTHojQrfdirtk4n0oa6E6ZMW1thqpDLsnYHw2wnu00Z8xKpsU-xps7ZWY3ir25CTnI9vqcuB0srRfU_Jqdp8buDag_QfP9WsbcUgHng5QyyyTRimVrNwYkTAjIxcJk/s1600-h/Kona+airport+ladies.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rhnzaDGQrE-NTOTHojQrfdirtk4n0oa6E6ZMW1thqpDLsnYHw2wnu00Z8xKpsU-xps7ZWY3ir25CTnI9vqcuB0srRfU_Jqdp8buDag_QfP9WsbcUgHng5QyyyTRimVrNwYkTAjIxcJk/s200/Kona+airport+ladies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442395854182724290" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatRCUs2O9OoPFmhWIsW7BpjgiNUs16Q7bLkCrml9a7sexY_aEQbjo2su0BoOC07kHGXwDU4t9JoiJkMhDpw39RITLakbn4N1UNnmWpR-kLAftQ6TX0e6j91yqkiXmTn3J0eKtboO36tE/s1600-h/Kona+Airport+Ladies+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatRCUs2O9OoPFmhWIsW7BpjgiNUs16Q7bLkCrml9a7sexY_aEQbjo2su0BoOC07kHGXwDU4t9JoiJkMhDpw39RITLakbn4N1UNnmWpR-kLAftQ6TX0e6j91yqkiXmTn3J0eKtboO36tE/s200/Kona+Airport+Ladies+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442400085365113986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These ladies greeted us at the Kona Airport. The weather felt much more humid and warm than Maui. We enjoyed the open kiosks of the airport.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ju6qyK9-4ml0v1lztPQ812fLVNn7a_JpjCy2ozvwinNJZ2e98wrG-dPGk3a2b94DnRkiYub28d3yxlLfw3lu7Ec2dWlgzxqavnL-asGp3YlLK6F2L05G0FH_jpQDDB1ouxCUgl-thHQ/s1600-h/Paniolo+cowboy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ju6qyK9-4ml0v1lztPQ812fLVNn7a_JpjCy2ozvwinNJZ2e98wrG-dPGk3a2b94DnRkiYub28d3yxlLfw3lu7Ec2dWlgzxqavnL-asGp3YlLK6F2L05G0FH_jpQDDB1ouxCUgl-thHQ/s200/Paniolo+cowboy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442395876596198242" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLeVcgoqwP8e591gyo-W7H97nWN_iZowQlYqpEzMezTKGv-uT6l3AV0zPR3Sk7M_Ip147wge0x_EdkCTCdd_skrswYbotcffqrAfM3kqpQ4Mj8AgkkUCeJkA6hyxqT8FD4fDiiooySRs/s1600-h/Kamuela+Cowboy+Plaque.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLeVcgoqwP8e591gyo-W7H97nWN_iZowQlYqpEzMezTKGv-uT6l3AV0zPR3Sk7M_Ip147wge0x_EdkCTCdd_skrswYbotcffqrAfM3kqpQ4Mj8AgkkUCeJkA6hyxqT8FD4fDiiooySRs/s200/Kamuela+Cowboy+Plaque.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442398597386385234" border="0" /></a><br />The stories of the cowboys of Hawaii came alive when I saw the statue of the famous cowboy of the Parker Ranch with the brands of the island below him. This statue is in a prominent park in Kamuela.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o-AO70kbyBErF5cydM9P1hWx6pHUFcChJ2f-Mkv7viDoB1MAvjg4j3lWclZpHRNRaOC4q4W7u46sZSj1TU3RwfgS16an2bR7ik9Y4LYa9ukANgk9-Hu7BB04zkOuk-ewKFrdktxPRPg/s1600-h/jG.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o-AO70kbyBErF5cydM9P1hWx6pHUFcChJ2f-Mkv7viDoB1MAvjg4j3lWclZpHRNRaOC4q4W7u46sZSj1TU3RwfgS16an2bR7ik9Y4LYa9ukANgk9-Hu7BB04zkOuk-ewKFrdktxPRPg/s200/jG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442406185041179826" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIPrY7Bv-yaHIc1Sd9-D5TIITu5tBOaZZen0Zq3gWlojMovkK4fiXmKSDBT9A_DJEXyLRsstqpD3eQuKGYsyQVYKqXlwJ9syVUsoRbvL43eqrhQxRI62lKMdVYHCMlaOrRGVM7pM0E-U/s1600-h/Rd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIPrY7Bv-yaHIc1Sd9-D5TIITu5tBOaZZen0Zq3gWlojMovkK4fiXmKSDBT9A_DJEXyLRsstqpD3eQuKGYsyQVYKqXlwJ9syVUsoRbvL43eqrhQxRI62lKMdVYHCMlaOrRGVM7pM0E-U/s200/Rd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442406175293718338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtn2W_OzrFVRxB2JPRfAiQ8AIV2ERI1whOUzZGF8b9PQ-xFQ4ASnP_CBovudmzTSVBsNC1n3bHM8y5uVxwHTjvXe0FcpbEEsueVnHAT1sC7GbZmPB_e1wN8XPFCZhDBYkisYOZ5ggZkU/s1600-h/Hibiscus.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtn2W_OzrFVRxB2JPRfAiQ8AIV2ERI1whOUzZGF8b9PQ-xFQ4ASnP_CBovudmzTSVBsNC1n3bHM8y5uVxwHTjvXe0FcpbEEsueVnHAT1sC7GbZmPB_e1wN8XPFCZhDBYkisYOZ5ggZkU/s200/Hibiscus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442407107090334562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4-pv69G9Ak9aptH_ZD9WH3-cV8_10i4l1nNbEPZv7iJNQh-s9prWxgenCgAnPPVUMpG2sF_eAC5QksnQ7xX1Otilp-atr_dqqsxCISBU8btonQEm3lQfvB_Wkla-QHQyDumfXX7bAhI/s1600-h/Kula's+flowers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4-pv69G9Ak9aptH_ZD9WH3-cV8_10i4l1nNbEPZv7iJNQh-s9prWxgenCgAnPPVUMpG2sF_eAC5QksnQ7xX1Otilp-atr_dqqsxCISBU8btonQEm3lQfvB_Wkla-QHQyDumfXX7bAhI/s200/Kula's+flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442407126568132818" border="0" /></a>Just had to share some of the flora. There are so many flowers.<br />Visited a lavender farm that had all kinds of plants & statues on the farm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQE6fGuV-gfQG5H7QMhcq9jRtUCzP3bAbbDHDm-7mHFSRI6vL6cz5w716_KfCDtRw-ktKQCi89KFuGLcK3RMEcc-ALbuuVo9jR22ZSqnBjsCdLU5Zv9JYmM2QykN_u77I5xTLZsTQQn4/s1600-h/Surfing+Goat+Dairy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQE6fGuV-gfQG5H7QMhcq9jRtUCzP3bAbbDHDm-7mHFSRI6vL6cz5w716_KfCDtRw-ktKQCi89KFuGLcK3RMEcc-ALbuuVo9jR22ZSqnBjsCdLU5Zv9JYmM2QykN_u77I5xTLZsTQQn4/s200/Surfing+Goat+Dairy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442411914350491970" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22hwzjx97py394JBZZpVg1EmVmrJvwI9Bq9YeTNZ2S2BG4339PDrUqSV2vaN2jJwgmquNZH6a96Yo5nBbANjoL4dapZO4lA1XI6Ys57syEOBsr-hpl1BMLaLpUNg_LvGgoYjlIk9De_c/s1600-h/Hailemaile+pineapple+upside-down+ck.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22hwzjx97py394JBZZpVg1EmVmrJvwI9Bq9YeTNZ2S2BG4339PDrUqSV2vaN2jJwgmquNZH6a96Yo5nBbANjoL4dapZO4lA1XI6Ys57syEOBsr-hpl1BMLaLpUNg_LvGgoYjlIk9De_c/s200/Hailemaile+pineapple+upside-down+ck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442411891901649554" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B8vtKve6ctSlwrueNxAz5AiZWzvNSrYfIbeSZL7itv5PNpecBOPpt66ppPB7hvfYAP43HOWjqy8e1ZoKF3u4Llphm5t0PMnVF4zvpfXKLroPc65R0d8o1VzeAbiveBmHZCz9-vv6RDE/s1600-h/Home+Maid-Malasadas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B8vtKve6ctSlwrueNxAz5AiZWzvNSrYfIbeSZL7itv5PNpecBOPpt66ppPB7hvfYAP43HOWjqy8e1ZoKF3u4Llphm5t0PMnVF4zvpfXKLroPc65R0d8o1VzeAbiveBmHZCz9-vv6RDE/s200/Home+Maid-Malasadas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442411902453733762" border="0" /></a><br />More later on the food aspect of our vacation....A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-86006224266968841902010-02-06T21:29:00.000-08:002010-02-06T21:47:16.643-08:00One minute speech for Fri. night Japanese class<div style="text-align: center;">一分スピーチは落とし物について話します<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">去年のクリスマスの時、 アーニーは図書館でけいたいを落としました。けいたいを落としたことをしらなかったです。けいたいを拾った女性は私達を電話しました。私はしめいと住所と電話番ごを質問しましたでも女性は私の住所と電話番ごを質問していました。拾った女性は家にけいたいを持ってきてくれました。一割のお礼があげました。アーニーと女性がうれしかったです。<br /><br />Well, and so it goes. Still write like a pre-schooler but that's where I am.<br /></span></div></div>A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-19899376360035070822010-02-06T21:02:00.000-08:002010-02-06T21:17:06.998-08:00Lunar New Year Celebration<span style="font-size:100%;"><br />What a day this has been! There was an emergency trip to the Genius Bar at Apple to solve a problem of connection to the internet through Ernie's iPod. Got that squared away and thought we were packed and had all in order when we got a phone call asking us if we were coming to the Chinese New Year celebration dinner. We were a quick ten minutes away so made this wonderful gathering of friends.<br /> After that I watched a beautiful DVD movie by Miyazaki called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ponyo by the Sea</span>. Cute story but extraordinary seascapes and landscapes. But I guess no movie so far has passed Miyazaki's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tonari no Totoro</span> in my estimation. It was not only the story of the family but a story of the country-side, the people, the customs and beliefs set in gorgeous landscapes.<br /> Will leave the last of the roses to be pruned when I return.<br /><br /></span>A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-55440058655704904042010-02-03T15:24:00.000-08:002010-02-03T19:00:10.850-08:00Calligraphy Archive - Ukiyoe and Dec. lesson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkOGrzzC2PL5QOHYP-fq34FB7_k9kwbkf9KlRrUcfQgjX5INQg0JN72JGS8Imxub9Yxkj96Ay0iFa2d3YTGq-2mVtkRrwPBCrlglDzSn6h3GB4y-_zC3lk2UBht1PXZPS-KKKUNA_NRQ/s1600-h/12:2009+shuji.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkOGrzzC2PL5QOHYP-fq34FB7_k9kwbkf9KlRrUcfQgjX5INQg0JN72JGS8Imxub9Yxkj96Ay0iFa2d3YTGq-2mVtkRrwPBCrlglDzSn6h3GB4y-_zC3lk2UBht1PXZPS-KKKUNA_NRQ/s200/12:2009+shuji.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434164024963130754" border="0" /></a><br />I'm saving these two examples of my classwork of brushwriting because come April, I will change to Pen Shuji. I belong to ShoSui Shodokai and we meet every Tues. & Thurs at 12:30-3:00. Since I am also studying Kanji at Sakura Gakuen, the Pen Shuji fits with the Kanji class. More later as I am going to try to upload the Dec. assignment.<br /><br />読み方:渓山永く光くを仰ぐ、<br />意味: 山や谷あいに永く陽が当たっている<br /><br />So the meaning of the latest is something like this:<br />Between the mountains and the valley, the sun has been striking for a long time.<br /><br />Wed. evening: I finally broke down & got a camera. This time it has an optical zoom instead of a digital one. I will be able to capture the grandkids as they cross the line in track meets and also get the judo holds as they win a match. Not only that the camera can do a burst of pictures so that when they catch a ball or football, I'll be sure to catch it on the camera.<br />This afternoon I finished trying on summer clothes & deciding what to take to Hawaii. I'm all but packed up. Wish me luck in capturing pictures of whales as they pass through the bay in front of Maalea.A Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612312557358470770.post-3675512701367601812010-01-29T20:37:00.000-08:002010-01-29T21:46:07.692-08:00Comentario de reunionesToday has been filled with reunions both of friends and of family. More poignant because friends of our elementary school years are our same age and also because some of our family are going through a rough, rough patch health- wise. You know each one of us has opinions and such about how friends and family should be handling each of their problems but we ourselves are personally not going through each of these crisises so we should just keep our silence. To amend that, we are going through it second hand which is not the same. Sorry to sound confusing but suffering second hand is not the same as first hand.<br /> Still have not found my camera but today a friend offered her camera to us for the trip we are going to take to visit friends in Hawaii in Feb. I sure appreciate that because I hope to record the visit with photographs. Still cannot believe that I lost my camera.<br /> Tonight one of the dishes we shared with friends was a recipe from Bitten of the New York Times,Beets With Garlic-Walnut Sauce, It was a fine accompaniment to Exclusively Food's Prawn and Tomato Pasta Recipe.<br />Well, enough for tonight. The delicious red wine is wearing me down. Thank heavens that I printed up Bitten's Beet recipe because I can't find the link now. Anyone interested write me and I'll copy it out.<br />Bueno, el vino me hace querer contar mucho. La emoción me conmueve decir demasiado. El sufrimiento de otros es difícil de aguantar. Siempre les deseo que les vaya bien.<br />ダイアナA Prunepicker's Postinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14116800454072609675noreply@blogger.com0