Category Archives: fruit

“Relax” by Ellen Bass

Posted on July 20, 2016 by jyourist

Bad things are going to happen. Your tomatoes will grow a fungus and your cat will get run over. Someone will leave the bag with the ice cream melting in the car and throw your blue cashmere sweater in the … Continue reading →

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The dispatching of its Juicy Fruit

Posted on June 30, 2016 by jyourist

Today I was working to clean that grey stain on our very cheap plastic outdoor chairs using bleach, a method suggested by our next door neighbor. At first I was skeptical but, in fact, learned that bleach works rather well. Now, … Continue reading →

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Seasonings

Posted on November 21, 2015 by jyourist

First snow of the season, first meal of the season inside (salmon, rice, red cabbage and raisins) in front of IB’s Japanese window screens because it is too cold to eat on the back porch, first Satsuma mandarins of the season … Continue reading →

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An abundance of raspberries

Posted on June 30, 2015 by jyourist

The raspberries are ripening this week and with all the rain we have had so far this season, there is an abundance of them. For the past few days, each morning I have gone into the garden to gather the … Continue reading →

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Reveling in the ephemeral abundance of flowers

Posted on May 11, 2015 by jyourist

Our crab apple is flowering, more buds than we have ever had before. It literally looks like it is covered in snow. All grown from a volunteer seed that a volunteer bird ate inside a nearby crab apple and deposited in … Continue reading →

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Unexpected gifts are always the most savory

Posted on August 15, 2014 by jyourist

Over the last quarter century we have composted our food scraps, raising the soil in the backyard nearly 5 inches. Occasionally the compost doesn’t get hot enough so when we place the fresh soil out in the spring we get … Continue reading →

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Good to the last dropping

Posted on October 18, 2013 by jyourist

I should have known what kind of day it was going to be when during extended  advisory the students began talking about coffee made out of poop. “What?!” “That’s right,” BD shared with a glimmer in his eye. “Coffee made … Continue reading →

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“What does the fox say” in the orchards?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by jyourist

Today the entire 8th grade went apple picking, no not nose picking (though I am sure there was some of that too), but apple picking. And there were plenty of apples left on the fruit trees. The weather could not … Continue reading →

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Scuppernongs

Posted on September 30, 2013 by jyourist

I was surprised while shopping last weekend to find scuppernongs at Whole Foods. While reading To Kill A Mockingbird every spring at school, the students always ask what a scuppernong is. Harper Lee uses the term at least three times. I … Continue reading →

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Always call the orchard first

Posted on October 7, 2012 by jyourist

First rule: Always call the orchard first to see if there are any apples. Apparently last March there was a frost and the buds on the apple trees at Curtis Orchards were destroyed. There were a few apples but those … Continue reading →

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