My apologies for the lack of posts recently guys, but to be honest I'm feeling a little overwhelmed at the moment. Despite opting out of the commercial aspects of Christmas, it's still a manic time of year with school end-of-year activities and events (school's out now though, YAY!) and personal and work catch-ups... I have managed to go days at a time where I haven't even turned the computer on to check emails (and I promise I'm not ignoring you if you are waiting for a reply, sorry).
I finished up my babysitting duties for the year yesterday and hubby has kindly taken my girls to my mother-in-law's for the day, so I have a hectic schedule of a good book and numerous cups of tea interrupted by some light gardening organised for the day ;-)
Back soon, I promise!
7 comments:
w.b Julie :) I have missed your updates. Sounds like a well deserved lovely relaxing day you are having :) enjoy :D
Hi, I have just discovered your blog and signed on to follow your updates and posts. what a lovely lot of information you have here! I live up in tropical north queensland and am just starting to grow a lot of what you are growing. Do you have a recipe for your pickled ginger posted? I saw a reference to it, but couldnt find a recipe. Last year I just left the tumeric in the ground and harvested it as I needed it through the dry, and it just came up again this year in the same spot. Is there a reason you harvest it all at once rather than leaving it in the ground? I was thinking that would be a better space saver than storing both the ginger and the tumeric.
Glad to hear all is ok if way too busy.
Hope you have a great Christmas period
Kind Regards
Belinda
hello Julie,
you certainly deserve a day on your own to indulge in a book. I hope your 'me' time was very pleasant and rewarding.
Cheers,
Gaye
It's like my friend has been on a holiday.
Hi Julie, it is a crazy time of year- always so much happening. I haven't been reading blogs either- I'm having a big catch up this morning as we have a rare day at home.
Hope you enjoy some calmer days now and get a bit of a break.
Hi everyone :-)
Africanaussie - I harvest my ginger and turmeric as I live so much further south than you and it will rot in the ground over winter otherwise. It would be much easier to leave it in the ground! I pickle the ginger using a dry sherry - traditionally rice wine or mirin would be used but I don't have any and it's more expensive than cooking sherry ;-) Just cover the peeled root with the sherry and seal. Store in the fridge and eat within around 6 months (although I'm still eating mine from last year with no ill effects). Save the pickling juice to use in stir fries - delish!
Cheers, Julie
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