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| The First Ripe Peaches |
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| Slightly Bruised |
Today, June 2, I picked the first couple of ripe peaches from my tree! One of them had got a little bit bruised from the tree falling. I decided to cut it and eat it, first. I think it would have been almost overripe if I had left it on the tree for even one more day. It wasn't quite as sweet as I would have liked, but, it was very good. I've read that one should reduce the watering when the fruits are ripening in order to make them sweeter, so, I think that's what I need to do from now on.
Yesterday, Monday, June 1, the protests moved a little closer to my neighborhood. It started out as a peaceful protest, at a satellite city building in my general neighborhood. Later in the afternoon, however, the peaceful protesting deteriorated as looting took place. When I went outside to take the trash cans to the curb for pick up in the morning and put water to the front garden, I could see the police helicopters flying in the horizon to the west of me. But, all was safe and quiet in my immediate neighborhood. There was a protest in Berkeley, too, but, my daughter said it didn't spread to her area. Later in the evening, I spent a long time chatting with my daughter.
Today has been a relatively quiet day. I have been watching news coverage and trying to get a few things done around the house.
Today, I am grateful for:
- The first ripe peaches from the peach tree
- Trash removal services
- Being able to talk with my daughter
- Bees that have discovered my melon flowers (no female flowers, yet, for them to pollinate, but, maybe they'll continue to return when the female flowers do appear)
- A sunny, warm day
Today's joyful activity was enjoying a ripe peach freshly picked from the tree.
- Trash removal services
- Being able to talk with my daughter
- Bees that have discovered my melon flowers (no female flowers, yet, for them to pollinate, but, maybe they'll continue to return when the female flowers do appear)
- A sunny, warm day
Today's joyful activity was enjoying a ripe peach freshly picked from the tree.
Wednesday's To Do List:
- Vacuum
- Dust my bedroom
- Dust my bedroom
- Paperwork/filing
- Do one decluttering/organizing task
How was your day? What are your plans for Wednesday?
How was your day? What are your plans for Wednesday?
I am very glad for you the rioting was away from you.
ReplyDeleteFresh peaches sound wonderful!
Thank you, Anne. The peaches were very good!
DeleteBy the way, my daughter tried macha goo, using your chocolate goo recipe, substituting macha powder for the chocolate and reducing the sugar to 1/2 cup. She liked how it turned out!
Thanks for letting me know. I am back on keto but will try it on a "cheat" day.
DeleteShe said she used 2 tbsp macha powder, but 1 1/2 would have been sufficient.
DeleteKeep safe, Bless. We are watching the news coverage and praying for peace.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angela.
DeleteThat must be scary with the protests getting closer, both for you and your daughter. I hope peace is restored soon and that you both stay safe in the meantime.
ReplyDeleteThe peaches look wonderful but I'm not envious you understand. Well, maybe just a little!
Thank you, Eileen. I was concerned, of course, but, we were safe.
DeleteOf course you are not envious! LOL. Can you grow apples in your garden?
I've added a couple of columnar fruit trees on my wish list but will see what the gardener thinks. I'll have plums and cherries if it's possible.
DeleteI hope your gardener will think that the fruit trees you want will be a good idea. Plums and cherries sound great! :)
DeleteNow that's a peach...just the way I like them. Methinks you are going to have a bountiful crop and then you will be very busy. Once the harvesting begins, it doesn't wait for you to get ready. It needs to be dealt with NOW.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping for peaceful resolutions to the unrest. Stay safe.
Yes, I thought you'd have liked the peach. :) Yes, I think most of the peaches will start ripening by the end of this week or so. I shall be busy preserving the fruit.
DeleteThank you, Susan. That's what I am hoping for, too - that there will be peaceful resolutions and something positive as the outcome.
That's interesting about withholding water from the peaches to increase sweetness, Bless. I have heard that people do the same thing with tomatoes, once they have fruit. I'm glad that you were safe from all of the violence. Today I am going to look for a kayak and a car rack to transport it.
ReplyDeleteI guess it makes sense as less water will help concentrate the sweetness. On the other hand, I don't want to stress the tree too much, either - it's supposed to be 98F-100F, here, today!
DeleteThank you; my immediate neighborhood is pretty quiet.
Sounds like fun plans for today! Hope you find your kayak and the car rack without any trouble. :)
Organic peaches! One of life's special things. I once flatted at a friend's, as he had the most delicious little peaches growing. I found that he had pulled out the tree and put a concrete thing there instead. It sort of set the tone for my somewhat disastrous stay there.......
ReplyDeleteYes, organic peaches. :) Too bad your friend replaced his peach tree with concrete! I wonder why he did that!
DeleteI have supermarket nectarines at the moment, not quite up to the standard of a peach straight off the tree but delicious nevertheless. Our son has always had a problem with the fuzz on peaches, also with fabrics like velour, since he was little. They make him cringe! I don't know anyone else in the family with this reaction.
DeleteNectarines are delicious, too, and you don't have to deal with a fuzzy peel! In fact, I am considering planting a nectarine, next; probably this fall.
DeleteIt's so wonderful to have ripe peaches from the tree. I love peaches and when I buy them they are not quite ripe, so I keep them on the window sill. I'm sure they do not taste like the ones ripened on the tree.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that looting didn't reach your neighborhood. In a way, I think it's good that all universities are closed. Otherwise Berkeley would have been not so quiet. :)
Two more peaches fell off the tree, today. I think I might have to pick most of them, this weekend, because I want some unbruised ones to can.
DeleteYes, I think Berkeley would have been very active if classes were in session, right now! But, I am glad that things are relatively quiet, especially in the middle of the pandemic!
I'm so glad your peach tree was saved and you are able to enjoy some of it's delicious fruit. I bought some peaches on my last visit to the supermarket and they were not good, just small and tasteless.
ReplyDeleteStay safe, Bless. X
Thank you, Jules; I, too, am glad that the tree was saved! A lot of the supermarket fruit need to be picked well before they are fully ripe in order to prevent them from bruising during transit and that's why they are not as tasty.
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