Hello dear friends,
I can't believe that it is May already - how did this come around so quickly?
Here are just a few little moments that have made me happy over the past week ~ love drying hydrangeas and seeing what colour they turn out
the joy of having my 10.00 am cup of coffee
I bought the tin holder to store our olive oil in the pantry
The olives are ripe on our trees and ready to be harvested and we will be doing this next week. The hungry birds have been feasting on them, so hope they leave some for us.
I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself
~Maya Angelou
Hope you have a happy weekend
hugs
Carolyn
Hello dear friends,
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| Black olives |
It's that time of the year again here, at our place - olive picking.
This years crop is a good one, due to the exceptionally dry hot summer. I am happy that this will mean a lot of bottles of olive oil to store away in the pantry.
I actually enjoy harvesting the crop and find it therapeutic being outdoors and seeing the buckets filling up. We have a few different varieties, but all mixed together, makes for a nice tasting oil.
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| Green variety |
Surprising enough the birds are feasting on them as I am picking and they must not be put off by the bitter taste. The trees have got quite tall and I will pick those from the step ladder but will leave the really high ones for the birds to eat.
When the picking is finished we will take them to a Local Olive pressing company where the process of turning the hard bitter olives, into delicious, fragrant extra virgin olive oil. The olives are pressed in a big press, imported from Italy.
I must get back to my job now and harvest some more .
Hope you are enjoying the week
hugs
Carolyn
