Fresh Fruit

http://fecc812xaj-010nbu2kf43vruo.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=KOG072409We are truly fortunate to live in the Golden Horseshoe- that area at the western end of Lake Ontario that encompasses Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara Falls. The area between Hamilton and Niagara Falls is one of the best area climate and soil wise for growing a wide variety of delicious fruit. Especially in the Niagara-on-the-Lake area is where you will find a number of wine growers.

As we head into this summer season, I like to take a short drive into Winona. Winona is the home of the Winona Peach Festival in August. While Winona is now officially part of the City of Hamilton, many people still like to think of that community as Winona.
I especially like fresh Apricots. When I was a lad growing up in Greensville, Ontario, we had an Apricot tree right by the corner of the driveway. It always seemed to have at least a few Apricots for us to savour.

Today, I took that short drive to one of the many fruit stands that are common along Highway 8 travelling east from Stoney Creek to Winona.

Apricot season is just starting. And we are in the height of the sweet cherry season. Getting local fresh fruit in season is the way it was meant to be. The taste is not hurried, nor artificially induced, nor artificially delayed to permit shipping.

Got to work on my own orchard- there's a job for the future. Fresh Apricots from home would be even better.

Or maybe start a vineyard with grapes.

Translation Services

Found an article in French, could understand some of it, but not all. Copied and pasted the text at http://ets.freetranslation.com/. Got a quick translation that gave the gist of the article. Not perfect and not completely contextual but did the job.

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Lakeview pastry

Visited a pastry shop on Burlington on Thursday. Don't often end up in downtown Burlington, but Rosemary had an appointment with a friend. I had a few minutes to spare. Realized that Tradebank had sent an email just a few days earlier about Lakeview Pastry.

Asked them for an assortment of their cookies and pastries. Got 2 boxes full of goodies.

Alejandra really enjoyed the gingerbread man. "Want to start with his arm or his legs?" "Legs." it was a crumby end to the gingerbread man.

Kevin had a sample also, left one for Jackie. Did she get a taste or not?

Took the rest to Franco and Fina who had her sister visiting from Panama. The boxes were empty by the end of the day.

Picnic on the Street

Saw some people across from the church having a get to-gether, a party, or a reunion?

Makes me glad that when we have a picnic at our house, we have a lot of grass, trees, the pool, etc.

Creates a whole different ambiance. All that Green!

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Where There's Smoke

This winter the purple smoke bush died back. Sometimes we used to call them smoke trees and sometimes we called them smoke bushes. They can get to be up to 15 ft tall. For sure this one is reduced to being a bush. (At least for now.) The new growth is certainly coming out strongly. Maybe this was for the better in the long run.

Updated July 25- here's the row of reds.

Lettuce be Thankful

This morning harvested the last 6 leaf lettuce plants from the garden. One or two have just started to bolt. Been so cool, and damp. Lucky that they have held on for so long.

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