Two is for two types of pear trees (this year)

 

The growing season is a bit better in Cobargo than in Roseville. I am overwhelmed by produce and we have only a fraction of what it would be in a typical year. The image above is the current lot of red pears that needed to come off the tree. We bought a sealer and I have tried two methods of freezing so far. We need to find a spot to drop off produce. Pears are different from zucchini, right? It wouldn't be as bad. There is a fresh produce swap in Bermagui but rumor has it you can also drop it off in Cobargo so we will try that first. 

We would have even more pears but we only managed to net two trees/parts of trees in our short stint here in December. You can see that the rosellas have totally destroyed pear production in the unnettted part of this tree:

At the moment, I am very grateful. The green pears on this one are not yet ready for picking so that is also a benefit. 

Tomatoes are still flowering and I have now tried several methods of preserving them. Need more jars.... 

I did get the pantry/laundry/ 2nd toilet room organized so that I can put some of my efforts in there. 
Two jams and three diced versions in here. Pickled and more of the diced in the frig (worried the sealing part didn't work as well and/or I want to test them first). 



This is the laundry area before I found homes for the misfit items

And after!
It has reverted a bit today so a work in progress. 
Yes, the door to the outside does enter into the toilet space. Apparently useful for parties? 

Could also say "two is for two sewing machines". Previous owners left this old Singer for us. Gorgeous! The other came from the USA. The green table isn't giving off quite the vibe I want, though.

House is coming along. Blog and bird watching is suffering. We do frequently see fairy wrens, eastern and crimson rosellas along with wedge tailed eagles. The ravens talk a lot. Scott did see this little nankeen kestrel the other day. 


It grabbed a branch and then ate the moth off of it. 

I have been concentrating on canning and finding homes for items. I did get the truck washed - a less sunny day finally happened. Lots of cow poop on her.  And dust and ashes.  Glad the weather has improved slightly in MN! Feel free to drop advice, weather comments and/or recipes in the comment area. Or email them to mandm2736@gmail.com!

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