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Harvest vs. Vindima

November 29, 2020 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

All around us: corn fields, the stalks dried out from the August sun. In between bouts of rain, the farmers…

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Filed under: abobora, corn, gardens, hortas, okra, Random Garden, squash, Vivenda Vista de Paz

The Random Garden, Act II

April 22, 2020 brokenazulejos1971 1 Comment

A man in full works the soil, and takes pleasure from transforming the land into a plot ready to nurture…

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Filed under: cats, chickens, dogs, fresh eggs, gardens, Maryland, Random Garden

The Random Garden: July

July 29, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

Our cherry tomatoes surprised us this summer. It had stayed cool into June–not a surprise in Colares–but the days warmed…

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Filed under: avocados, cherry tomatoes, garden, gardens, hortas, jardims, Portugal, potatoes, Random Garden, salsa, squash, tomatoes

The Random Garden: Nêspera

April 26, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

The flavor of a nêspera, or loquat, reminds me of several things. First, an apricot, but it’s also tart-sweet, like…

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Filed under: Colares, fruit jam, fruit trees, jam, loquats, nêspera, Portugal, Random Garden, Recipes

The Random Garden: Winter

February 1, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 3 Comments

We’re growing avocados. We have three viable plants, now holding their own in the Random Garden—the veritable highlight of our…

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Filed under: avocados, garden, guacamole, hortas, Portugal, praia das maçãs, Random Garden, Recipes

The Random Garden: Autumn

October 26, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

This morning I saw a squash blossom trumpeting its way through the tangled leaves of our Random Garden. Sigh. A…

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Filed under: caracois, dirty martinis, garden, hortas, marinated olives, martinis, olives, Portugal, Random Garden, snails, squash blossoms, tomatoes

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