tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post402336153316150662..comments2024-01-23T20:43:07.541-04:00Comments on ~Framboise Manor~: preserving herbs in salt, some beautiful cloudy days and more river dips!kymberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-43279162689745817472016-08-09T04:15:22.324-03:002016-08-09T04:15:22.324-03:00haha Harry I'm very thick skinned, religion is...haha Harry I'm very thick skinned, religion is a passionate subject. Each to their own, people can believe what they wish as long as they don't come knock my door expecting me to believe it<br />Tricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-23183975709001000532016-08-08T23:49:54.380-03:002016-08-08T23:49:54.380-03:00Kymber,
I've been doing the sea salt thing fo...Kymber,<br /><br />I've been doing the sea salt thing for a while and just love doing it.<br /><br />Love to you and JamSandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-27542295885436531722016-08-08T23:15:27.265-03:002016-08-08T23:15:27.265-03:00Hey Kymber, you know if Trump gets elected down he...Hey Kymber, you know if Trump gets elected down here (sorry Harry, ha) we'll be wanting to move up that way so get ready. Might be a large influx LOL. We'll bring two old cats and some great cooking abilities :-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-4062868576428605372016-08-08T22:45:49.779-03:002016-08-08T22:45:49.779-03:00I am SO getting on this sea salt thing! Awesome!!...I am SO getting on this sea salt thing! Awesome!!! Thank you sweet Kymber!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-18066375024092428372016-08-08T18:04:58.931-03:002016-08-08T18:04:58.931-03:00thank you Susan...you always leave the nicest comm...thank you Susan...you always leave the nicest comments! xoxoxokymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-88607962860755315222016-08-08T15:30:46.177-03:002016-08-08T15:30:46.177-03:00I am always blown away by not only the pure delici...I am always blown away by not only the pure deliciousness of your food, but by how beautiful you make it~xoSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-63410762573210656722016-08-08T15:18:47.292-03:002016-08-08T15:18:47.292-03:00i'm back Harry and Tricky has been added to th...i'm back Harry and Tricky has been added to the blogroll....anyway - you know we'd love to have you nearer to us to share information and knowledge and you know the kids always have a safe place to go. the mermaid will be seen next time we go down to the beach. beach weather (for swimming) doesn't happen until august and we just have had a bunch of other stuff going on for a beach day - we've been doing lots of river days and cheating by taking the atv instead of walking down.<br /><br />but spain is not our cup of tea only because this island has such a low population, we live in the middle of nowhere...some people live in the country...we live in "the wilds". but otherwise we would love spain. i hope everything is going well with you my friend and i know that you are looking forward to M and the kids coming home. sending much love, as always. xoxoxokymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-23601734069443074662016-08-08T15:11:59.365-03:002016-08-08T15:11:59.365-03:00Harry - back in a sec...i need to go add Tricky Wo...Harry - back in a sec...i need to go add Tricky Wolf to our blogroll.kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-25750645756568941412016-08-08T15:11:31.173-03:002016-08-08T15:11:31.173-03:00Tricky - how in the heck are you not in our blogli...Tricky - how in the heck are you not in our bloglist????? that's being taken care of right now! kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-90561816716136390942016-08-08T15:10:21.418-03:002016-08-08T15:10:21.418-03:00Tricky - the herbed salt and herb-packed salt real...Tricky - the herbed salt and herb-packed salt really work. adding the herbed salt to meats and fish is just delicious! and then preserving herbs in salt for use throughout the winter is just fabulous! you can make sun tea out of any herb and each is delicious - sage, thyme, rosemary, oregano, etc - the thing is to find something that goes well with it. honey usually goes with all of it but sometimes a bit of lemon or mixing lemon balm with another herb works as well. i am looking forward to you getting settled in your new place. xoxoxoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-63943215674876400612016-08-08T15:09:46.900-03:002016-08-08T15:09:46.900-03:00Tricky - the herbed salt and herb-packed salt real...Tricky - the herbed salt and herb-packed salt really work. adding the herbed salt to meats and fish is just delicious! and then preserving herbs in salt for use throughout the winter is just fabulous! you can make sun tea out of any herb and each is delicious - sage, thyme, rosemary, oregano, etc - the thing is to find something that goes well with it. honey usually goes with all of it but sometimes a bit of lemon or mixing lemon balm with another herb works as well. i am looking forward to you getting settled in your new place. xoxoxoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-56900932049593909532016-08-08T15:07:08.797-03:002016-08-08T15:07:08.797-03:00Kirsty - you'll be amazed at how fresh the bas...Kirsty - you'll be amazed at how fresh the basil will be when you dig it out of the salt. and we are just starting up the weather rock business - can you help spread the word - bahahahahah! xoxoxokymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-16615271105581331012016-08-08T15:06:02.221-03:002016-08-08T15:06:02.221-03:00TB - you are so correct - salt is good for a bunh ...TB - you are so correct - salt is good for a bunh of stuff. that's why soldiers used to be paid in salt and that's why we have the expression "he's worth his weight in salt".<br /><br />wanna know something crazy??? i have researched how to harvest salt from the ocean and it's dead easy. one day i am going to try to harvest some for fun but in a grid-down - we will have salt! woohoo! xoxoxoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-17251236985387834612016-08-08T15:04:20.204-03:002016-08-08T15:04:20.204-03:00oh Kelly - you'll be amazed if you do it with ...oh Kelly - you'll be amazed if you do it with basil. put the washed and dried whole leaves on a nice layer of salt and you can overlap the leaves, then another layer of salt, another layer of leaves....continue...even start a new jar if you have a ton of basil coming in and yes - you'll be making sun dried tomato basil hummus in the middle of winter! it is such a treat! xoxoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-84536788169366656262016-08-08T15:02:36.845-03:002016-08-08T15:02:36.845-03:00hey buddy - he's gonna keep adding rocks until...hey buddy - he's gonna keep adding rocks until it goes out to about knee deep. and at that point - yes - i WILL be able to suntan on it with my tail. sending love bro. xoxokymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-71424251318625188902016-08-08T15:01:35.666-03:002016-08-08T15:01:35.666-03:00Dani - you are very welome. did you see in one of ...Dani - you are very welome. did you see in one of my previous posts that the bird's eye chili pepper plant that we planted from your seed last year and overwintered in the house is putting out a ton of peppers??? it's awesome!<br /><br />we needed something out on the porch for shoes and stuff and the cupboard just fit magically. we have plenty of room for all of our preps and preserves in our strange half-attic thing. and the salted herbs thing is something i learned from my mother years ago - it's tried and true! xoxoxokymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-83326722822683472692016-08-08T14:58:41.779-03:002016-08-08T14:58:41.779-03:00Sol - it would cost a fortune to send you a cape b...Sol - it would cost a fortune to send you a cape breton weather stone - but for you - i would take the cost on myself. and yes, if you put the rock near some grasses, it works as a wind stone. when you look out the window at the stone -if the grasses are blowing around the rock - it's windy. these cape breton weather stones are amazing at weather reading. bahahahah!<br /><br />and you know what? it's been strangely windy here for about a week now. what's up with that? xoxoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-16566132088644545112016-08-08T14:56:38.482-03:002016-08-08T14:56:38.482-03:00Rob, buddy - we eat tons of steak. and hamburger. ...Rob, buddy - we eat tons of steak. and hamburger. and pork . and lamb. and chicken. and liver. and giblets. and fish. and life in the north is very good. sending much love to you, buddy! xoxoxkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-33193191246428280372016-08-08T12:32:49.153-03:002016-08-08T12:32:49.153-03:00I sure wish you and J lived near us. You could tea...I sure wish you and J lived near us. You could teach M some of those things. The food always looks so good here. <br /><br />I thought there were going to be more pictures of that MerMaid that is rumored to haunt your river there. <br /><br />Hey, Tricky Wolf. Gorges is a good guy. He didn't mean to come across so heavy on your Tarot thing. ;-)<br /><br />Kymber, did you know Tricky Wolf is going to move to Spain with his family? Hell, if Clinton gets elected down here, maybe I will move over there too. You and J want to go?Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-78927903525756271852016-08-08T07:17:48.374-03:002016-08-08T07:17:48.374-03:00Wow, so many ideas! loving the herb salt and sun t...Wow, so many ideas! loving the herb salt and sun tea, definitely going to give these a try when we get settled in our new place :)Tricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-79592321791647978562016-08-08T04:03:39.996-03:002016-08-08T04:03:39.996-03:00Basil in salt sounds like a plan. As for a weather...Basil in salt sounds like a plan. As for a weather rocks you're into a good business there!!! xxxKirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046312998038020946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-73130091456251845682016-08-07T14:38:06.312-03:002016-08-07T14:38:06.312-03:00Salt. What won't it do?Salt. What won't it do?Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-91195098909797621012016-08-07T13:25:05.660-03:002016-08-07T13:25:05.660-03:00Mmm mmm mmm - that bean salad looks good!
I'...Mmm mmm mmm - that bean salad looks good! <br /><br />I'm going to try your sea salt suggestion with some basil. Then I can make myself some sun-dried tomato basil hummus in the middle of winter! :DKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-10071630984419437182016-08-07T13:13:26.928-03:002016-08-07T13:13:26.928-03:00Nice little stone pier Jamby made for you. He need...Nice little stone pier Jamby made for you. He needs to extend it out some and add a bit to it though so you can lounge on it with the mermaid tail on in the sun.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136150101440535605.post-74234655481241536642016-08-07T07:51:21.179-03:002016-08-07T07:51:21.179-03:00kym ber - Thanks for the offer of catnip seeds - I...kym ber - Thanks for the offer of catnip seeds - I do have a few plants growing in our garden.<br /><br />Love the cupboard - would make a wonderful cupboard for preserves too.<br /><br />Also, ditto thanks for the salted herb idea - very clever :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.com