Harvesting Apples/End of summer
September 21, 2009 by Richard
Filed under About Richard Gustin, Just a Thought
Yes I know – I haven’t posted anything in far too long, but I have a good excuse. I feel bad for the kids here – they all went back to school the end of August, more than a week before Labour Day, and the weather ever since has been absolutely fabulous. June, July and August were pretty lousy but the past three or four weeks have been outstanding, and that’s where I’ve been – outstanding outside, enjoying the nice weather.
I should also explain the sunflower photo. We have new neighbors down the street who dug up their front lawn and put in an amazing garden, including these giant sunflowers. Some of them are over 12 feet tall. The picture is a bit of an inside joke, as my mentor on this blog project is mad for sunflowers, so pumpkin, this sunflower’s for you.
Giant sunflower on the corner of 14th Ave and McTavish St
I should really being getting myself organised and be looking for some gainful activity to augment my rapidly eroding bank account, but slowing down this summer has been a great tonic for both my back and my head. I keep telling myself I’ll get busy once the weather becomes a little more fall-like, but so far that hasn’t happened. It’s a bit cooler today after yesterday’s rain, however the weather office is promising that it’s going to get sunny and nice for the rest of the week.
It's not much of a tree, but a ladder was still required
The apple tree had a good summer too so I decided that I better do an apple harvest before they all just fell off and fed the squirrels and birds. It’s not that big a tree but I still needed the ladder to get to the high fruit. The apples were very tart and were the core ingredient for several apple/cranberry/rhubarb pies. I’ve included a shot of the tree and the apples, but the pies were consumed before I could make photos of them, so you’ll just have to take my word for how good they looked and tasted.
Apples shortly before becoming pies
If there is a key message in this post, it’s that taking time to slow down and enjoy life is super important. I’ve got lots of stuff clamoring for my attention, and now I think I’m better prepared to deal with it – once the weather turns to fall.
A fabulous video on the health care debate
September 9, 2009 by Richard
Filed under Advice, Just a Thought
I’ve been feeling guilty for not writing anything for a while, but the great summer weather has been just too good to waste by being inside. However, on the news this morning there was an item about the lies being foisted on Americans about health care reform, and I’ve been fuming all day.
And then I found this great made-in-Saskatchewan video that I have to share, and hope you all share too.