tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post3444442552138149216..comments2024-01-10T05:26:18.695-05:00Comments on Moments With Mother Culture®: Ripe TomatoesKaren Andreolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-67014437648909229432018-04-07T16:38:41.102-04:002018-04-07T16:38:41.102-04:00I love the over the fence flavor of this post. A b...I love the over the fence flavor of this post. A big thick slice of tomato makes a lovely sandwich, and with corn on the cob? Dreamy!Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-45892180296334909022011-09-04T11:27:55.608-04:002011-09-04T11:27:55.608-04:00I have always dreamed of a colonial herb garden as...I have always dreamed of a colonial herb garden as well. It's on my "someday, maybe" list... <br /><br />A small herb and flower garden (also home to quite a few weeds) is what I'm blessed with now. This year, I'm content with basil, parsley, sage, and morning glories. <br /><br />A lovely post, Karen.tracy@womanonwire.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135244464795135349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-53823793593345871912011-08-28T16:55:50.028-04:002011-08-28T16:55:50.028-04:00I enjoyed to picture the tea cup and saucer on top...I enjoyed to picture the tea cup and saucer on top of a copper pipe ....how lovely! I've got a "flower bed garden" too. It is a blessing. I will have to be on the lookout for copper pipe and china cups!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-32173814329672493232011-08-27T21:56:58.726-04:002011-08-27T21:56:58.726-04:00Karen, I have four little ones and every thing I ...Karen, I have four little ones and every thing I do takes so much longer because of their curious questions and interruptions. However, your post really spoke to me in many ways. Sometimes as homeschooling moms we may feel what we are doing is so insignificant....but that really can't be further from the truth. I need to remember to slow down and enjoy the little things. Thank you for reminding me of this truth today!!!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821269409858706242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-29049852774548866982011-08-27T21:09:44.986-04:002011-08-27T21:09:44.986-04:00Your tomatoes are lovely! We have grape tomatoes a...Your tomatoes are lovely! We have grape tomatoes and some Roma tomatoes. We have had a nice steady stream. We too have herbs planted here and there. <br /><br />We have Basil,Oregano, Parsley, Sage,Thyme, and a HUGE Rosemary bush!;o)<br /><br />I LOVE a tomato sandwich. Yummy! One of my favourite summer dishes is tomato, basil,Feta pasta! <br /><br />You live in a very beautiful part of our country. I love your tea cup in your garden. I will have to be on the lookout for something like that for my garden. <br /><br />Love, HeatherHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633706420005740197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-28778865337273879082011-08-26T08:08:48.311-04:002011-08-26T08:08:48.311-04:00Thank you, Ladies, for adding your thoughts. It ke...Thank you, Ladies, for adding your thoughts. It keeps the writer of Moments With Mother Culture from the loneliness of monologue. <br />Karen A.Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-62022181195929677522011-08-24T22:24:45.483-04:002011-08-24T22:24:45.483-04:00I am done with great things and big plans, great i...I am done with great things and big plans, great institutions and big successes. I am for those tiny, invisible loving forces that work from individual to indivicual, creeping through the crannies of the world like so many rootlets, or like the capillary oozing of water, yet which, if given time, will rend the hardes monuments of human pride. William Jamessherrihttp://bricolagebeauty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-4046005830483177232011-08-21T19:42:54.942-04:002011-08-21T19:42:54.942-04:00I learned in my college botany class that tomatoes...I learned in my college botany class that tomatoes are fruits.Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-83601950219462536372011-08-20T21:28:39.931-04:002011-08-20T21:28:39.931-04:00Lovely post Karen, it often is the little things t...Lovely post Karen, it often is the little things that are the important things, isn't it?<br /><br />Beautiful tomatoes, too!<br />Blessings,<br />CatherineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556890643837806571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-16371684327032594452011-08-20T15:54:57.613-04:002011-08-20T15:54:57.613-04:00Oh, the tomatoes! I have a struggling tomato plant...Oh, the tomatoes! I have a struggling tomato plant. I find that Alaska is rather unwilling to yield the sweet ripe tomatoes that I know from my childhood in SC. Just looking at your pictures, Karen, reminds me of hot summer days and fresh garden vegetables. So, I have some small pots as well as an indoor sprouting box we've just begun. Enjoy those wonderful tomato sandwiches!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Natalie in AlaskaNataliehttp://www.mapleleafcircle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-74907255002163583002011-08-20T09:42:25.767-04:002011-08-20T09:42:25.767-04:00I have grown tomatoes in previous years with great...I have grown tomatoes in previous years with great success, but this year, oh my! I had a baby in March and I was way behind with getting seeds planted. And then in July we had a serious heat wave that seemed to be a bit much for my plants. Here it is two thirds of the way through August and I have two big bushy tomato plants--and two tiny green tomatoes. Only two! *sigh*<br /><br />I love that quote by Benjamin West. Simple, and yet very inspiring. It's so true that the little things mothers do can have a farther reaching impact than we sometimes know. <br /><br />Blessings, <br />Laura in OntarioLaura Jeannehttp://gettingthere.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-1673968724824383062011-08-19T21:44:06.766-04:002011-08-19T21:44:06.766-04:00Beautiful Post Karen. The tomatoes look so yummy. ...Beautiful Post Karen. The tomatoes look so yummy. I am just now reading Lessons at Blackberry Inn.I just love it.In fact, I just yesterday read the words you penned from it here.What timing...And yes the little things we do, matter. This posting reminded me of the words of JR Miller..."Home is the true wife's kingdom.The woman who makes a sweet beautiful home,filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing something better than anything else her hands could find to do beneath the skies"...Thank you once again Karen,I look forward to your postings. Dawn E. Brown ps enjoyed the Mother Culture CD, passed it on to my dear daughter, then will pass to dear daughter-in-law,BlessingsDawn E. Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-27718737733356582752011-08-19T21:10:03.521-04:002011-08-19T21:10:03.521-04:00Lovely tomatoes. Ours are very behind this year, ...Lovely tomatoes. Ours are very behind this year, due to cooler weather in the Northwest. Your flowers are beautiful too! <br /><br />Blessings!<br />~NadineNadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975125019581254008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-42600988075964881892011-08-19T19:16:26.034-04:002011-08-19T19:16:26.034-04:00...little things have a place, too, because they c......little things have a place, too, because they can make a big difference. <br /><br />Yes Karen!<br /><br />What a lovely post. WONDERFUL photos to go along with your words.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16310718367078901030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-47396743367917415132011-08-19T16:35:50.826-04:002011-08-19T16:35:50.826-04:00Hi Karen,
I'm always fascinated by the thing...Hi Karen, <br /><br />I'm always fascinated by the things my children remember and hold dear. Often, I will have forgotten the same incident that has become a treasured memory for them. <br /><br />I've been trying my hand at lacto-fermented saurkrauts, ginger carrots, tomato pepper relish and pickles this week. My produce comes from the grocery...maybe next year I'll try growing some tomatoes.<br /><br />Thank you for your posts. I look forward to them!<br /><br />SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-69026329292432027802011-08-19T15:02:38.435-04:002011-08-19T15:02:38.435-04:00Your tomatoes look very good...they are my favorit...Your tomatoes look very good...they are my favorite kind for eating. We have grape tomatoes and also this year Pink Ponderosa, Brandywine, and German Red Strawberry. There is nothing like a fresh from the garden tomato.<br /><br />It is all these small things that make up a home and a home life. You excel at it, Karen.<br /><br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-40043713152881305692011-08-19T14:14:51.262-04:002011-08-19T14:14:51.262-04:00A beautiful post...I have my own Cherry Tomato pla...A beautiful post...I have my own Cherry Tomato plant but,have only taken a handful from it...the heat has just about killed all my herbs,etc....it even got my azalea bush that I was trying to keep watered ever so carefully. All your plants look so pretty...I like the broken pot as well :) We all sometimes find ourselves as "cracked pots" in the potters hands..are we not? The pictures are all very lovely...thank you so much for sharing. Blessings on your weekendSimply Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933046149294440134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-16563237476487109792011-08-19T13:51:28.103-04:002011-08-19T13:51:28.103-04:00I am happy to have you as blog friends, Ladies. Th...I am happy to have you as blog friends, Ladies. Thank you for your chats.<br /><br />Turn your back on your tomatoes for a while and when you return you may be surprised. My mother used to tell me, "A watched pot never boils." I wonder if this would apply to tomatoes grown in Scotland. <br /><br />Karen A.Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-74394064265098314492011-08-19T13:34:34.133-04:002011-08-19T13:34:34.133-04:00Tomatoes are the most delicious when eaten right o...Tomatoes are the most delicious when eaten right out of the vine.<br /><br />We eat as much as we can. In eggs, with cheese, in stews. Tomatoes say summer to me.<br /><br />Grace & Peace to you,<br /><br />MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-82987535137293655442011-08-19T13:08:00.783-04:002011-08-19T13:08:00.783-04:00Such a lovely post....
And now to a practical que...Such a lovely post....<br /><br />And now to a practical question: how long did your tomatoes take going from fully grown but green ... to red? I have a greenhouse full of green tomatoes, and am becoming rather impatient!<br />Anne xHomeschool on the Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400742529025230433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-11942527851002524822011-08-19T11:46:46.473-04:002011-08-19T11:46:46.473-04:00Oh Karen, what a sweet post. And so filled with th...Oh Karen, what a sweet post. And so filled with the thoughts of ripe and delicious tomatoes! I love that. Our hot and humid climate means the tomato growing season is now over for us, so I can only be happy that somewhere folk are still enjoying their tomatoes! Your breakfast quiche sounds and looks so appetizing - if you ever care to share the recipe, some of us would be delighted. Oh, and another way that we enjoy grape tomatoes in our household is to simply saute them whole in a skillet with a little olive oil, a bit of sugar and salt and pepper. These are so wonderful as a side dish with almost anything - just bursting with juice and flavor. Finally, let me say how much I love that quote from Benjamin West. That is beautiful. Enjoy your day, dear friend!<br />Teresaseashoreknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313444169419481891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612255949290013608.post-34711452038808266932011-08-19T11:45:38.690-04:002011-08-19T11:45:38.690-04:00Dear Karen,
Your tomatoes (a fruit:-) look divine....Dear Karen,<br />Your tomatoes (a fruit:-) look divine. We eat ours with fesh mozzaella and basil with a dash of sea salt and olive oil. Oh heaven! I too, have small patches of this and that and they are indeed satisfying. Enjoy your day, it is a lovely cool one with lots of sunshine here in MA.<br />Warmly,<br />SuzanneSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016058828515830560noreply@blogger.com