tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post7788158731745295334..comments2024-03-17T01:38:27.642-07:00Comments on Marblemount Homestead: The garden in July, and why we weren't made for California livin'...Marblemount Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-63905681214124820852016-07-15T17:00:06.206-07:002016-07-15T17:00:06.206-07:00Thanks, Charlotte. No need for envy, though. If yo...Thanks, Charlotte. No need for envy, though. If you saw all the weeds, you would not be envious!Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-1282121715241098942016-07-15T16:56:20.883-07:002016-07-15T16:56:20.883-07:00I absolutely LOVE your garden. My garden is weeks ...I absolutely LOVE your garden. My garden is weeks behind yours ...I am a little envious. Really beautiful, thanks for sharing. charlottehttp://www.walkerland.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-58759553627902457702016-07-15T07:29:35.088-07:002016-07-15T07:29:35.088-07:00Such gorgeous goings on at your place!Such gorgeous goings on at your place!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923664474360546706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-66156053829735981642016-07-14T09:29:14.806-07:002016-07-14T09:29:14.806-07:00Thanks, I will look forward to trying it out!Thanks, I will look forward to trying it out!yellowtulip118@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457341621335533009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-6581553133665271792016-07-14T08:51:21.071-07:002016-07-14T08:51:21.071-07:00Thanks for your positive feedback! I can't be...Thanks for your positive feedback! I can't believe you only get 7 inches of rain a year. We get 100!!!! Seriously!!!! Wow. I wonder if you can do things with herbs that you can mulch a lot and grow in a droughy place... I have no experience with this, because, you know... 100 inches of rain a year!Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-72961550235194445392016-07-14T08:09:24.340-07:002016-07-14T08:09:24.340-07:00One of the big attractions of your blog for me is ...One of the big attractions of your blog for me is that I can live vicariously in your garden — it's so beautiful! Here on the Central coast of California we just don't get enough rain to keep a garden like yours. I totally agree with you about Venice Beach and try to stay away from LA in general as much as I can. Unfortunately, my daughter and her family live about 5 exits north of Disneyland and I need to go there monthly for my Grannie fix. I'm currently reading about small herb gardens in larger containers that might grow here where the usual temperature is below 70 everyday and it rains only about 7 inches a year. UGH!lilysgranniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881178304674508910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-65885848296474094242016-07-14T07:41:44.668-07:002016-07-14T07:41:44.668-07:00Glad you found our blog! I will post a recipe of t...Glad you found our blog! I will post a recipe of the pickled beet recipe I use later in the summer!Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-33109901825172699922016-07-14T06:40:45.483-07:002016-07-14T06:40:45.483-07:00Found you on Soulemama and love your blog. Your ho...Found you on Soulemama and love your blog. Your homestead looks divine, and your recipe for pickled beets with honey intrigues me.yellowtulip118@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457341621335533009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-44061786061889287762016-07-13T10:22:19.443-07:002016-07-13T10:22:19.443-07:00Aww, you are so welcome, Molly! You are really nam...Aww, you are so welcome, Molly! You are really naming it: "Best to be in a place where you don't have to live to impress other people but be free to breathe clean air, drink clean water and grow a garden in healthy soil. Where children can run and play and be part of nature unfolding..."<br />I think this is what I reacted to regarding Venice Beach: not CA as a state, but just the scene of an inauthentic, disconnected vibe....Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-85770356537308832522016-07-13T09:10:22.422-07:002016-07-13T09:10:22.422-07:00Right on, beautiful Corina! Best to be in a place ...Right on, beautiful Corina! Best to be in a place where you don't have to live to impress other people but be free to breathe clean air, drink clean water and grow a garden in healthy soil. Where children can run and play and be part of nature unfolding - the seasons, weather, elements, the vitality and interaction of living things. In the awful Depression of the 1930's, people did best who had a garden, some chickens, maybe a cow or goats, and knew how to preserve, ferment, dry their foods for the lean times. Your life and your blog, the things you share, are a rich gift to many people. Thank you!!!Molly Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762168912509205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-40476989491558428822016-07-13T07:51:14.503-07:002016-07-13T07:51:14.503-07:00Figs grow great around here so this fall I am goin...Figs grow great around here so this fall I am going to plant the biggest fig tree I can afford. Then watch out birds. You and me can go mano a mano when they start to ripen. The other fruit tree I'm going to plant is a pomegranate. Although lord knows why I need to. If the thief in me gets its way I can just walk down the road to an entire orchard of them. They're so wonderful. With our own tree we make juice for one thing.<br /><br />Enjoy your rain. SO jealous! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-16075422743108803682016-07-13T07:24:01.747-07:002016-07-13T07:24:01.747-07:00Ha! You're funny!
Yes, part of the problem of ...Ha! You're funny!<br />Yes, part of the problem of CA is the drought and heat. But as I said above in response to Lea, there are lots and lots of beautiful places in CA. In fact, I really do like the state, but could not live there.<br />Figs! Yes! I grow them against the goat barn on the South side, so they totally ripen. Love them!Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-76971059751537192622016-07-13T07:22:26.069-07:002016-07-13T07:22:26.069-07:00I know, I know... I was worried I would sound too ...I know, I know... I was worried I would sound too judgemental! In fact, I know that there are lots of very lovely places in California. Lots of them. I think part of it, as I write about, is that I just really love the green, lush state of my Western Washington. sorry, didn't mean to offend you.Marblemount Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591217272029541556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-10327835337050960932016-07-13T07:18:30.162-07:002016-07-13T07:18:30.162-07:00You go Lea! Just what I was thinking! :-O ands the...You go Lea! Just what I was thinking! :-O ands then :-)<br /><br />From a California resident (sometimes I think I am not suited to CA either but for a different reason: doesn't rain here in the summer!)<br /><br />Yes, my darling Corina, you know that there are plenty of places in CA that look exactly like your place. (cute little finger wagging)I'm thinking Ferndale area, or Point Arena area.<br /><br />Santa Monica? Horrors! Too much, just too much of everything. Which can be a blessing but mostly a Curse! Dip in and then get the heck out!<br /><br />That being said, you can grow figs and get them to mature? Good on ya! What is borage good for? Everybody grows it but heck if I can tell what it's good for except the nice flowers which is good enough by itself. Maybe that's it.<br /><br />Now I'm rethinking my thoughts about SouleMama since she has put You on her website. Maybe OK after all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-54906978833078766512016-07-13T06:53:15.672-07:002016-07-13T06:53:15.672-07:00Venice Beach doesn't represent all of Califor...Venice Beach doesn't represent all of California. Lea Wenskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446183174866399305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612862199192033310.post-65831617600434458422016-07-13T06:53:08.032-07:002016-07-13T06:53:08.032-07:00Venice Beach doesn't represent all of Califor...Venice Beach doesn't represent all of California. Lea Wenskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446183174866399305noreply@blogger.com