Well, this is how it is right now! We can dream about summer, but there's hardly a decent tomato to be found, and lettuce is selling for $3 - $4 a head.
We only got the tail end of the snowstorm that hit Boston, and I'm glad for some fresh whiteness to cover the soggy grey. This is the long slog now, through February. So far, I'm coping all right. The key for me is to get enough light (our studio is really bright all day and it helps so much), keep busy, see friends, be amused at the absurdity of living in this climate, and indulge in a few treats now and then -- fresh raspberries today for our breakfast.
I did look at a garden catalog...
We've been having really good results with Quebec-grown Demers tomatoes, patiently home-ripened. They are not the succulent sweeties of August, but compared to the cardboard on offer most places, they are good. Those and the tinned San Marzanos, thanks be.
See www.phdemers.com
Posted by: Duchesse | January 30, 2015 at 02:26 PM
It's a slog,as I know from my years in Wisconsin. I used to grow Ming bean sprouts just to have something fresh to eat.
Posted by: Hattie | January 30, 2015 at 11:55 PM
That top one is a great photo -- such a story it tells!
Posted by: Frances/Materfamilias | January 31, 2015 at 10:22 AM
Duchesse -- are you getting the Demers tomatoes at Jean-Talon?
Hattie: Mung bean sprouts. Now that is serious desperation! I remember those days, before agribusiness gave us asparagus and strawberries year round. January and February in the north were really limited on the green-end of things. I grew alfalfa sprouts in a jar on the windowsill, and we ate a lot of broccoli and carrots. Yeah.
Frances: thanks, glad you liked it! I was pretty amused, took several shots, and was glad this one worked out.
Posted by: Beth | January 31, 2015 at 11:53 AM
Yes, I meant Mung beans. One of those helpful autocorrect mistakes.
Posted by: Hattie | February 03, 2015 at 12:24 AM