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Hello there! I'm Sister Diane and I have two grand passions: making crafts and making media. That's what I write about here, and sometimes, I get all thoughtful about internet culture and creative small businesses. Thanks for stopping by! Would you like some tea?
 
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 We made a quick trip to the Orenco Farmer’s Market this morning. It’s a small market with only a few produce vendors, but we scored lots of good Summer treasures. (Imagine these babies roasted with some olive oil, salt, and a little rosemary. Mmmmmm.) I also made a produce-buying-breakthrough! Every year, determined to make this roasted … Read On! There’s More!  For a little change of pace, we hopped the train to the downtown Portland Farmer’s Market this morning. It was my first time visiting this market, and – wow! Why did I wait so long?! We’re at the peaky peak-peak of berry season right now, and they’re piled up everywhere. I scored some raspberries (for … Read On! There’s More!  The light was bright and diffused this morning, and the photogenic produce, abundant. (I know those leaves are rather bug-feasted, but doesn’t that give them an appealing laciness?) We giddily ate the season’s first (to us, anyway) raspberries. Best thing ever, the raspberry. Oh, and pea pods! I scored my first bag. Eating them right now, in … Read On! There’s More!  All I can say is, Hooraaaaaaaaay! K. and I made our first official visit to the farmer’s market this morning – finally! Normally we start in May, but thanks (no thanks, really) to cold, grey weather, we waited a while this year. So this was an odd start to the veggie season. Usually, we go to … Read On! There’s More!  I’m back at The Pumpkin Patch today, so I wanted to share the photos I took last week. This is a serious farmer’s market! Oh, the gourds are so lovely. Thanks to all your helpful comments on the last market post, I’m happy to report that I cooked an acorn squash last week! It was … Read On! There’s More!  I got in a quick, solo trip to Hillsboro Farmer’s Market this morning, right after it stopped raining. I love this part of market season – everything’s so abundant, and my weekly produce budget seems to stretch for miles. Thanks to all of you and your excellent eggplant recipe suggestions from last week, I scored a … Read On! There’s More!  Sigh… we’ve missed so much of farmer’s market season this year. It was great to pop in to the Beaverton Market yesterday and get a little late-summer color. Aren’t those red peppers gorgeous? I could photograph peppers all day. …And tomatoes! Actually, I’ll be roasting the two together this afternoon, with onions, per Sally’s suggestion. Mmmmm. I … Read On! There’s More!  Sadly, book-related things have kept us out of the farmer’s markets the past couple weekends. But we did get in a quick visit to Orenco Market this morning. The light was lovely! We scored two pints of these gorgeous blackberries, which might become muffins or smoothies if they last long enough. …And I loved these interesting … Read On! There’s More!  It was a rather hot trip to the Hillsboro Market this morning, despite our attempts to get it done early before the heat. Still, worth it to get a load of these Ranier cherries! They look like they’re glowing from within. I’m most excited about pickling some green beans this week, and trying out one of … Read On! There’s More!  I just kicked off the weekend at the Hillsboro Farmer’s Market. There aren’t any tomatoes yet, but oh, my! The berries! On tap for this weekend, more blueberry muffins, a raspberry yogurt smoothie, and some cherry scones. This week also marked our first sighting of our favorite garlic grower. He has so many varieties, and if … Read On! There’s More! |
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