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| Undercover Cat, Prince Richard, (P.R., for short), prepares for duty. |
Good Day, Poppy View Readers,
P.R., here, Private InvestiCATor, at your service. Poppy asked me to take you on a little tour of the garden, to reveal the identities of those puzzling personalities she introduced you to a few days ago. Just before you got here, a little bird, (my trusty, canary confidant), told me that Poppy's previous post had left you rather perplexed! Rest assured, you're in good hands. After all, I live with the woman, (and between you and me, she's a bit of an enigma, herself!)...Ahem...Right this way, ladies, watch your step...
Let's take another look at that red striped sack, shall we?
Upon closer inspection, it becomes evident that the bag
is densely packed with some sort of egg shaped pieces.
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| Walnuts, drying in the Cretan sun. |
Kudos to those who guessed 'walnuts', since the
answer was practically dropped into your lap, with
the phrase, 'a hard nut to crack', in the description.
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| Walnut harvest: a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it! |
Have you ever seen walnuts in their fruity form?
These were manually shaken from a few trees that Poppy's
mother-in-law planted many years ago. They were collected, hulled, rinsed several times in cold water, and finally left in the sun to dry completely. Poppy has promised to make a traditional walnut cake; (after all, it's the least she could do for teasing you so, wouldn't you agree?).
These were manually shaken from a few trees that Poppy's
mother-in-law planted many years ago. They were collected, hulled, rinsed several times in cold water, and finally left in the sun to dry completely. Poppy has promised to make a traditional walnut cake; (after all, it's the least she could do for teasing you so, wouldn't you agree?).
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| Late September, 2014 |
These raddish lookalikes, which some of you referred
to as 'thingamabobs', and 'thingamajics', are actually...
budding flowers! I, myself would
have guessed some kind of tropical fruit.
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| Far left: star jasmine, mid July 2014 |
Yet, here they are; sweetly scented stars among a
herbaceous cast of sage, rosemary, thyme, mint, laurel,
and lavender. Yes, Trachelospermum jasminoides,
more commonly known as star jasmine, is what those
carbon copy, kumquat-y sprouts eventually bloom into.
And soon, they'll honour us with an encore of their
And soon, they'll honour us with an encore of their
delicate beauty and signature fragrance.
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| A coil of courgettes curls itself around quinces and plums. |
be quinces, then you are correct! Here on the island, they
are made into marmalade, compotes, and other sweet treats.
And speaking of treats, here's a peek at Poppy's peace offering.
She's confident all will be forgiven after the first bite!
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| P.R. plays Sherlock |
Well, it's been swell hanging out with you gals!
That Poppy's sure got some real sweet pals!
xo
P.R.
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