tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post219451109094163116..comments2023-10-31T15:39:09.651+01:00Comments on box elder: If you go down in the woods...Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-47979441858651637422014-04-20T21:10:47.034+02:002014-04-20T21:10:47.034+02:00Ah a romp in Mother Nature's garden. Nothing ...Ah a romp in Mother Nature's garden. Nothing better. My favorite Easter was one many years ago when Judy (SWMBO) and I hiked up into the Superstition Mountains and picnicked and drank a bottle of wine. A fabulous day all by ourselves.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-77303385989083091032014-04-19T13:36:00.904+02:002014-04-19T13:36:00.904+02:00And again thanks.
Marly - I suppose if everyone&#...And again thanks.<br /><br />Marly - I suppose if everyone's munching on alliums for a ramps fest, you have to join in or else you couldn't stand everyone else's breath!<br /><br />Natalie - well, as I understand it here, though it may vary from area to area, simple ownership of the land and putting up signs does not automatically mean that you can stop people hunting on it. Something to do with the Revolution and all that, or that's the hunters' excuse. To guarantee the right to ban hunting on your land you either have to have it registered private hunting or as a refuge, which is where ASPAS come in, as declaring it as such under their auspices does assure your - or in fact their - right in law to forbid hunting and fishing, and the obligation of the local gardiens de chasse to uphold it. But yes, the château owner probably would prefer to hand over the policing of it to an organisation, I don't know anything about them in this case, they might be elderly or not permanently resident or whatever. Whether much actual policing will be done and the ban enforced is another matter; the fisherman didn't look as if they were going to pay it much heed, and they could have fished on the other side of the river anyway. Strictly even the wild garlic foraging wasn't really allowed under the terms of the refuge, but no one seemed to think it was a problem; as the ASPAS bloke said 'c'est la France'.<br /><br />Zephyr - it's rather photogenic stuff, in fact. <br /><br />Robbie - you, laddish, never! I'm not sure that the situation as arisen where I have addressed myself to male commenters only; I do say 'chaps' sometimes but consider that fairly gender neutral, and I quite like your 'fellas', but most certainly would not use 'lads', which has most unpleasant connotations. I seem to remember Kate Adie used to be rather fond of using the word when getting all embedded and matey with British soldiery, most distasteful.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-4304915562243487872014-04-19T10:00:58.566+02:002014-04-19T10:00:58.566+02:00In an earlier comment: Thanks girls. Hmmm. Well, I...In an earlier comment: Thanks girls. Hmmm. Well, I won't interfere. It's possibly anti-feminist so to do. This is your fiefdom, I've dropped a groat into the collection box and I'm only passing through.<br /><br />But worrying about what collective grouping fellas may be gathered into. In fact fellas would do. Just so long as it's not lads. Lads = laddish. Ugh. I don't mind being labelled old, or ancient, elderly (a compliment, really), out-of-date, disused, stale, fusty, musty, archaic, antediluvian, fossilised, fogyish, mildewed. But not a lad. I was a lad once and lived up to the definition. Now I want no part of that bit of my life. You will promise, won't you? Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-78561079529238888752014-04-17T03:14:08.032+02:002014-04-17T03:14:08.032+02:00such beautiful photos, too!such beautiful photos, too!zephyrhttp://www.thegarden.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-12596199045075180542014-04-16T14:16:12.078+02:002014-04-16T14:16:12.078+02:00Lovely post, Lucy. I wonder why the chateau/estate...Lovely post, Lucy. I wonder why the chateau/estate owner, if he (she?) is against hunting & fishing on this land, hasn't done something about it himself, putting up signs etc? Maybe inviting volunteers to do it saves him the trouble and expense?<br />Anyway, I love your description of the experience and the characters involved.Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-17591882647663994492014-04-15T22:08:41.816+02:002014-04-15T22:08:41.816+02:00They have ramps-festivals in the mountains, but I&...They have ramps-festivals in the mountains, but I've never been to one. But the ramps are tasty...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-33702906250837388472014-04-15T21:26:51.562+02:002014-04-15T21:26:51.562+02:00PC - there must be compensations for living up whe...PC - there must be compensations for living up where you do, people may be a bit more organised and efficient, for example, but it does sound hard all that winter!<br /><br />Ellena - I may indeed end up making pesto with the last of it, that's what the couple who were collecting it were going to do. It has a short growing season so you have to think of ways to preserve it I suppose. Thanks for the heads up about Jordi, it is indeed closer but still quite a way, and perhaps sold out by now anyway. He'll also be in Rouen, Paris and London later in the year, so who knows?Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-7997993713646530452014-04-15T21:00:05.998+02:002014-04-15T21:00:05.998+02:00Lovely spring-welcoming post, Lucy.
You may want ...Lovely spring-welcoming post, Lucy. <br />You may want to blitz the leaves with oil(ouch) and freeze them in an ice cube container. Pasta Pesto.<br />Have you seen that Sr. Jordi Savall will be in Valenciennes on May 30th? A bit closer than Carnegie Hall for you.<br /> Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-10948493986711279512014-04-15T19:06:05.953+02:002014-04-15T19:06:05.953+02:00what a gorgeous day you've had! i'm glad t...what a gorgeous day you've had! i'm glad tom had fun - i rather understand his impatience with disorganisation. <br /><br />i'm jealous of places that have all these wonderful wild things to eat. for now, every time we think that spring is finally here, we get whomped with yet another generous handful of (i suppose) edible snow…<br /><br />your pictures, as always, bring much joythe polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-78711457401315488692014-04-15T18:46:11.659+02:002014-04-15T18:46:11.659+02:00Thanks girls.
Marly, I'd heard of ramps but ...Thanks girls. <br /><br />Marly, I'd heard of ramps but didn't know quite what they were, so looked them up, they look good, between leeks and spring onions - scallions. It was a beautiful spring day too, so very twinkly!<br /><br />ML - well, it's really the leaves that are considered the edible part, and they do say it's better before it flowers, which is apparently early this year. But like chives, I like the buds in stir fries etc, and I thought I might scatter some of the flowers on a salad. It rather amused me reading 'Dracula' that Bram Stokers idea of garlic (to repel vampires of course) was a string of white flowers, evidently he didn't really know what proper garlic in bulb form was, since it just wasn't used in English cooking.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-56130367914781680212014-04-15T18:16:24.231+02:002014-04-15T18:16:24.231+02:00Gorgeous photos of wild garlic! I have never seen...Gorgeous photos of wild garlic! I have never seen it and don't know if it grows here on the west coast. I assume the flowers are the edible part? The leaves look scrumptious too, reminding me of my peace lily.<br /><br />Speaking of hunting, I wish we could stop the grizzly bear hunts in our province!marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-90752565452309589232014-04-15T18:14:56.385+02:002014-04-15T18:14:56.385+02:00I've had a pail of ramps from the Carolina mou...I've had a pail of ramps from the Carolina mountains in my kitchen this week--you'd like those too. We're going to plant what's left of them...<br /><br />Perhaps you snuffed up some faery catnip by that twinkly river!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.com