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    The Parsnip

    October 21, 2023 by Karen 15 Comments

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    Last Wednesday, after work was finished but dark hadn't yet arrived, I packed Philip into the car and took off to my vegetable garden to pick out some artwork.

    I originally left the house with only one goal; harvest the sweet potatoes. Get in, get out, get home. I have the same philosophy for Costco and baby showers.

    The difference is I like my vegetable garden so it's more difficult to adhere to a strict schedule. That's how a 15 minute job like pulling sweet potatoes out of pots turns into a 3 hour enterprise for anyone who likes to garden.

    To get as much stuff done as I do, I have to stick to a fairly strict schedule. The hours sucked up by unscheduled events like this have to come from somewhere and that somewhere is always laundry.

    Which is why my outfit for today, just a regular day, is a sequin dress with running shorts for underwear.

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    The vegetables above and below in the parsnip reveal (yes indeed you have grown up into the kind of person who follows websites that have parsnip reveals) were picked the same day I discovered the great sweet potato failure of 2023.

    That's how much I'm still harvesting at the near end of October. Other than the garlic, which was picked months ago. But I needed a bright spot in the composition and garlic is always a bright spot.

    Please enjoy your weekend puzzle and the parsnip that made up for the sweet potato failure. I've taken a turn this week and created an over 200 piece puzzle.

    As always, before you start the puzzle, you can turn it into however many pieces you'd like.

    I'll be using that one to make stew. Unless I can carve it into socks in which case ...

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    1. May C Vandenberg

      November 08, 2023 at 9:31 pm

      Great article on dahlia tubers. We've been growing dahlias for around 12-14 years, and I learned some new "stuff". Thank you, much appreciated! always new info with dahlias, well, probably gardening in general, right! Thanks for sharing such great, diverse info on your blog!
      May

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      • Karen

        November 09, 2023 at 9:08 pm

        Hi May. Thanks for saying that. I just share what I do. :) ~ karen!

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    2. whitequeen96

      October 27, 2023 at 3:49 am

      I love your puzzles, so thank you for including them! This was absolutely perfect for Fall. Your photos are very artistic!

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    3. Julie

      October 23, 2023 at 2:44 pm

      I got parsnips in my OddBunch box and had no idea what to do with them. I found a really nice pasta recipe where you use julienned parsnips and bacon and it was so nice! My first parsnip!

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    4. larry shriver

      October 22, 2023 at 10:35 pm

      If you would take a look at " COLD WAR MOTORS " on the 'net, you would see Philip's female counterpart. And I think you might also enjoy viewing the programming, because Scott and his fellow car aficionados ( who are also Canadians ) have some interesting times.

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    5. Suzanne

      October 22, 2023 at 3:53 pm

      Yours sounds like my sister’s bay tree over in England. My little guy is at least 15 years old and about 18 inches tall. He couldn’t survive an Ontario winter, so gets descaled and washed each fall, and joins us in the family room and contributes to our winter stews.

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    6. Jody Farrand

      October 22, 2023 at 3:35 pm

      Coloured me surprised! I really enjoy doing your puzzles.

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      • Karen

        October 22, 2023 at 10:10 pm

        Ditto. I surprised myself by liking this puzzle. It was a good puzzle photo. ~ karen!

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    7. Laura Kenna

      October 22, 2023 at 2:46 pm

      I think this was my favorite puzzle yet!

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      • Karen

        October 22, 2023 at 10:09 pm

        Thanks Laura! I agree. Even *I* liked doing this one. ~ karen!

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    8. Suzanne

      October 22, 2023 at 8:24 am

      Do you leave your Bay tree out all winter? I have mine in a pot on my doorstep and bring him inside each fall. Also, where’s the parsnip?

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      • Petra

        October 22, 2023 at 10:37 am

        Hi Suzanne, Wondering what zone you live in. I'm on the west coast and my bay tree lives in the ground. I grew it from 12 inches to 12 plus foot monster that throws out seedlings from berries dropping on the ground. I think the main issue would be freezing and thawing and freezing again. Depending on where you live, you might just be able to burlap wrap it?

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      • Karen

        October 22, 2023 at 10:38 am

        Hi Suzanne. If you do the puzzle you'll find the parsnip. It's in this week's puzzle photo. And I *do* bring my bay inside. I usually manage to keep it alive for a few year and then it dies, and I go out and buy another small one and start again. ~ karen!

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    9. Emie

      October 22, 2023 at 5:01 am

      GORGEOUS photo, fun puzzle. Thanks!

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    10. Kat - the other 1

      October 22, 2023 at 3:52 am

      No comments yet? Really? Ok, me first! Lol.
      Yum! Parsnips!

      Reply

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