tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post8139551449863515318..comments2024-03-27T13:06:10.548-05:00Comments on Mr. Micawber's Recipe for Happiness: First TomatoMrs. Micawberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-9858923883132698522013-07-30T19:53:45.548-05:002013-07-30T19:53:45.548-05:00Thanks Ellen! Tomatoes make me wax rhapsodic ... d...Thanks Ellen! Tomatoes make me wax rhapsodic ... don't know why. I think it's their transience. We wait all year for them (never buy them in the store) and so they are very special when they come. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-42098471654271012522013-07-30T19:51:37.532-05:002013-07-30T19:51:37.532-05:00Ewww.... :)Ewww.... :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-24423879699482249302013-07-30T19:50:56.130-05:002013-07-30T19:50:56.130-05:00Thanks Joan - we got lucky I think with this plant...Thanks Joan - we got lucky I think with this plant. Our other tomatoes are still green. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-19083471784936163842013-07-30T13:38:59.447-05:002013-07-30T13:38:59.447-05:00I am drooling right now. I loved your tomato narra...I am drooling right now. I loved your tomato narrative. Well done!ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245099394863979981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-89410055291789530632013-07-29T09:23:09.596-05:002013-07-29T09:23:09.596-05:00Yum! Can you believe we don't grow tomatoes .....Yum! Can you believe we don't grow tomatoes ... wish we could but I've no way to stop the dogs, um, flavouring them!Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-5822666108239365922013-07-27T09:44:09.748-05:002013-07-27T09:44:09.748-05:00How lovely! I was late putting in my tomato and c...How lovely! I was late putting in my tomato and cumber plants so they are still very green, I am so looking forward to eating our first. We eat them like apples....the best way...between meals I mean. Your whole meal looks totally yummy! Joanpembrokeshire lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833127199774032916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-21206586006148825552013-07-26T22:58:03.895-05:002013-07-26T22:58:03.895-05:00Should be any time now - you guys usually get thin...Should be any time now - you guys usually get things a bit earlier than we do as you're just enough further south.... :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-10164961905393507612013-07-26T22:57:31.984-05:002013-07-26T22:57:31.984-05:00Yes, that smell is lovely - the only thing better,...Yes, that smell is lovely - the only thing better, I think, is the smell of basil on my hands. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-79334633630508105532013-07-26T22:56:43.285-05:002013-07-26T22:56:43.285-05:00Other way around for us - my grape tomatoes are st...Other way around for us - my grape tomatoes are still like green marbles. Looking forward to them though! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-38133267445945737512013-07-26T22:56:13.538-05:002013-07-26T22:56:13.538-05:00Thanks Deb - this plant happened to fruit very ear...Thanks Deb - this plant happened to fruit very early. I think it's a fluke and we just got lucky, as no one else around seems to have them yet. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-55128545102250657152013-07-26T22:55:29.508-05:002013-07-26T22:55:29.508-05:00That sounds good too - and rather Southern somehow...That sounds good too - and rather Southern somehow. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-15852279834522405622013-07-26T22:54:59.884-05:002013-07-26T22:54:59.884-05:00Oh, happy eating and travelling, Penny! Have some ...Oh, happy eating and travelling, Penny! Have some jamon for me while you're there. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-87082396221667211912013-07-26T22:54:18.004-05:002013-07-26T22:54:18.004-05:00That sounds very good indeed - the dressing too. W...That sounds very good indeed - the dressing too. Will have to try this. Thanks Janet! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-32615880809340227952013-07-26T22:53:30.033-05:002013-07-26T22:53:30.033-05:00Thanks Sue! :)Thanks Sue! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-75930895685159553842013-07-26T22:53:20.417-05:002013-07-26T22:53:20.417-05:00Enjoy, Regula! :)Enjoy, Regula! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-14728412794468078292013-07-26T22:53:05.285-05:002013-07-26T22:53:05.285-05:00Yes - storebought never smell or taste as good (wh...Yes - storebought never smell or taste as good (which is why we only eat them in season, home- or farm-grown.) :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-51020434867995446532013-07-26T22:52:29.104-05:002013-07-26T22:52:29.104-05:00Thanks Gracie - those trees were so fascinating. :...Thanks Gracie - those trees were so fascinating. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-49501067867450835272013-07-26T22:52:08.963-05:002013-07-26T22:52:08.963-05:00I think I did add a bit of pepper after photograph...I think I did add a bit of pepper after photographing (the salt was there but invisible). :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-74295701852767761062013-07-26T22:51:36.615-05:002013-07-26T22:51:36.615-05:00I would have thought that Southern tomatoes would ...I would have thought that Southern tomatoes would beat ours - you get so much more sun and heat. I guess the critters have a lot to answer for....<br /><br />:)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-51964791146079696542013-07-26T22:50:22.029-05:002013-07-26T22:50:22.029-05:00I love that smell too - so intense and tangy.
Tha...I love that smell too - so intense and tangy.<br /><br />Thanks Claire! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-67504533634744964232013-07-26T22:49:38.572-05:002013-07-26T22:49:38.572-05:00Thanks Linda - you are too right about home grown ...Thanks Linda - you are too right about home grown tomatoes! :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-62571324775783214402013-07-26T22:49:17.395-05:002013-07-26T22:49:17.395-05:00Merci, Stephanie. We have a grape tomato plant as ...Merci, Stephanie. We have a grape tomato plant as well but its fruit is still small and green. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-57458961451132137182013-07-26T22:48:38.424-05:002013-07-26T22:48:38.424-05:00Thanks Mere - tasted as good as it looked. :)Thanks Mere - tasted as good as it looked. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-34084815192000907682013-07-26T22:48:24.611-05:002013-07-26T22:48:24.611-05:00Thanks Vicki - and I hope Jo is referring to eatin...Thanks Vicki - and I hope Jo is referring to eating them and NOT throwing them! ;)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366775845290776474.post-86425393364348543522013-07-26T22:48:02.596-05:002013-07-26T22:48:02.596-05:00Big smiles here too - picked another one for break...Big smiles here too - picked another one for breakfast. Basil, goat cheese and tomato omelets. Happy happy taste buds. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.com