Tasting and Beer Tasting

We had a lovely Thanksgiving feast at Titus and Jane's. Jane made this lovely turkey.

There was quite a full table.

Including lots of pie!

And of course, we had to do some gaming.

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Weather Note

This temperature reading was Tues. 11-22, in the heat of the day with the sun on the thermometer. It's been generally in the high 50s to low 60s in the day, and above freezing at night, although it's moved into "comforter weather." We got a nice steady rain for a day and half, which soaked everything down nicely. Last two days have been windy, and the leaves are falling like rain. I raked yesterday, and Buddy's been mowing at the farm almost daily.
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Then Friday after Thanksgiving we had the second beer tasting: Pale Ales. The weather was still iffy, so we held it at our house.

You can see how serious we are about this! Karen put together the score sheets and did the pouring. Here she's featured with Glen's wonderful breadsticks and a "pitcherlette" of pilsner. We were "cleansing our palates" with pilsner on tap.

Here's a closeup of the lineup. Oddly, the Caldera, in the cans, outscored the Sierra Nevada (but not by much). Other winners were Fire Rock, Stone, and Mirror Pond.

Ok, we've been feasting and drinking... but what's new on the farm? Well the daikons are literally bursting out of the soil. We had a nice steady rain last weekend, and the daytime temps haven't been too cold, so everything is growing like crazy. The lettuces are full grown, but not inclined to bolt. We did them perfectly this year, although I wish we'd started another flat a month later.

I harvested the first Black Spanish radish also.

Doesn't it look lovely?

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What We're Eating
Besides turkey with all the trimmings... This night's menu was homemade pizza with alfredo sauce, smoked salmon, capers, and preserved lemon, topped with homegrown arugula and drizzled with basalmic reduction; homemade veggie broth with carrots, celery, and potatoes and fresh lemon juice, and black radish drizzled with spicy brine and dusted with pasilla pepper powder.

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Dwight and Linda came to visit. It was so nice to see them and show them around the farm. Unfortunately, I'd forgotten my camera that day, so I didn't get a picture of them. Then, they had some bad news and had to change their plans and head out unexpectedly. Our thoughts are with them.

Speaking of folks who our thoughts are with... Hi Katinka! I've been thinking about you a lot lately and wishing you were here.