Late Year Roses

Posted on December 2, 2022 by vanbraman

The year is coming to an end, but the roses are still blooming here.

Roses, late year, still blooming, pruning timeI took these pictures just before Thanksgiving. It is amazing how late in the year we will have rose blooms. It is difficult to prune roses when they are still blooming. Not physically, but emotionally.

Roses, late year, still blooming, pruning timeHow can I prune a rose bush when there are still blooms in the eaves.

I did prune some of my smaller bushes that didn’t have any blooms on them.

Roses, late year, still blooming, pruning timeThis rose bud was at the Community Rose Garden. I really like the color of this rose bud.

Roses, late year, still blooming, pruning timeThis one has a bit more yellow. These blooms look really nice when they open.

Roses, late year, still blooming, pruning timeHere is one more that is white with yellow and pink highlights.

The roses may not last much longer as we have been having some frost in the area. It is weird to be out walking and to be able to see your breath.

Next week I may have to prune my roses as I will be teaching a virtual course in Australia and have my mornings free.

Steven

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Book Finds II

Posted on December 1, 2022 by vanbraman

Yesterday I made a trip to the used book store. This was the first time to visit there since before the pandemic. I am just glad that it is still there.

Penguin Classics, Dickens, Oliver Twist, book collecting, booksI always go through the shelves of paperbacks at the used book store and look for Penguin Popular Classics. I found one that I didn’t have yet. I now have almost 80 from this series of paperbacks.

I first started picking these up at book stores at the airport when I traveled in Europe. I like the way they look on the bookshelf. These are not easy to find as to my knowledge they were not sold in the US. Sometimes I find price tags from around the world on them.

Companion Library, book collecting, booksAnother thing I look for at the used book store is older books that help complete some collections that I have. I remember the Companion Library series from when I was young.

They were an interesting concept as they would have two books that were back to back.

Companion Library, Robin Hood, books, collectingThis one had Robin Hood by Howard Pyle on one side.

The Lame Prince, Companion library, book collecting, books If you turn the book over on the other side is The Little Lame Prince by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik. I now have most of the books in this classic series. I could just search for them on the internet, but part of the fun is finding them.

Cooking with Soup, Campbell cookbook, recipes, food, green bean casseroleA recent find at the library book sale was a cookbook by Campbell. Cooking with Soup has 608 recipes that include soup. I found that this was a first edition from 1968.

Cooking with Soup, Campbell cookbook, recipes, food, green bean casseroleThe most used recipe from this cookbook is Green Bean Casserole. The recipe was put together in 1955, but this is perhaps the first cook book to include it. I have not found anything about an earlier Campbell’s cookbook. Before then, it was on soup labels, articles in magazines, or in advertisements.

I may have to try some of the other recipes in this cookbook. There are some interesting ones.

Steven

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