At about 3:30 this morning, I awoke groggily to a faintly nutty smell. I jumped out of bed shrieking, remembering that I’d left a pan of beans on the stove all night. Oops. Poor Brad must have thought it was something much worse. At any rate, it didn’t turn out too bad. There was no water left in the pan, but only the bottom layer of beans were a bit brown. They hadn’t burned, nor was the pan ruined. Apparently, I woke up just in time.

It’s been very cold here this week. In the 20s or lower at night and cool during the days as well. For visitors coming in December or January, bring something warm!

This week I finally harvested the last of the tomatoes and pulled out the old plants. Even in the greenhouse, this cold was just too much for them. We still have greens (lettuce, tatsoi, spinach) growing though.

The seed catalog for spring just arrived, so it must be time to start planning next spring’s crops. Hmmm….