Friday, February 10, 2012

Forbidden fruit


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One thing I miss about home is the citrus. We had an amazing lime tree in our back yard that seemed to produce enough limes for us to use them daily, year-round, in every way imaginiable, and still be giving them away each week as well. Here in Vancouver you can buy citrus of course, but it all comes up from California. A couple of things over the past year have taught me, and reinforced in me a passion for the importance of eating locally and seasonally and enjoying produce in it's time and place. That means no bananas, mango, pineapples, avocados or citrus for a time. But in return, I get to enjoy all of the beautiful local fruit and vegetables that wont grow in humid Brisbane - things like the summer berries galore. At the moment the winter market vegetables here mainly consist of beets and potatoes (and a few more things), but a few months of these staples is absolutely worth it for the excitement that spring and summer bring with their abundance.

Anyhow, this is all very important to me, but today I gave in. And bought these gorgeous looking things from California. A treat. A vitamin C boost for this grey day.

3 comments:

  1. I'm so glad you're my friend and that you're coming over for pizza tonight!!

    Plus I love your photos! And that I can read the word sin on your journal under the forbidden fruit! Awesome!

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  2. Ha ha. We love you Nancy. I'm excited for pizza too. Just wait til you see the artichokes we have!

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  3. Just simply stunning photography Sharolyn!

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