tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post8568011058822268017..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Playing Catch-Up or Running in Place?P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-24292478208506711432011-11-01T06:32:16.921-07:002011-11-01T06:32:16.921-07:00I read once that if you are lost in the woods for ...I read once that if you are lost in the woods for any length of time, you should NOT bother picking wild berries to keep from starving, as the energy expended in the picking exceeds the energy your body derives from the berries. Can you imagine stumbling around in the woods with your stomach growling and NOT eating whatever nutritious, nonpoisonous food Nature offered? You'd have to be a real "logic monster" to hold out, IMO.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-3322293714455548302011-11-01T05:38:35.446-07:002011-11-01T05:38:35.446-07:00I like thinking about making jam from fruit found ...I like thinking about making jam from fruit found wild. It seems like such a luxurious reward for a little industry. I notice that I don't actually do it, but I enjoy thinking about it. <br /><br />I've been known to work until 2 a.m. but not to particularly good effect. I'm pretty sure that when I do that I'm being diligent in order to avoid something else I don't want to think about. I'd be much better off making jam.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-55756964767511494112011-10-26T17:04:57.164-07:002011-10-26T17:04:57.164-07:00I guess mine could be called "road jam,"...I guess mine could be called "road jam," too, Dawn. The name is cool! Last year I picked and froze raspberries, blackberries and thimbleberries and then threw in some cherries from a friend when I made my jam.<br /><br />Helen, somehow you have gotten a very false impression of me. I know people who work every night until 2 a.m., but that's now my life. I get plenty of sleep--and usually fall asleep over a book.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-48829032769754605942011-10-26T16:57:58.793-07:002011-10-26T16:57:58.793-07:00Was certainly NOT making fun of you. I am envious....Was certainly NOT making fun of you. I am envious. I do things sooooo slowly and I squander too much time....Farshaw@FineOldBooks.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663199582891083995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-48268930351786815342011-10-26T16:46:21.514-07:002011-10-26T16:46:21.514-07:00My Mom used to make what she called 'road jam&...My Mom used to make what she called 'road jam' our of any fruit she found along the road where she and Dad walked every day. She'd pick little bits of plums and grapes along the way, freeze them and when she had enough, she'd make jam. <br /><br />You're very busy! Keep that January hope in front of you and it will eventually get here. Sometimes I think I'm wishing my life away.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-35468514309325557382011-10-26T03:56:24.581-07:002011-10-26T03:56:24.581-07:00Helen, I think you're making fun of me--but ge...Helen, I think you're making fun of me--but gently, so it's okay. My stepdaughters cram so many activities into each day that I feel like a total slug by comparison. And I wouldn't accomplish as much as I do if it weren't for Bruce at the bookstore, letting me get away sometimes. Today (Wednesday) will be his last day there for a couple of weeks, and I have a morning meeting, a lunch, and some outdoor dog time planned. No jam today.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-3600810288402567892011-10-25T18:05:02.482-07:002011-10-25T18:05:02.482-07:00My goodness! How do you find time to do so much! ...My goodness! How do you find time to do so much! Reading AND making jams? Impossible!Farshaw@FineOldBooks.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663199582891083995noreply@blogger.com