I went out into the garden on this dreary cloudy chilly winter's day, and look what I found hiding under the grass clipping mulch :
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A second crop of potatoes. They grew from the handful that I missed in the first harvest in late summer. I am not used to such a long growing season, so I'm still kind of baffled by the whole thing. But not baffled enough that I don't know what to do. I will be making potato soup today. The perfect food for a dark winter day. We even have a nice homemade Russian Rye bread to eat with it. Two most excellent peasant foods.
In other news, I just finished crocheting a scarf for the mother. I found some of that Chenille yarn by Lion Brand. It is a beautiful royal blue. But it was like crocheting catapillars. The stuff is huge and furry. Makes up into a very warm scarf though. It will do its job well.
Okay, gotta go make soup.