Monday, May 19, 2014

you get what you pay for

Still Going, 2014

Really?

We paid $5 for these garlic scapes. We ate the bottoms and put these tops in a Mason jar over three weeks ago.

you get what you pay for (according to Wiktionary)

31 comments:

  1. amelia from z tasty lifeMay 19, 2014 at 12:14 PM

    which is a good reminder of "the law of conservation of energy" in physics, which states that "the total energy of an isolated system cannot change", rather it is conserved over time. According to this law: energy can be neither be created nor destroyed, but can change form.... You pictured this law beautifully

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  2. Stunning photo! I had no idea that garlic was so lovely!

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  3. Delightful garlic scapes! And what a clever use of resources. And what a unique fragrance they must emit!

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    1. When you first snip the ends you can smell the garlic, but the flowers really don't have any scent at all, unless you nuzzle directly into them.

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  4. love your sense of humor.
    so cute

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    1. Thanks, Coco. I like to laugh as often as possible.

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  5. spectacular, almost other-worldly, as they bloom. next batch of scapes, I'll save the tops and stick 'em in water.

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    1. Give it a go and let me know if they perform in the same manner in Nashville.

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  6. I even love the word "scapes".

    xo J

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    1. Me too. They sound like they are getting away with something.

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  7. :) Last summer I pick some leek flowers from my inlaws orchard...
    They survived a month!

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  8. Beautiful picture, reminds me of a Charlie Chan movie or some such. Herbs last so much longer than flowers.

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  9. Always love your photos Denise :)

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  10. Oh my, I will have to try that with garlic.

    Congratulations on your novel!

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  11. They're lovely!

    I do this with chive blossoms - the flowers last for weeks too :)

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    1. I love chive blossoms, but I've never put them in a vase. Will do! Thanks.

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  12. Awesome photo, I love the shadow. Congratulations on your novel. I hope that it's the first of many.
    debx

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  13. I love the fact that the most "ordenary" plants can be so beautiful.

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  14. Quite impressive flowers!
    Last month I found a garlic in the kitchen sprouting. I planted it at the garden. I wonder when it opens flowers.

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    1. Thank you. I hope your garlic is successful.

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