Carrots and Evergreens and Winter Celebrations

By Sharon
December 27, 2011

No doubt wreaths and garlands of red and green are decorating your homes this week. I've been thinking quite seriously of making a carrot wreath for my front door. After all, it's carrots that played an important role in my winter celebrations; isn't that how traditions start?

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Dec 29, 2011 6:48 PM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
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No, none of those. Just sounded like it would be good & easy for dinner tonight. Either that or I'm stoopid! Hilarious! Rolling on the floor laughing
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Dec 29, 2011 6:54 PM CST
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Never.
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Dec 29, 2011 7:54 PM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
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Lovey dubby
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Dec 29, 2011 9:40 PM CST
Name: Horseshoe Griffin
Efland, NC (Zone 7a)
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Not stoopid, you just enjoy good grub, flwgrl!

I picked and cooked some collard several nights ago, with smoked ham hocks in them! Yummy! Pulled some catfish out of the freezer that I'd caught on Thanksgiving Day and fried those up to have with the collards. Talk about some good eating!

And no, no carrots that night, Sharon. I probably eat more raw carrots than cooked, usually grating one up to go in a green salad (lettuce, carrot, black olives, top off with some grated cheese and a pickle on the side). Once or twice a year though I'll gently steam a cut up carrot then smother it in butter, like a carrots-in-a-butter-sauce. Very tasty, and never cook the carrots to the mushy stage!

Shoe (ever grateful his computer is working again...)
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Dec 29, 2011 10:38 PM CST
Name: Sharon
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Oh yeah, Shoe, black olives on every single salad. Love black olives! And cheese.\
Yeah.

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Dec 29, 2011 10:44 PM CST
Name: Horseshoe Griffin
Efland, NC (Zone 7a)
And in the end...a happy beginning!
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Yay! Another black olive lover! Gotta have 'em! (Do ya ever drink the olive juice? It's gotta be healthy for ya!) :>)

Rolling my eyes.
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Dec 29, 2011 10:49 PM CST
Name: Brenda
Santa Clarita, CA (Zone 9b)
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Shoe, I had a former boyfriend who used to say 'Olive Juice' as goofy code for I love you. It's a phrase that one rarely hears (olive juice), but you just made me smile with it!
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Dec 29, 2011 10:51 PM CST
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Olive juice!! I love it.

How funny, Brenda, never thought of it like that. In fact, I'm the only one i know who loves it and I sprinkle it on my salads along with the olives.

I'll never look at olive juice without remembering this!!
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Dec 29, 2011 11:12 PM CST
Name: Horseshoe Griffin
Efland, NC (Zone 7a)
And in the end...a happy beginning!
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle I sent a postcard to Randy! I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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Hah! So cool, Brenda! I love it, too. I'll have to start "texting" that to my DD instead of 'Luvya!'!~

Shoe *(guilty of drinking the juice whilst making salads galore. After all, it can't go to waste!)
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Dec 30, 2011 5:30 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
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Black olives ---- BLECKH!!!!!!!! Ptoowhie! Taste like metal.

Mmmmmmmmmmm green olives YUM! YUM! YUM! Drink juice GOOD!
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Dec 30, 2011 5:45 AM CST
Name: Sharon
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Metal? Oh good grief, Anni. You musta got ahold of a can of bad olives.
But then I like green ones too.

I even put either or both on pizza sometimes.
Add them to omelets.
Always to salads. Green Grin!
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Dec 30, 2011 5:57 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
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Black olives in omelets?????!!!!!!! Sticking tongue out Sticking tongue out Sticking tongue out Ewwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sort of how you feel about cooked carrots yes?
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Dec 30, 2011 6:10 AM CST
Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)
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Close!
I like salsa on my omelets, too.
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Dec 30, 2011 8:53 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
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Salsa I can see.
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Dec 31, 2011 8:17 AM CST
Name: Vicki
North Carolina
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I only eat carrots raw. I gag if they are cooked.

Love olives - any color Smiling
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Dec 31, 2011 9:59 AM CST
Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)
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See??? I knew all the time there was a huge reason that I love you, Vic!
Now there are two.
Carrots and olives. Green Grin!
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Dec 31, 2011 2:10 PM CST
Name: Vicki
North Carolina
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Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing
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Dec 31, 2011 4:45 PM CST
Name: Renée
Northern KY
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Yep. It truly is the little things, huh? Thumbs up
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Dec 31, 2011 5:15 PM CST
Name: Sharon
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Always the little things.

I hope your birthday was great, KY!!
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Jan 2, 2012 1:08 PM CST
Name: Ginger
Fountain, Florida (Zone 8b)
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Garlic stuffed green olives...YUM. I love olives...black and green Smiling
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