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The Animas River flows under the Durango-Silverton narrow gauge railroad bridge in Durango's Rotary Park. Part of the Animas River Trail - walking and biking, dog walking and jogging! And benches for resting and reflecting!

Thursday, August 25, 2022

It's fig season!

These delicate lovelies never make it to a supermarket. That's why a Tailgate Market on Saturdays is so special! I asked a friend to get me a bunch (a pint I think) and here they are. These are ripe already, and beginning to squish up.
So I cut up some ciabatta bread and spread cream cheese on it, then a layer of spinach yogurt dip, then the mashed up figs.

Next time I'll skip the spinach yogurt. It was a good supper though!

And today I had figs and yogurt (no spinach) for breakfast. Definitely a good thing!

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An NPR article crossed my desk yesterday...worth looking at to consider the Racism behind the Jan. 6 insurrection. HERE.


and if only...

Today's quote:

There isn’t time - so brief is life - for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving - and but an instant, so to speak, for that.
 
—Mark Twain,
in a letter to Clara Spaulding, 
20 August 1886




 



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  1. eileeninmdAugust 25, 2022 at 3:34 AM

    Hello,
    The figs look delicious, your supper looks delicious. Take care, enjoy your day!

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    1. Barbara RogersAugust 25, 2022 at 5:37 PM

      I have one more meal of figs still...there are just 5 left, breakfast tomorrow!

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  2. MarciaAugust 25, 2022 at 5:39 AM

    Somehow I've missed out on eating figs that way. My experience is totally with fig newtons.

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    1. Barbara RogersAugust 25, 2022 at 5:37 PM

      Which is a good start. But of course fresh ones are juicier, and just as sweet, no sugar ever needed. I didn't have canning supplies or I would have tried to put up some as a jam.

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  3. TomAugust 25, 2022 at 5:48 AM

    ...plain and simple, America is a RACIST country.

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    1. Barbara RogersAugust 25, 2022 at 5:38 PM

      So those of us fighting racism are the anti-racist Americans...and there really are a lot of us these days.

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  4. AnvilcloudAugust 25, 2022 at 6:25 AM

    I have never given or gotten a fig.

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  5. Vicki LaneAugust 25, 2022 at 7:09 AM

    Figs are a delight. We have a tree in our greenhouse that is prolific. And a few weeks ago I had the best ice cream sandwich EVER--Fig and goat cheese ice cream between rosemary shortbread cookies.

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  6. NewRobin13August 25, 2022 at 8:05 AM

    Oh wow, I haven't had a fig in years! How could I forget how yummy they are? Thank you for reminding me.

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    1. Barbara RogersAugust 25, 2022 at 5:40 PM

      I happened to see a pint in the picture advertising last week's Tailgate Market here...and friends sell their pots there, so I asked if there were any left, to please buy me a pint.

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  7. BoudAugust 25, 2022 at 8:53 AM

    Figs are so hard to come by and wonderful. Here there might be a single Saturday at the farmers market when someone has them.

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    1. Barbara RogersAugust 25, 2022 at 5:41 PM

      Yes, same here. They have a very short season...maybe 2 weeks if we're lucky. I have bought them quite green and gladly waited for them to ripen...but these were ready to eat!

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  8. Beatrice P. BoydAugust 25, 2022 at 12:06 PM

    I haven't had fresh figs in many years and will confess to salivating a bit at these photos, Barbara. My preference was to eat them straight from the vine, but the cream cheese looked delicious!

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