Ber is here to stay

Saan nagpunta si September?! Nandyan lang sya kanina ah!

How time flies! Before I know it, I’ll be 70 (God willing) sitting in my rocking chair looking out the window and seeing young people passing by, me thinking: “I wish I could still walk the way I used to, without the help of my sticks, without metal screws in my hips, without backpains, walk hand in hand with my husband (by the way, in this scenario, he could still walk perfectly, has lost 30 pounds and looking like in his 50’s) and instead biting into an apple than having it served to me (by nurses?) pureed!”

nakakatakot na pangitain, ngee!

I guess months of Ber bring such story in my head. Ber when nights are longer, days are shorter, when its cold and rainy outside. Ah Ber, you’re such a joy killer!

Time to bring out those heavy jackets, thicker shoes, shawls, hand gloves and yes - paraplu! (umbrella)

But I guess it’s not all bad when Ber arrives. That means pears in our backyard are ready for harvesting. Sweet desserts! My father-in-law would always say (always because each time he visits, say many times a month *wink* ) “that tree produces the best pears for poaching” I thought of recording it and just playback it to tease him..hmmm, I might just do that! :D )

anyway, together with my assistant pear picker (who else but my sidekick, Charlie) we harvested pears 3x in September and made [several times already] desserts using the free fruits.
generous tree this year

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inspector gadget and our 2nd harvest
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fruit of labor [RECIPE HERE]
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you might want to try this recipe, it’s so easy to make.

HAVE A GOOD WEEK EVERYONE!

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20 Responses to “Ber is here to stay”

  1. RennyBA Says:
    October 2nd, 2006 at 10:50 am

    I’m here from Charles and say hello from Norway!
    I know fall can be hard after a lovely, warm summer. But then again, there is always some beuty in all four seasons and how could we apricate summer that much, if we don’t experience a bit of the oposite.
    Wish you a good week too:-)

  2. ethel Says:
    October 2nd, 2006 at 4:22 pm

    Arf! arf! Thess, ayan kasama ko pa si churchill.
    hehe..70? ano ka malakas pa yan Thess, nandito na tayo sa europe kaya nahahawaan na rin tayo sa long life nila hehehe…
    Sarap ng pears, gusto ko yong matigas pa sya kase parang mangga yummy pero pag hinog na, yoko kase feeling ko kumakain ako ng kastilyong buhangin hahahaha
    Susme si pug curious din sya sa harvest nyo hehehe..
    Kami rin dito inulan, hahaay ang lamig sa labas!

  3. missP Says:
    October 3rd, 2006 at 1:12 am

    wow! PERAS — ang paboritong prutas ng mga politiko sa Pinas, hehehehe…paki pitas naman ako at nang magaya ko din ang prut op lebor mo, tita :lol: :angel:

  4. toni Says:
    October 3rd, 2006 at 5:00 am

    Mmmmmmmmmm! Paano mo ginawa ito? At mabango ba ang pear tree? :D

  5. Girlie Says:
    October 3rd, 2006 at 5:35 am

    naiisip ko din kelangan pagtanda ko, ganito ang magiging hairdo ko, kelangan ganito ang mga suot ko…di ko man lang naisip na o nga pala baka nakatungkod nako…ngek…panay pampa-beauty

  6. lino Says:
    October 3rd, 2006 at 11:12 am

    hehe, alam ko kung bakit hate mo ang ber, kse mas malamig, at sumasakit ang nga gulugod mo pag malamig, hehehe. jk.
    katuwa naman may dogster pala, nakita ko mga pics ni charlie… :)
    ang nakain ko pa lang na pear eh yung kulay dilaw…

  7. eye Says:
    October 3rd, 2006 at 11:31 am

    i didn’t know that you had pear trees hehehe! puro sanga lang kasi yung naabutan ko dati nung winter. feeling ko kahit 70 ka na eh super healthy ka pa rin, kasi napaka-healthy at active (evil grin) ng lifestyle mo dyan ;) may apo na kaya si charlie by then?

    thanks for the bday greeting, i still haven’t celebrated it. still no water & electricity after 6 days after that typhoon! imagine!

  8. pinayhekmi Says:
    October 3rd, 2006 at 7:45 pm

    Thess, so clever of you to harvest and use the pears growing in your backyard. I bet it is one of the best tasting pears!

  9. siena Says:
    October 4th, 2006 at 2:16 am

    Hi Thess!
    I love reading your latest entry. And wow, the dessert looks really yummy!Thanks for sharing the recipe…

    Have a fun-filled day!

  10. Ymir Says:
    October 4th, 2006 at 5:41 am

    wow that looks yummy and sweet.
    pagmatanda ka na uwi ka na dito sa pinas para hindi umatake rayuma mo sa lamig. :angel:

  11. michael Says:
    October 4th, 2006 at 1:45 pm

    ate, umalis ka ba? nasa vacation na ba kayo ni kuyaH? nitatawagan kita kanina sa telaphone walang tao, walang ring aso at di nasagot si kuya Charlie. umalis ba kayo lahat? namamaga pa rin panga ko. ang sakit ng pagkakasuntok mo eh. aloha! nasa austria na ba kayo? sama mo naman ako kahit na sa panaginip lang. umalis na bagyo at payapa na. pero sana matanggal na lahat ng mga bwiset na biilboards na yan na sight pollution. magma migrate na lang ako sa north korea pag di nila nilinis ang mga billboard sa kamaynilaan. sige hanggang sa muli, ate. hasta luego la vista manyana. este, que pasa pasa contigo balacang ahora?

  12. rach Says:
    October 4th, 2006 at 1:56 pm

    hi! i came here from siena’s site. i guess we’re connected thru toni’s ref project. :)

    i love ber months. the hint of cold breeze signals the coming of christmas, my favorite time of the year.

    wow, lovely pears. it must be great to be able to pick fresh pears from your very own tree. that dessert looks very tempting.

    nice to meet you.

    rach

  13. Lucci Says:
    October 4th, 2006 at 5:05 pm

    pareho kami ni lino…isang klase palang ng pear ang nakakain…i’m serious sa pagdalaw ko jan…sana makatikim ako nyan.

    ang cute cute ni charlie hehehehe…assistant pear picker/eater hwehehehe

  14. ROSE Says:
    October 5th, 2006 at 7:33 pm

    buti p akayo dyna makakapagsuot ng mga boots hehe.. never pa akong nakapag try :P sabi malamig din daw dito pag winter,.. first time kong makakaranas ng winter dito eh.. hayy

    bakit nga yung mga bata (lalo na si liena,. anak ko) gustong gusto ng magdalaga.. tayong eto nag eedad na nangangarap na wag ng tumanda.. haha ,, baligtad ano?! :P

    anyway… thankyou!(lam mo na yun) ! and hope you have a nice day!

  15. Amie Says:
    October 6th, 2006 at 3:19 pm

    uhmmm yeah can you smell the christmas?

  16. jeprocks Says:
    October 7th, 2006 at 4:04 am

    sana makapagbakasyon ka dito sa pinas… iba pa din ang pasko dito sa atin :cheerful:

  17. ghee Says:
    October 7th, 2006 at 12:08 pm

    pears,pears,pears!! I love pears!!

    and they look so yummy.you really should be grateful with your generous tree.

    Happy weekend,Thess!

  18. dinah Says:
    October 8th, 2006 at 8:35 am

    waaaaw. sana meron din kaming puno na namumunga ng pera…este, peras pala. heehee…

    uy, ber na nga! may krismas tri na ang kapitbahay namin. nung september 1 nila tinayo. no joke.

    hi, thess!!!!!!!! pakiss din kay charlie. magsing-cute sila ni bulinggit ko, hehe. talagang idamay sa ka-cute-an ang anak no?

  19. 24 Says:
    October 8th, 2006 at 5:18 pm

    ate! ang sarap yata nyan ha…

    ako naman favorite na hindi ko ang mga BER months haaaay

    gusto ko rin matikman ang pear na ganyan, uwian mo kami pag nagbakasyon ka dito hehe

  20. Acid Says:
    October 9th, 2006 at 4:46 am

    ate thess, osang27@rocketmail.com ang friendster ko. hehe. pa-add na lang po. =)

    ang cute ni charlie! mi-miss ko din mga pets ko waah! tsaka first time ko mag-winter dito ganda ng mga trees ngayong fall. kaso anlamig na din! brrr!

    type ko talaga ang game cube. meron na nga wii sa november din ang release. bahala na. =)

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