more and more these days, nature is paying us visits in unexpected locations – deer wandering around in big city traffic, bears swatting urban sidewalk passers-by, monkees popping in to grab a snack from the kitchen table. trying to take back what we took from them…? ☺
there’s more emphasis on dressing up than on trick or treating here. i’ve no idea whether kids trick or treat in the big cities (i tend to doubt it), but they don’t in these parts. and nobody hands out pickles – most japanese can’t stand them… ☺
we just finished pickling some carrots and green tomatoes (we had a great run with tomatoes this season, but all good things must come to an end). still enjoying marinated zucchini and paprika, but now that the temperature is dropping overnight the season is over, so we pickled a bunch of green paprikas, yum… ☺
i should add that there are probably a lot more folks who’ve got a beef with me than the other way around… ☺