Snow Melting

It was snowing when we woke up this morning, but after a bright sunny afternoon and this evenings rain showers, we are hoping that there may still be a small chance for our crops to grow a bit bigger after the snow melts.Unfortunately, upon digging some of them out of the snow this afternoon, we found that most of the leaves on the daikon broke off under the weight. We never really expected then to grow very big anyway, but we had hoped for another month or so.

Even if we don't get much from our own crops, we are lucky enough to have neighbors who don't like unripened tomatoes. Today we gathered several kilo of green delicious tomatoes that would otherwise have gone into the composter. They aren't so good to eat raw, but Tomoe makes an amazing sauce with hot peppers. I actually prefer it to the "traditional" red style tomato sauce made famous by Italians.

I feel a little guilty that we didn't get much else done today. The house renovations have run out of steam now that it is livable. We have to pick up the pace again though because today we got a call from the editor of Kura magazine about an interview. This is a magazine that Tomoe and I both enjoy reading at the magazine stand when we get a chance. They focus on country living in the Shinshu area and always have amazing photography. We have to make our house presentable before they come.