A Mid-Summer's Harvest

A bountiful one-day harvest from the garden, starting at the bottom left and going around to the center:

cucumbers

garlic chives

chives

radish seed pods dried out and ready for saving

sunflowers

zinnias

a huge bowl of okra and a tomato

three ripe figs-yay!

peppers

purslane

I have been harvesting and drying lots of herbs from the garden. Last week I picked, washed and dried lemon verbena and anise hyssop for teas. After today's harvest I will wash, chop, and dry the chives and garlic chives and use them for spreads or dips in the Winter. As the figs begin to ripen more and more we will harvest and dry them as well. I adore the sight of all these things being preserved at their freshest point and I know that when the dark and gloomy days of Winter come we will relish in the bright flavors of our Summer garden.


uses for lemon verbena

info on anise hyssop

Thanks for visiting our digs, 

C

Checking In

I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I sought my brother and I found all three. - Unknown

I apologize for being absent. As with any family we are going through a bit of a difficult time right now. I am reminded that I should never take for granted the gifts that I have, especially my family, especially our children. I had a dream the other night that all was forgiven, that life was to begin again, and that the strife was put aside so that they could be happy.

And then I woke up to see that none of it was true.

For now I am truly thankful that we have these moments when are children are together, truly together. And I pray for more and more and more of them.

Thanks for visiting the family digs,

C