Another long update

I need to begin to think of better titles. Perhaps - "Hot Summer Days". The fact is that I get way behind and then have to update in one big go. More bang for your buck that way. First, you have seen a bit of cuteness with a ripe summer melon.

Next - "a bushel of basil"... after washing and picking off the stem.

My friend Kate and I shared the bushel - grown locally and organically. We made pesto (of course) and for the record a bushel of basil (plus a bag of parsley donated by Sue Cole's garden) makes 28 little containers of pesto. The whole thing (basil, oil, peanuts (cheaper and I can't tell the difference) and containers) came to about $83. Works out to less than $3 per container. Not super cheap but definitely cheaper than the store. And more delicious if I do say so myself.

"A project long in the waiting." We had this bedspread at my mom's for as long as I can remember. It was in the shack for a long time. I always liked it, partly because I recognized the incredible amount of hand work involved and partly because it has a nice 'weighty' feel to it. Problem is that after so many years it was full of holes. This week I took it apart and saved the good bits. More on this project as I decide what to do with them. I think I will put them all back together again into a smaller throw.

And finally, "Today's meal."

On the plate from the garden, picked today:
-cherry tomatoes
-cucumber
-kale
-potatoes
And... organic, locally grown, homemade pesto. Lovely.