We went to a new park. Piggy had a blast! The last picture is her expression when we put her back in the car to leave. The leaf in the featured picture was huge, probably at least 7 inches across!
Wordless Wednesday- Nature Self-Care
Tag: Nature
Wordless Wednesday- Herb Farm
K2 and I visited an herb farm last weekend and I found some pretty things to take pictures of. Also a book called “Floral Libations,” which is all about edible flowers on drinks. My brother called them “FANCY DRINKS.” 😁 I’m excited to try them.
Simple Sunday- Space
“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”-Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Those are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, and which they see as they look up to them, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other.”-Sojourner Truth
“I like the stars. It’s the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they’re always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend…I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don’t last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend…” – Neil Gaiman, Brief Lives
“I’ve discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there’s no need to explain it to them. The other half can’t understand and I couldn’t explain it to them. If someone doesn’t know why, I can’t explain it.”-Sally Ride
“The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars.” – Carl Sagan
Wordless Wednesday- Random Fun
Wordless Wednesday- Nature
All taken while walking with Piggy in the past week.
Thoughtful Thursday- Park Adventures With Piggy
We have decided to keep our goofy meatball dog, Piggy! We’ve been getting her used to new places, so I took her to a new park yesterday.
Wordless Wednesday- More Spring Please!
Garden Roundup
Hello from a cold, rainy fall night! I just got home from a bellydance workshop where I also vended. It was fun, but not so much productive, in terms of vending. I didn’t really make too much more to sell, but will share the couple of things in my next sewing post.
I’m guessing Fancy missed me because I sat down and she essentially tackled me. I’m writing this on my phone app, as my lap is currently occupied by a cuddly and needy dog who will not let me get up.
Anyway, back to the actual point of this post! The garden! We used most of the food that we harvested, which I was proud of. The squirrels got some things, including an entire purple bell pepper! What jerks! Here’s the haul!
I was excited to actually preserve the herbs this year, instead of accidentally freezing them and not being able to use them. I used the dehydrator for a lot of them.
In the jars we have pineapple sage- in the little jar, lemon thyme- in one of the big jars, regular thyme, and rosemary.
I also froze some fresh sage and basil in oil to try and use in cooking. They were super easy to do. I just ripped the herbs and put them in a mini muffin pan and poured a little bit of olive oil in the spots. Then after they were frozen, I just popped them out and put them in glass jars for storage. I have decided to try to use more jars for storage. A friend has inspired me to try and use less plastic, so I thought these would be perfect.
Another interesting way to use up the herbs was to make herb butters for presents. We have an Italian herb blend with rosemary, parsley, oregano, and basil. We also have a lemon pepper blend with lemon thyme, parsley, and pepper. I think they should be delicious!
We had a volunteer basil plant appear in the soil on the side of the driveway!
Overall, there are a few things I would do differently next year. Starting from seeds worked for the carrots for sure, but not the bok choy, Swiss chard, or radishes. The beans worked well and the marigolds are still going strong. I harvested two poblanos, four purple peppers, and many hot peppers.
I’ll leave you with a picture of Fancy and a garden carrot. Have a great night!
Wordless Wednesday- Weekend Fun
Wordless Wednesday-UP Sights
