Well, here we are. The last day of August, nearly over. It was a strange month, but it still went by too quickly. – I had leftover take-out fried rice for dinner, much improved with kale and broccoli from the … Continue reading
Well, this is it — the last week of the One Local Summer challenge! It’s scary how quickly time slips by, no? Here’s my meal for this week: I made eggy-hashbrowns (chopped potatoes with eggs scrambled in — a Torborg … Continue reading
I like this thing where my posts are just a string of unrelated items. It takes the imaginary pressure off and means I wind up having more to say. And the pictures don’t really need to have much to do … Continue reading
Next Monday is the first of September, and soon after that it will be Autumn, and then Winter, and then we’ll lie lethargically in bed all day long until we lose the will to prop ourselves up even for breakfast … Continue reading
I’m still reeling about it being the 20th of August. Particularly about the State Fair. I knew it started today, but I hadn’t realized that it’s this weekend that I’m going. I haven’t been fasting properly! How am I going … Continue reading
Can you believe it’s already the twelfth week of One Local Summer? Only — wait, WHAT? Is it really the 20th of August? I’m not even pretending to be surprised about this — is it really the 20th? As in … Continue reading
Ah. I’ve just had a very nice dinner of tomato soup (made with garden tomatoes) and popcorn (kernels bought at the farmers market last weekend), and I have that slightly buoyant, all-is-right-with-the-world feeling that comes from the perfect combination of … Continue reading
Here it is, people. Proof that you really can put a seed in dirt, grow a plant, and wind up with a tomato in a matter of months: Look how perfect it is! It’s definitely the most flawless tomato I’ve … Continue reading
Coming just under the wire for the eleventh week of OLS! I was pretty tired all of Thursday, and by the time eight o’clock rolled around, I was ready to crawl in bed. Instead, I went out to the garden, … Continue reading
Oh, hello there. How good does this cantaloupe look? It’s not from my garden, but it is local: There’s a seller at the farmers market right now who’s got an entire stand of muskmelons and honeydews, etc, and you can … Continue reading
