We’ve had a bit of a reprieve from the Canadian wildfire haze the last two days and what a relief. Whether from fires in Canada or our western states, air quality is on alert far and wide, and I don’t see it getting better any time soon, unfortunately. Our hay is on the ground drying…
Month: July 2026
Celebrating cherry season, would you like to try something different?
High summer. The brilliant orange daylilies are blooming in profusion, the roadsides are dotted with baby blue chicory and white Queen Ann’s lace. Everyone’s flower and kitchen gardens look great just about now, and the Japanese beetles have not quite made it to our rose bushes yet to spoil the fun. We know they are…
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Too many peas in the garden? No such thing!
The thing is, you either have no fresh peas or you have more than you think you know what to do with all at once. The same with summer squash. Gardens are like that. When the peas are in, we eat peas at every meal, and in our house, this is one crop that is…
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You might have to close your eyes to see the pretty in this soup, or add a little flair.
Just around bedtime last night, we had one of the most intense electrical storms ever. The rain came down so fast I had two inches of water in minutes on my stone patio, hail started bombarding the house, and the lightning flashed unending like strobe lights for over 15 minutes. The dogs jumped on the…
