Summer’s Reprieve

The summer has been a time of recovery. We’ve spent much of our time working in the garden and developing that lot of suburban land we call a backyard into something truly unique – rife with a great abundance of plantlife. The central point of the backyard is the mint. I’m told we can pick it up via google’s satellite imagery. My husband and I have been having touble with the neighbors. The silver swingers are at it again, trespassing to trim our grass because they have no life of their own.

There are a lot of people around us who keep trim and tidy grassy lawns. The grass is a pain. It grows quickly and chokes out plants. So we’re on a mission to eradicate it, and beautify our yard with herbs, plants, shrubs, bushes, etc- also leaving the occasional section of wild growth. Its been very successful at bringing the bees and wasps, and the monarch butterflies.

The best part of it, on a personal level, has been the ability to utilize some of those herbs and fruits in dishes that I’ve prepared by hand, or herbal mixtures and oils. Those who know me best realize that I am very culinary-oriented. I view my kitchen as a kind of apothecary or lab. Experimenting with different dishes, to estimate how far I could push them and make them last.

~ by tavthe on July 23, 2009.