garlic, etc.

as my desire for fresh tomatoes grows stronger, i find myself encouraging the little green guys in the mornings. fresh out of bed, coffee in hand; explaining how happy they will make me when they grow up big and red. in the meantime, i pull a jar of canned tomatoes from the previous summer to make a "holdover" gazpacho. this week has meant a lot of time with appliances. a batch of walnut pesto, which made for some delicious sandwiches and tomato blendin started it off. then another semi-failed attempt at bread. too dense still. more practice. god bless you kitchen-aid.

ah...the garden. we began lifting some garlic. they are beautiful and it's wonderful to finally see the first thing we ever planted together come out of the ground. oh, and the zinnias are making their appearance, FINALLY! still waiting on the big blooms to show their stuff on the now 3 FOOT TALL marigolds. it just seems so wild that they have achieved such height, but without big bloomin. meanwhile, chard still maintains, sugar snaps are growing to a close, and carrots got a bit of extra mulch this week.

oh, and cross your fingers for a touch of rain.