I've been learning some new things like baking breads and biscuits, growing and harvesting veggies from the garden. While not a very happy cook, I do like to get my hands in the dirt. So far though, the summer has been pretty delicious.
Carrots carmelizing in brown sugar and butter which will soon be topped with a sprinkling of dill. *Note to self : must grow fresh dill next year.
Above is a peck (!) of pickling cucumbers which will be soon be soaking in a Claussen family pickle recipe bath. Not THE Claussen recipe of pickle fame, but a Claussen recipe just the same. I've decided that this is the summer I will learn to like pickles. Also, a new project on the way designing a bedroom for a little girl. I found this fabric seen below which is so adorable I want to eat it too.
The first inklings of Autumn are appearing by making their way as cool breezes into the windows at night, the big hard droplets of rain mixed in with sun, and lately windstorms which excite me some. I wore a sweater today - then rebelled by wearing slippers and getting the toes painted - relented and painted them brown.