Colors of Love

A close friend's son passed away suddenly last month. 

On Friday, I picked and arranged 29 mini garden bouquets to cheer up the space where the meal was served following the memorial service last weekend.

There are lots of times I don't know how to express my care to loved ones who are grieving,

but in this particular case, picking and arranging colorful bouquets felt like one of the best ways to say,

"I love you."

tiny and sweet

 

I've been loving the season of tiny, sweet, vibrantly colored, locally grown peppers.

I may or may not have bought a half peck a couple weeks ago... 

and then restocked again last Saturday.

@DillsburgFarmersMarket

progression

This summer, Sharon and I have enjoyed fajitas based on this recipe.

#eatfresh

#eatlocal

mango

 

If fresh, local, in-season mangoes are not an option,

fresh, non-local, in-season mangoes are second best.

HOT days

This week, we had multiple days with heat indexes reaching 100 and beyond.

Early in the week, I made a deal with myself that if I wanted, I was allowed to eat ice cream any day it was over 90F (the deal was a special offer for this week only).

I wanted.

two scoops: raspberry & cherry chocolate chip

Monday evening, Heather and I went to Leo's of Carlisle. 

Visiting this ice cream shop has been on my list of local want-to-dos for a couple years... and Monday was the long awaited day.

I'm not sure I was really able to make a complete judgement of Leo's ice cream (it was so hot I had to lick fast!); I probably need to return for more analysis...

;)

farm to table

We had a mini farm-to-table meal this week with zucchini and tomatoes from our own tiny apartment "garden," and onion from a friend's garden.

(plus a few other supplementary items...)

 

time

It was time for a serious scrubbing of the kitchen floor.

I neglected to take an "after" photo, but the floor did look noticeably brighter.

Green Beans

Sharon and I helped some friends pick their green bean patch after work one evening last week. The plants are still producing well, even after having been picked a couple times previously!