May Garden

It's May again, garden time. Feels so good to be spending more time outdoors ... raking, digging, hoeing, planting. There are already small lettuces and radishes growing and the peas and spinach are up as well. Today I planted bush beans and pole beans. I hope they grow quickly!
A late afternoon stroll around the garden with my camera found long shadows and golden light, beautiful May!

bird angels in Maine to palm trees in Florida

                                                                                                                                                       bird angels

What a week ... I feel a change in the weather ... from a spring snow that brought the birds flocking to the bird feeder, to beautiful sun-filled 60 degree days and my first views of blooming crocuses and snowdrops.

                                                                                                                             ...so many tracks in the snow

                                                                                                                                           kitchen snowflakes

I've been cooking lots of healthy foods these past weeks, still enjoying and being inspired by Heather's workshop at Whole Food Kitchen.
 It's hard to describe the change I've been experiencing as I eat more delicious, life giving foods. It's a bit like watering a plant that hasn't had a good dose of water in awhile, you see the leaves start to unfurl and come back to life, standing strong again ... that's how I'm feeling!

                                                                                                                                              salad and khichuri

                                                                                                             falafel, salad and tahini/lemon sauce

                                                                                                                                         coconut milk quinoa

                                                                                                                                 roasting nuts and seeds

                                                                                                                                                      lovely peels                 

                                                                                                                                                          fruit salad

                                                                                                  breakfast quinoa with fruit, nuts and seeds

                                                                                                                       gluten-free blueberry seed cake                                                

Well, you see that I've been keeping busy in the kitchen this week!
In other ways I've been busy as well ... enjoying the beautiful art of Angie Lewin , and always with music I love in the background. 
Last, but not least, I'm planning a little break from winter to visit my sister in Florida! This is not something I do regularly, it's kind of a big deal I'd say!
I'll be away for two whole weeks of sunshine, fresh food and good company! Looking forward to posting about my trip when I return. See you at the end of the month! Enjoy!

                                                                                                                                         from Cathy's iphone

Misty, Moisty, Morning

One misty, moisty morning,
When cloudy was the weather,
I chanced to meet an old man
Clothed all in leather.
He began to compliment,
And I began to grin,
How do you do?
And how do you do?
And how do you do, again?

        (Traditional Children's Rhyme)

         

It's been quite a misty, moisty, rainy week around here, but I've been watching spring's progress in the garden from my kitchen window. When I got up this morning and noticed a little something that looked like the color blue overhead, I grabbed my camera and rushed out in my robe and slippers to take some pictures.  The mist rising over the mountain and some of the first 'morning dew' I've seen this year was really quite beautiful.   By the time the sun had risen from behind the trees in the corner of our yard, the sky had definitely found it's way to blue and my slippers were soaked...oh well, it was worth it to be out on this beautiful morning.