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Saturday, August 3, 2013

Love in the Studio, the Gardens and the Kitchen


Today, thanks to the morning spitting that kept me out of the gardens, I made time in my art journals. This page is from my large, personal journal. She'll have words added. Words that will be shared judiciously.


I started trimming and sorting the harvested and cured garlic by size so that I'll be prepared for planting time, which will sneak up on me. It usually does. I still have more garlic to harvest and cure (and trim and sort). You can never grow too much garlic.


And I bottled some kombucha and fed the never-ending batch with some fresh sweet tea. This is pretty much a weekly task. I have several bottles in storage, months old, and they're delicious. They even mix into a nice cocktail.

I spent some time in the gardens with the kinky tomato plants who wanted to be tied up again. I surveyed the little plot of land for things getting ready for harvest, and plucked some cilantro with which to to garnish this evening's chili.

That's what I made today. Love.

And Peace.


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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 3, 2013 at 5:47 PM

    what a beautiful day.

    you certainly can never have too much garlic, i agree.

    i love that painting/journal page -- the colours and the energy are mesmerizing.

    xoxo

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  2. Deborah WeberAugust 3, 2013 at 6:12 PM

    Gorgeous journal page - so vibrant and enticing. She looks like she has wonderful things to say.

    And the rest of your creative day sounds delightful as well. I agree it's impossible to have too much garlic. I'd be happy to find a way to incorporate it into my breakfast.

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  3. TamiAugust 3, 2013 at 6:54 PM

    Love love your journal page! And you are so right about garlic.. So happy to meet you and visit a bit.

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  4. Karen Stewart ElliottAugust 3, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    This journal page just draws me in. The colors are wonderful. I like hearing all the things you are up to--the mentions of the garden and, looking at some of your posts, it seems you do much canning, etc. The pictures are enticing. Thank you for your post.

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  5. RuthAugust 3, 2013 at 8:57 PM

    Rose,

    Thanks for checking out what I am doing. I believe that we are channels, so "witnessing" makes creating and expressing a pleasure.

    What a lovely site you have here. Yummy, kombucha is one of my favorite drinks.

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  6. Lori-LynAugust 4, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    Oh, I love that journal page! She's magnificent.

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  7. EffyAugust 4, 2013 at 10:34 AM

    That journal page is scrumptious!

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  8. rose AKA Walk in the Woods - she/herAugust 4, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    Thank you, lovies ~ one and all. Your beautiful comments fuel my bloggin' motivation! ♡

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  9. CinAugust 4, 2013 at 12:35 PM

    Love the painting. :) Bright colours are wonderful!

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  10. PatriciaAugust 4, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    Wow! I'm so impressed with all of this! You make your OWN kombucha? Is it very hard to do? I love to drink it but could do without the $4 a bottle price tag! And growing your own garlic (which you're correct, you can never have too much of) seems like a lot of work too! How do you find the time for all of it? I enjoyed reading your post a lot :D

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  11. Tammie LeeAugust 4, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    oh, time for art and so much more
    makes me smile
    xo

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  12. FilAugust 9, 2013 at 5:46 PM

    I love reading your posts Rose .... you make me want to go out into the garden and plant things and maybe I'll manage more than herbs now :)

    I tried Kombucha once when I was last in New England - it's fabulous ... haven't even seen it for sale here.

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  13. FilAugust 9, 2013 at 5:46 PM

    I love reading your posts Rose .... you make me want to go out into the garden and plant things and maybe I'll manage more than herbs now :)

    I tried Kombucha once when I was last in New England - it's fabulous ... haven't even seen it for sale here.

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