I decided to relieve (finally) my basil plants of their leaves and make some pesto. This gave me the opportunity to use my new food processor. New as in I got it for Christmas but had yet to open it and … Continue reading
Presto, Pesto!
Tag Archives: garden
The Garden: Progress Report #6
Here is the garden after weeks and weeks without rain. Amazingly, the beans are vining, however, they are not nearly as full as past years and have not produced many beans. Usually by this point in the season, the vines … Continue reading
Storm Chased
On Monday, Mother Nature gave the South a belated birthday present on my behalf: RAIN! But only a short drizzle. I was hoping for a nice, violent thunderstorm that would dump buckets of rain everywhere and nourish the gardens, but … Continue reading
I’m Wilting
It is HAWT in Nashville. And guess what? It’s supposed to get even hotter over the next few days. I believe I saw 108 on the forecast for Friday. And it’s only June. I’m so looking forward to August. Not. … Continue reading
Chichi-cago
I was in Chicago yesterday and today for the ASID Design Awards and NeoCon, one of the biggest interior design trade shows. I spent several hours yesterday wandering around the hundreds of thousands of square feet of showrooms in the … Continue reading
The Garden: Progress Report #5
I was back in Kentucky this weekend and though it was a quick trip, Papa, Eugene and I made it around to the garden for a progress check. There had been some rain, but, as usual, we could always use … Continue reading
The Sugarlump 