Raspberry Preserves

Zucchini Boat Race

Last Friday there was a zucchini boat race at the Chewelah Farmer's Market. So David made a boat(with Aunt Melissa's help) for the race. Then he got tired and grouchy and finally fell asleep. I decided a boat race wasn't worth waking him up for. So he missed the race but he did go float his boat down the creek when he woke up. He enjoyed that immensely.

Italian Zucchini

Dill Pickles

The smell of dill and vinegar fills the house. It is late summer and time to make pickles again. I am slicing cucumbers with the sun streaming in my kitchen window. There is something so pleasant and old fashioned about making and canning dill pickles. I love being in the kitchen turning garden produce into something delicious to store for the winter. I love the beautiful jars filled with pickles cooling on the counter when I am all finished.

Dahlia's

Flowers in the Garden

I love having a few flowers blooming throughout the garden. So this year I added some marigolds and nasturtium at the end of rows. I also have some flowering herbs like borage, along with a bed with cosmos, dahlias and other flowers.