benefit for angela

my friend angela is suffering from a severe, chronic neurological disorder. she's also struggling to pay the bills. read the full story, learn more about angela and see how you can help on the benefit for angela blog. (are you a crafter? homemade auction item donations would be very appreciated! no time to make stuff? hit the paypal "donate" button!) and don't miss the silent auction on july 31 at liquid.

update: i donated a two-hour portrait session for the auction. come down and bid high!

happy summer (lovely things)

yellow harvest

hahms gelbe tomatoes and golden sweet peas. these peas are amazing! of the 4-5 varieties i've grown in the last few years these come the closest to the impossibly sweet sugar snaps i remember from my childhood.

the apples and quince are plumping up and blushing with a little bit of pink. a lot of the apples aborted but i think that's ok? it seemed like there were too many for the tree to support. there are still a lot left.

ripening

today i got my first few ripe delicious cherry tomatoes, and finished planting the rest of my tomato starts. i might still add some duplicates but now i have at least one of each of the 23 varieties i'm growing this season. still need to work on peppers and eggplants. not only has it been chilly and rainy lately, but i've been sick, so i'm even further behind with planting than i would be due to general busy-ness.

it feels great to have the tomatoes done. they're the most important thing in the garden to me--if i could only grow one thing there's no question it would be maters.

other gardeners: what would you grow if you had to limit yourself to one thing?

peas & chickens