What we've been up to

Siberian Sweet watermelon

Apricot flesh with lovely brown seeds --

sweet and delightfully chewy.

Best of all: from our garden

and Squeeze's favorite.

Cabbage destined to become sauerkraut

I eat about a quart a week --

for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Obsessed.

Monarch butterfly, Monarch caterpillar

We raised four Monarchs from egg to butterfly this summer.

(see the empty chrysalis in the bottom left corner?)

Again, obsessed.

Diego has really gotten into his play-doh creations of late

And it all started with this intriguing landscape.

He also made a game called the "Coin Cake Game" --

He buries coins under marbles in

a mountain of play-doh,

which are buried under candles atop a layer of play-doh.

Find the silver coin and win!

Our neighbor Walentyne's gorgeous Concord grapes

Isn't that blue mesmerizing?

So tasty --

I ate them until they scorched the tip of my tongue.

"Bountiful Harvest"
Tomatoes: German Pink, Manyel, Cream Paste,
Black Plum, Mexico Midget, Green Sausage
Can you guess which is which?
6 quarts apple sauce
12 cups grape jam