Left are peaches I got from my neighbor.
It has very light flesh, a peach scent with and under-current of lavender flower. Amazing and very lovely to eat.
It is called a 'donut peach' because (and I made this up, but it sounds right to me :D)
you can push the pit out with your thumb and it looks like a donut !
Crazy, huh ?
It tastes great, like peach AND lavender flowers. Yummmmmmm.




I know , I need a life....and happily, this is IT!!

Berry, berry good ! Peachy, too :D

This afternoon, in the continuing, unforgiving heat, I picked black berries. This has to be done no matter what the weather, when the berries are ripening. It is a task I enjoy for several reasons.

The bounty of the garden is a pleasure to cook and eat. I eat quite a few of the berries as I pick, yet I get a quart or 2 every day. Then there are the swallows that 'cheep, cheep' from the near-by power lines, as I pick. Flying insects are stirred up as I move the bushes to find the treasured berries. SO everyone is happy and reaps benefits !

I have frozen about 20 qts. of blackberries, so tonight I made a microwave cobbler or 'slump'. (Not sure what a slump is, but that word sounds like what the dessert looks like when done !) To the quart of berries, I added 2 huge, ripe peaches that a friend gave me. With a bit of sugar, some oats, etc., it tasted fabulous. (Let me know if you want the recipe.)

Berry, berry good :D

Sewing skills - a life of learning.

Last week after sewing a little dress for my granddaughter, I decided to make new drapes for our living room now being remodeled. Found some perfect fabric that actually compliments my sofa. Then the club chair and ottoman looked awful in contrast. So off to find fabric to make a new slipcover for that chair. I love sewing, fabric stores, and the whole process of creating something attractive and useful.

In this process, I realized that I have some truly valuable skills in sewing.
Sewing an outfit with a pattern is quite simple for me. I have been sewing since I was quite young....7th grade, I think, making simple clothes for myself.

Making the slipcover (in process in first photo) is a test of not only design skills but the 'engineering ' of the construction as well. Figuring out which pieces of the item to sew together first so it actually works is fun and frustrating too. I have been known to make mistakes !! Oh, well, just rip out and do over.

Today I made finished the seat cover...quite a pain of a task. Today I am putting on the trim for the bottom of the chair to make it look finished.

But now....off to lunch !