red door

an intriguing

storefront.

i must

visit,

to see

what is

behind

the red door.

texture

texture

found

on the beach.

summer life

summer life

on the porch

continues.

a lunch

with the

girls,

orange lilies

from the garden,

vintage

tablecloth

and a

cement truck

adding

to the soundscape.

(i was too busy

having fun to take

more photos).

three doors

two doors

with knobs,

one without.

behind

which door

is

the prize?

signs

an earth

tremor

yesterday.

heavy rain

today.

sunshine

tomorrow.

summer is...

summer is when we have

dinner outdoors

everyday

(weather and pesky insects

permitting).

iced tea, a hastily composed

salad,

and home baked

pain à l'ancienne,

amazingly good.

the recipe from

peter reinhart's

the baker's apprentice.

(more information here)

g20

g20,

security fences, barriers, gates,

military helicopters, people wearing

striped pants marching around,

and an artificial lake somewhere,

not a pretty sight.

summer

at the university,

students gone.

summer languor.

by the lake

a father's day

remembrance.

water lilies

the frog

sang

his song

by the

water

lilies.

market report

there was a lot of construction noise and

activity in front of the café. this

did not deter me from enjoying my

americano and lemon square.

nothing really new at the market

this week.

brought home a potato assortment,

mixed greens and new to me

russian kale,

more tender than

the usual variety, worth trying.

what is available at

your local farmers' market?

faded green

the most inspiring surfaces

can be found

in lane ways.

the faded green/turquoise

is my current it colour,

tricky to replicate.

mint tea

one plant

my garden produces

in great abundance

is mint.

this is the season's

first glass of garden

grown mint tea.

the aroma is

intoxicating

(in a good way).

and after infusing

i only add a little

spoonful of

evaporated cane

juice, perfection.

monday

studio

this is what i see

at the top of my work table.

i will be working on my

drawings for the next

few days,

wishing everyone a

good weekend.

cool weather

cool weather and rainy days

inspire baking.

the recipe for the oat bran bread

came from peter reinhart's excellent

book whole grain breads.

from another book

the experiment with low fat

crusts for the aged gruyere and mushroom

tart convinced us that regular crusts

are preferable. however the tart

was delicious,

with fresh greens

from the market.

on the way to the market

the worse for wear alligator

was spotted in a shop window

and a few shops over the

perky poodle.

had lunch at a colourful

busy café, grilled veggie

sandwich.

up the street the

familiar peaked tents

of a farmers' market

beckoned.

it is still early in the

growing season,

but oh, the morels.

i took some home

and tender greens

red green onions,

also rhubarb.

there was beautiful sea

asparagus, purple

kohlrabi and super radishes.

what i liked best,

the growers talking

about their produce.