silence 2

silence

silence on tourne with line

dill pickles

every year i make dill pickles,

i use them in salads, sandwiches

and enjoy crunching into one

for a snack.

the next project,

bread and butter pickles.

vivid colour

i don't know what the current exterior paint

colour trends are elsewhere. around here,

especially in my neighbourhood, people are

choosing taupe for their exterior house colour.

businesses and stores are going taupe as well.

everyone prefers to disappear into taupeness.

it was refreshing to see this establishment

splash some vivid colours on their

walls.

geese

canada geese

standing guard.

they

are quite

serious about

any incursions

into their

territory.

organic market

while at the organic market

checking out the beets and kale,

my attention

was drawn to the community

oven. inside pizzas were

baking. hmm, what would

it take to build an oven in

my tiny dark garden?

just a thought.

pennies

pennies

from heaven

more blue

more blue,

because

i like it.

dessert?

these colourful

and carefully arranged

desserts were

seen at the kadewe

cafeteria.

have a sweet weekend!

at the pond

white sky,

high humidity,

a swampy atmosphere

at the pond,

breezes tease

with

cool air,

all is

calm and green.

fountain

a 1960's

fountain

in disuse.

a study

in

turquoise.

bread and water

the basics,

cool water

to drink,

freshly baked

bread

to eat.

too hot

too hot

in the city,

staying in

the shade,

keeping

cool

by

imagining

lakeside breezes.

vintage juicer

it has happened

to many of us,

a friend or relative

de-cluttering.

first

the smile,

then the presentation

of the bag or box,

i thought you might find

this useful.

oh, why thank you!?

a vintage juicer

rediscovered during

a brief de-cluttering

moment.

it works! the juice,

what was on hand:

2 carrots, 2 apples, a lime

an orange,

with a knob of ginger.

very good!

more juice will

be made as long as

the vintage juicer works.

sunday lunch

sunday lunch,

keeping things simple,

home baked

no knead bread

(a jim lahey recipe).

home sprouted sprouts,

cucumbers and tomatoes

(sadly not homegrown).

an article on the bread making

method here, the recipe here.

july

on

summer

time.

will be taking it

easy.

have a good weekend!