I'll see you..in September~

I sometimes tell myself stop w/ the seed starting..and then my little tomatoes start producing and my daughters tell me they like them..one sent me pics♥
They get small plants of mine and the rest is up to them.
So glad tiny seeds give soo many tomatoes..
So now I have ordered seed starting soil and jiffy pots to go w/ my new /old/varage sale heating mats I bought from an 80 yr old gardener leaving his home and gardens for an apartment.
This yr w/ Covid I could not get anything and was grateful for a bag of earth Fred had from last yr..
One of our fave things..

Is Gazpacho..

even J..

So many recipes ABOUND on the internet..
If you cannot find one you love I would be happy to share..

I made a delicious Savory Zucchini loaf..don't expect a sweet dessert..this goes on an apéro table   w/ wine I love it too:)
You can find the recipe at Just Crumbs Blog..you may remember I just bought her new cookbook..
I made mine in my French pain de mie pan..my fave pan..it's just under 8x4 so breads rise a bit higher:)
It was a gift from a dear client ..from E Dehillerin.
She became much more than a client.

Such a special young woman.

Now for the...

Autumn Vegetable Melt~

May I say that this is just soo good.so good.
I made it for lunch one day and I don't recommend making time consuming lunches every day lol.
I am happy w/ mashed avo and cherry tomatoes on toast:)
Or crackers and cheese.
Or an egg..
Or not much actually;)But I had this recipe cutout forever..since 2016.
I give it five stars for lunch..as if we are in a bistro..
And..I made it on regular French bread Jacques had made the week of.
I lightly toasted it before adding the mixture and rubbed it w/ fresh garlic then proceeded to add all the goodness..
Also I added OUR roasted red peppers that I keep frozen.I added confit garlic oil to the oil portion..
I think the cheese is interchangeable as I used parm and mozz as that is what I had.
It's a fantastic bread.
My son-in-law brought me some Asian specialties including the Fleur de banane in the last pic..I added it to may salad dinner:)
Another Mandy's Salads dressing:)

I have done paintings..practicing on different papers..the jam was done well before..

There is no way I cannot thank Carol for her kind and generous tips and tricks..She is selfless and doesn't keep her knowledge to herself.
She shares .
This is the girl that her art was plastered all over the metro stations in Paris for Champagne.  And fine pastries...

So grateful I am sure you remember my wall in my craft room:)

This wall faces a window and there's another to the side so it's so hard to get a good pic..
As many of her letters are in a glossy poster frame..
Wall of inspo I call it..dates back:)
You can subscribe to her letters on Etsy.Little special add ons are always in the envelope.

J'aime..oui.

So many disappointments with Covid.
I won't go into them..but so many.
We all have them.
And many of you may have tragedies..
I hope for a change soon.
In everything.


Onto pretty...

And finally I THINK I have a bud on my one and only Dahlia..she better hurry up.
She is disappointing..started 2 indoors..one died as soon as I planted..the other I have been babying in full sun..staked..watered fertilized..and maybe now I see one tiny bud somewhere?:(

Zinnias are ok..

FYI it says thank you my pharmacy..because my pharmacy is so good.

Footnote..Many of us are backing up our blogs..

I thought the content meant words and photos..

Interesting

According to the above..photos are not saved.