May went by in a flash, almost too quick to get these 30 photos in! I can’t believe how much the vegetable garden came along in a month– check out the garden photos from May 2nd vs May 28th.
Quick and delicious red radishes! Radishes grow in just 30 days from direct seeding. I had grew so many that I had to give quite a few away.
The big box in the vegetable garden on May 2nd: tiny bits of lettuce and radishes.
I was so proud of these poached eggs, they came out absolutely perfect. Jiggly, with a custardy texture.
Luffy climbing onto my tablecloth seconds after I put it on the floor! I was folding it for my umbrella hole tablecloth post.
I learned last summer that if herbs aren’t cut back periodically they get woody and less tasty. This was a big cut back of sage and oregano that i tied into a little garland. (It did not look as pretty when it dried, but smelled and looked gorgeous fresh!)
A clear blue sky over our umbrella one beautiful afternoon.
A selfie with a dahlia in party favor glasses.
A gorgeous scene at Discovery Park. Low lying clouds float on the horizon with lupines in the foreground.
A gigantic puddle of creamy grits for breakfast.
I am so very proud of these butter and truchas lettuces! Special thanks to Johnny’s Seeds, which is where I sourced my seeds this year.
This was the big box of the vegetable garden on May 28th! What a transformation. The radishes were replaced by broccoli starts.
Luffy peers over the coffee table to spy on our breakfast.
After 5 years in Seattle, I finally got to the Seattle Art Museum! I got to see the Ikat exhibit and learned so much about this ancient textile technique. Fibers are fixed with resists, dyed, and then woven to create designs.
This was my favorite piece at the Ikat exhibit. It’s an image of a boat sailing toward a temple. The crosses represent lanterns. Don’t you feel like you’re right there in the scene?
A beautiful bouquet that our neighbor cut for us from their garden with sweet peas, geraniums, and snapdragons. I will tell you in confidence, it made me cry!
Lupins reaching for the sky in our yard.
A beautiful ribeye with great marbling, salted and dried in the fridge.
That same ribeye, seared! What a looker. I can smell this photo, and it smells amazing.
The stunning botanical gardens in Bellevue. I can’t wait to visit here again!
Also at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens– a suspension walking bridge! Unbelievably cool. And a little daunting.
One of my very favorite things: fresh sugar snap peas from the garden. You wouldn’t believe how much tastier they are when they’re home-grown. Next year I’m planting more, they were gone too soon!
Luffy found a new favorite spot in the yard among the flowers.
The flower bed coming along! We added hollyhocks, a pink double knockout rose, english daisies, creeping phlox, and pincushions. Some of the dahlias have sprouted too.
Curried chicken wings, roasted potatoes, peas, and cucumber raita.
Homemade biscuits, eggs, and dressed lettuce from the garden.
The pre-rocks stage of our solar powered fountain! You can read about how we made it here.
Luffy staring intently while she waits for treats (she gets a lot of treats.)
This show was so unexpected– I went into it almost blind, and it was a delightfully silly surprise. I’ll also tell you nothing if you haven’t heard of it and want to take a chance!
Enchanted April
The 1991 movie, not the book– though I’m hoping to read the book at some point too. Josie Lawrence is my favorite part of this movie, she is genius. You may recognize her from the original British Who’s Line is it Anyway? as she is also a gifted comedian and singer. This movie is an experience, like a wonderful dream of sunshine and wisteria.
I’ve been savoring a long watch-through of all the movies from Studio Ghibli, and I’d waited a long time for Princess Kaguya. I wasn’t familiar with the traditional folk tale this film is based on when I sat down to watch it, which I think added to the experience, since it was all new to me. The art style is also new, employing hand drawn brush strokes that add a ton of expressivity of each scene.
Host Debbie Millman is a great interviewer because she gives the sense that you’re eavesdropping on a private conversation. She talks to all kinds of designers and artists on this podcast, which has been a great way to discover their work, and to hear their stories. Most often, I get the sense that these artists are just like you or me– just people doing their best to follow their inspiration– which is, for me, the most enjoyable part of listening.
