Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Dim Sum is not the best leftover food.

I totally love taking extraordinary amounts of time squishing my leftover restaurant food into this teensy little bento box. Sometimes going to great lengths to make less trash is just necessary.


Not to mention completely entertaining. It's kind of like a puzzle. Here I had to leave one sad egg custard behind and stuff myself with as much steamed greens as possible. I figure that a wasted dumpling takes less time to decompose than a styrofoam to-go box.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Things

The garden is finally experiencing some good summery weather these days and we've been harvesting loads of different veggies. Broccoli, onions, garlic, fava beans, peas, arrugalla, sorrel, potatoes, fennel, carrots, herbs, dandilion, swiss chard, collards, and whatnot have been pouring out of the garden faster than we can eat it all! Word must have gotten out about the eggs because we are getting lots of requests for them lately. Along with eggs and vegetables from the yard, we've been bartering with friends and neighbors and have managed to find pasture raised beef, raw sheep's milk, artichokes, and other yummy local goodies


"Right this way sir.."

mulberry

Jilly Bean

climbing rose

jasmine

cute wild flowers

lilly

roses

petunias

tomato

kale

stuff

squash

wishes

little squash

flowers

echinacea

PEACHES!


the girls

mmm...

honey bee

favas

onion flowers

peas

pea flowers

greens

broccoli

mulch

May Showers...


Turns out that all this crazy rain has been great for the flowers!







Bees




Has anyone ever held a Queen Bee before?



Here's pics from the beekeeping class I took with Justin a few weeks ago. It was so amazing!



Busy buzzing to and fro.

This one's name is...


All Natural Beekeeping instructor Serge Labesque

Part of the brood, the darker cells are the eggs and larvae.


No problem.


Beehive


During our beekeeping adventure, we found a puppy on the freeway like a little wandering gypsy. Here she is hanging out with me and Jilly. She likes to eat Edamame. Details soon!

After a long day out on the road.