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This was actually spring – but reminds me so much of summer.
Monthly Archive for June, 2008
Summer is like a big sigh. It feels good. Makes you want to breathe more. I ended this past winter thinking to myself that I need to try to remember the smallest details, especially with Iz. To enjoy the simplest pleasures and remember how they make me feel, and even how Iz feels. I tried to make a list of things that I thought would be important, but quickly realized how futile that is, life just happens and enjoying it, and remembering to enjoy it makes me cherish our little family even more.
We spend quite a bit of time in our little garden (or le jardin as my mom would call it and I know call it too!). I swore up and down last fall that I would keep a garden journal this year, and well, this is as good as it gets!
I planted these all in early May, our Micro Spicy Greens, Spinach, Arugula, Rainbow Chard, Mesclun and Peas. Everyday we eat from this garden. I’m about to plant more greens for the next round. I should have done it about 2 weeks ago, as this little garden is just about done. Note for the journal.
This bed was planted almost a month later, on June 14 and everything except the Purple Queen beans are starts from my lovely neighbor. Eggplant, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Pepper, Zucchini and the beans all the way in the back. Hopefully by the end of this week, my tomato garden will be finished. I plant heritage cherry tomatoes, and they have all sprouted from the cherries I didn’t pick, but fell to the ground last season. I have 6 different varieties, we’ll see when they fruit what I have left!
Iz is becoming a pro at eating from the garden. She tries it all, and has spread her picking habits to the lawn, where, thankfully, she asks if she can eat something before popping it into her mouth. We’ve eaten the clover and sorrel, and she’s got quite the taste for all these greens.
Our peas have started to bloom. Iz is thrilled, since we planted these from seed on May 7, everyday she asks if she can go to the garden and eat the peas. Soon – we are almost there!
A surprise radish. Surprise because I didn’t read the package carefully.
Peonies leave me just speechless.
We have about 7 lilac bushes, and the smell on the warm day is enough to sweep you away. The butterflies love it and we sat and watched hundreds of them for a few days flutter in the warm yummy air from bunch to bunch.
Now that we are moving, I find myself taking pictures of everything. I love this place and just don’t want to forget what it looks like.
By the end of the summer, we’ll be in Seattle. 3000ish miles away from what we now call home. Big changes, Iz will start at a new school, we’ll start new jobs and eventually move into a new home. I’ll miss New England. It’s held a fond place in my heart for as long as I can remember. I’m excited to catch up with old friends and see more of family. We’ve lived in Seattle before Iz was born, and it’s a beautiful city with lots to do and people and family to visit. It’s a good thing.
This will be my third trip across the country. Late 1996, we moved to Seattle from NYC. Then in 2001, we moved back to NYC, we took two weeks and visited so many wonderful places. This time, Iz and I will probably take the train to travel to the other coast. I’ve started gathering projects and ideas for things to keep us creative on our trip as well as research our connecting cities to see what to do when we spend the night.
We’re busy purging, packing and painting. Iz talks about the blue house (?) we’re going to live in, and I just keep going on my walks to soak up as much of New England as I possibly can.
ps – is moving with me. While I’ll miss my Western MA LuckyStitchers something terrible…I’m excited to see how my little sewing lounge will evolve with the move. I’ll keep you all posted. xxoo
Somehow, my parents have a 37 year old daughter and a 35 year old son. I was looking through my photo album and found this picture. And while I don’t remember this birthday exactly, I do remember so many of our birthdays. We are 2 years apart, but our actual birthdays are 5 days apart, so we almost always had the same birthday party. We each got our own cake and probably presents too. We haven’t celebrated a birthday together for years, and I’m hoping we will in a few weeks when my brother and his family will be visiting from Korea for a spell.
It’s funny, I look at this photo and I can feel the tablecloth, remember the wall paper exactly, notice how much of the room has turned yellow from the light, feel the bench behind us, smell the marlboros, and taste the cake. I have lots of wonderful memories, all stored up and then I come across this picture and it’s like I’m standing there in the picture.
Happy Birthday Benny! You are 35 and that makes me 37, cousin Lynn is 45 and mom and dad are no longer in their 20s like when we were born. I still think of you as my little brother. Always will. Hope to see you soon. xxooZ
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