The weather seems to be in a holding pattern – hot, humid, with intermittent and at times heavy rain showers. There was not much time outdoors this weekend. This remains the forecast for the week, and though I am not thrilled to admit it – I am really ready for a change in the weather. Cooler would be nice, less humid even better! And, it would make it enjoyable to sit outdoors…just sayin’.
A quiet Friday night to usher in the weekend seemed like the perfect plan. It was indoors – the air-conditioned indoors!
There was Olympics monitoring, coupled with some knitting and some spinning (also indoors).
There was some reading – I am about halfway through To Kill A Mockingbird. And I started a new audiobook – The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen, and it is so GOOD!
We have also arrived at the Season of Tomatoes. All things tomatoes. All the time tomatoes. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner tomatoes.
It is also that time of the year when the garden beds and the lawn are both looking a little tired and worn out. However, these photos from a couple of weeks ago are going to tide me over in January, February, and March when there is no color and it is bitterly cold out. The best thing ever was this little bag of seeds we planted this year. They have provided an almost non-stop, 4′ tall, wall of color and I am so happy to report that we have seen hundreds of bees this year. There is nothing better than watching them move from flower to flower to flower. I have only seen one monarch this year, which is horribly sad – however, there have been a variety of other butterflies on the Butterfly Bush as well as some very large bees!
There you have the Cliff Notes of my weekend, Gentle Reader. How was your weekend?
we obviously live in the same neck of the woods….hot, humid, rainy, and overrun with tomatoes! I took every ripe tomato last week and made some sauce for the freezer (cooked up like that they don’t make nearly as much as you would think!!!) and I’m ready to do it again. (not counting all the caprese salads and BLTs we’ve eaten in between!)
Yes, the weather is horrible! At the Eastern side of the Commonwealth, we have not had all that much rain, but the heat and humidity continues with heat indexes forecast to be around 110 today and tomorrow. I am so, so ready for Fall. A great recipe for using up an abundance of tomatoes is from October Farm. I’ll try to find my link when I’m home and will send to you. It is like a spicy ketchup/chili sauce.
I’m sad to say that we bought zinnia seeds to plan and then never planted them. In my defense we did wind up putting tomatoes in the spot where I thought I’d put the seeds. But still. Your flowers are lovely as are all your photos. I agree that the humidity is killer right now, even here at the beach. What do you do with tomatoes for breakfast??!!
Yum. Tomatoes! I have discovered stinkbugs on one of my plants this year, so trying to beat them to the crop!
Our tomatoes are coming on all at one time. A few of the poor little things have survived the heat and they taste amazing. I’m with you, breakfast, lunch and dinner! I’ll be making batches of Vicki’s roasted tomato sauce this year. It’s a staple in our house. I’m very happy to report we survived our family weekend! I’m ready for a quiet week.
this hot and humid yuckiness is really trying my patience. But I know one day there will be fall and so I wait. somewhat patiently…okay, not patiently but eagerly. Lovely flowers in your garden and the knitting is so dreamy!!
Weather: Just as yucky as yours. Garden: None – tho’ I secretly covet an English Garden. Butterflies: Have seen none! Flowers: So enjoy yours.
Cheers~