Tuesday, August 26, 2008

oh fay, what wonderful rain you brought us

we had little rain over the last 3 weeks, that is until fay arrived today.  a sprinkle or two but mostly, nothing.  even so, the perilla, on the left and the lemon grass, on the right did well.  if you have ever eaten at a korean restaurant and had the barbeque cooked at the table, perilla is often served as a whole leaf used as a wrap for the meats and little dishes that come with it.  we found the seeds in one of our favorite stores, K&S World Market and planted a few in the garden.  it makes frequent appearances on our table, darry loves to make little lettuce wraps.


the last time we went down to gulf shores, alabama, we stopped in a flea market and found this little fig tree.  it hasn't grown much and we think it needed more sun.   when our beautiful rosemary bush died, we relocated the fig to it's spot since it gets much more sun here.  maybe we will get some figs next year.







when our wonderful neighbor moved out and left Lubie behind, she also left Patches.  they are staying in our yard until we can make arrangements for them.  they are the sweetest cats and they really are attached to each other, they frequently rub their heads together.

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