Hello!
How was your weekend?
I had a great time at Sharon’s yesterday with her latest soap workshop.
Lots of good food and lots of really cool looking (and smelling) soaps made.
Today, since I had been supervising others making soaps over the past couple of days, I did three batches of my own.
Still yet to photograph all the latest ones of mine.
I was aiming at Sloth Day but somehow… wasn’t all that slothful.
I got in and gave various plants haircuts.
Like the rocket – was all going to seed and swamping the sunflowers.
Grow little sunflowers grow!!
That new tomato patch also got attended to… the plants are so vigorous! I’ve taken out lots of the big leaves and plenty of smaller laterals…. the ones I could find anyway.
I was finding plenty of small tomatoes starting under all that greenery
Tentacular also got a good trim. It was starting to get tricky getting in the hothouse door!
I’ve enjoyed having the zucchini frittas on the plate the last few nights. Must make another batch!
The cape gooseberry plants are really looking good! I can’t wait until they fruit!
Still haven’t googled about how to make chamomile tea.
I have so many other things on my To Do cooking list right now so it has dropped down the rungs of priority.
Check it out! A Russian Black tomato is colouring up! Yay
Pesto is on the list tomorrow. I think I am just going to have to yank out those extra tomatoes. 🙁
Hebe’s are looking pretty
And just one of the Lions Ear bushes has burst out in gorgeous orange!
Love this flower, so unusual!
Hope your new week starts well!
Cheers!
Your garden always looks so beautiful Lisa! Your flowers are gorgeous. And that basil too. How do you make the zucchini frittas?
Thank-you – although I do often avoid snapping photos of the manky areas haha. I think the frittas are pretty easy – and you can mix the recipe up as its not a ‘precious’ one about getting the quantities exact. I grated a big zucchini, (Would have been better to drain liquid off) grated onion and a few of my small carrots grated. Mixed in 2 eggs and a cup or so of Self Raising flour. A generous bit of cumin (Recipe says a pinch but that doesn’t do it for me lol) Mix all together – add more flour if its really soggy.
Heat some oil in a pan and spoon in the mixture. Think rough pancakes!
Serve with greek yoghurt or sour cream. 🙂
Thanks Lisa!
Such pretty flowers! Soon we’ll have some, but for now all the rain we’ve had has greened up the grass, must prettier than dead brown grass. Technically still winter here in Texas
Pluck the flowers off your chamomile and dry. When dry use as needed for tea.
Hi Linda! I am really enjoying the flowers that appear here and there! Glad you’ve gotten a bit of colour back in the grass. Over in Australia, its the summer that things are brown and winter they are green!
I have a small handful of the chamomile flowers drying but haven’t been brave enough to pop into a tea yet! I’ll let you know how it goes when I do!! 🙂