I'm lucky enough to have a lovely vegetable garden behind my studio. Today's yield is a bountiful bowl of delicious cucumbers, peppers and onions. The onions have been drying in my out building for the past two weeks, and today I finally got around to braiding them up. It's a pleasant, meditative process and I can't wait to get my fall crop in the ground. This weekend the eggplant and serrano peppers will be ripe-chili rellenos are part of my weekend plan. I also stumbled across a pear tree in my neighbors yard. I don't know how I've missed it all these years, but a tart will be the perfect end to a weekend feast. If you are in town, give a call, stop over and enjoy some lovely food with us.
My clay work today has also had a garden component. Several years ago, as a neighbor moved, she gave me a small pot of hens and chicks. I accepted them, but wasn't really that excited by them. I left them on the front porch over the winter thinking that would kill them and I would be off the hook. I am here to tell you, hens and chicks need absolutely no care and they will still flourish. From those three small starts, I have grown a jungle of hens and chicks. I made some little pots to hold a small portion of them and today I put them in their new home.
6 comments:
Those little pots are adorable!
Your veggies are picture perfect, and they are in abundantly capable hands! Makes me wish I were going to be in the hood this weekend to get a taste of your excellent cooking and killer fresh ingredients. Alas, I'm tied to my little world this weekend.
Hope you have a splendid one!
Patricia, Glad to know you like the pots. These are from my first attempt at making these forms. It was really enjoyable to roll out a slab and put these together in an afternoon. I've been making them on a much larger scale and will post some pics once I finish them.
Cat, Since you are one of my favorite people on the planet, I, too, wish you were here to enjoy the garden goodies. Soon enough, we will be feasting on the streets of Bramwell-hurrah!
I truly love the "pants pots". when will you get your online store up?!?!?!
Thanks for the praise. I like them too and they are fun to make... The online store is on my mind and I hope to have something set up soon.
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