The weather over the weekend was perfect, simply perfect. A great way to kick off the “official” start to summer. Saturday I had lunch with my simplicity circle friends and as usual it was fantastic. Our hostess taught us how to felt and I can’t wait to get my hands on some more wool, I envision lots of felting crafts in the coming months. I wish I had taken more photos, any photos, beyond what I took along to the potluck. I was having too much fun, however; to pick up the camera. For the potluck, I made a buckwheat buttermilk bread with a yogurt, feta, and radish spread. Everything was just yummy, truly they’re all amazing cooks.
After the potluck, Jeff and I spent tons of time trying to catch up on yard and garden work after weeks of rain. The weeds in the garden were just out of control. A ton of hoeing and weed pulling was done and there is still more to do, however; it does look much, much better now. My arms and shoulders are quite sore, but I like looking out at the garden and seeing vegetables uncluttered by weeds. Don’t get me wrong, there will always be weeds, but at this point the weeds aren’t choking anything out. I need to get some straw and mulch put down around the new seedlings, but its raining again today. It’s supposed to clear up by tomorrow night, however; and hopefully that mulch will keep down some of the weeds.
There was also lots of time spent relaxing and enjoying our little farm. There’s nothing quite like working hard and then relaxing on the porch with a glass of iced tea and a piece of sourdough oatmeal cake. As we were calling it a day last night and enjoying a little dinner, a thunderstorm rolled through. It was wonderful to sit on the porch and listen to the rain hit the roof and feel the wind play with our hair. A perfect solstice weekend, I tell you. Even the cats thought it was perfect.
Did you do anything special to celebrate the solstice?
