Another Typical Day

that looks like a meal right there

As we plow through these, the dogs days of Summer, and start to feel Autumnal clues in the air, the Bloomfield backyard urban garden aka yarden still keeps putting out hits! Like the Summer of Love, 1969, you can feel the love produced by my two little herb and veggie plots all Summer long. Broccoli continues to flourish. Tomatoes have begun to ripen. The basil, oregano, dill, and, of course, mint only get bushier as time goes on. Now, some fat little yellow worm ate through the stem of my zucchini plant, so that motherfucker died. The plant I mean, not the worm. Fat little worm gorged him or herself long before I figured out what happened. Oh well. The carrots turned out great, and the green pepper plant continues to put off nice little tennis ball sized fruits. Yarden 2014 for the win.

fat little worm destroyed my zucchini plant

New Candles!

I made a batch of candles recently -- orange color with some flower scent I can't remember. The little tins I used -- 3 Altoids containers and a McCormick black pepper canister -- turned out really well! The wooden wicks in the ceramic and glass containers came out great too. I also made candles in a mold for the first time: red spiced apple poured into aluminum foil molds. Tripling the foil worked best. I like the crinkly look and I've started calling them Rock Candles. I also made an incense holder by pouring some wax into a little candle holder/stand.