triptych #44

Our first flower CSA pickup from stitchdownfarm ...a major summer splurge that both celebrates and supports sustainable agriculture in our neck of the woods. *squeal*

Friday-Monday. Batman and I packed our pickup with Hannah's worldly goods in CT and we drove them out to Detroit, where we stashed them in Lindsey and Scott's Detroit basement. In August, Hannah will begin a new chapter in her life...with a new apartment and a new job and lots of excitement. Not to mention lots more sister time. (Speaking of which, we had some amazing rhubarb toasted walnut crumble pie from Sister Pie...you can pre-oder their cookbook here.) 

Deep into the heat wave, our gardens (and kitty, Wilma) were carefully tended by our friend Gary while we were away. This morning I went out to water the garden in my jammies, when the sun was barely up. The gorgeous garlic scapes are ready for harvest and the kitchen has swung into deep summer mode...there's a jug of water infused with mint sprigs, steamed and marinated veggies in glass jars and greens crisping in the fridge. Sun tea is brewing on the sunny windowsill. 

Flowers, road trips and garden tales are welcome distractions from the chaos around immigration, supreme court vacancies and all the other mayhem assaulting us these days. I am going to sit down with two books tomorrow and think long and hard about what kind of patriot I am right now.  I invite you to do the same...A Patriot's Handbook, Songs, Poems, Stories and Speeches Celebrating the Land We Love, by Caroline Kennedy and Founding Mothers, the Women Who Raised Our Nation, by Cokie Roberts.

Tula Tuesday will return next week. xo

Check back tomorrow for an appropriate-for-the-day giveaway.