Fireflies!

I was in the garden this evening. Lots of stuff grew while I was gone for the weekend. Check out this basket full of lettuce and greens.

Then walking back I saw fireflies! We don't get fireflies in Oregon so that is pretty cool. I might be able to watch fireflies all summer.

Well now I had better wash my lettuce.

A new use for radishes

I made braised radishes to go with pizza for dinner. Here's the recipe and a picture since I didn't take one. Mine looked very similar though.
http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-spring-radishes-braised-48969

I can eat a lot more radishes that way than raw. It's a pretty good side dish, rather different and a good way to use up those radishes that you planted because they would come up and grow quickly and give you the sense of garden accomplishment even if you don't really like them.

I will try stir frying the greens tomorrow. Maybe this recipe: http://www.thekitchn.com/dont-toss-those-radish-greens-145724
Or this one: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/radish-top-soup/Detail.aspx

Actually the soup sounds interesting and a good way to disguise them.

I took a nap then worked in the garden this afternoon. Yeah, made another raised bed on the side. I just can't help myself. I want to plant everything! That takes space. Planted watermelon, cantaloupe, and buttercup squash today. They can grow out to the side.

Embassies and pear crisp

Now I'm trying the Blogger app on my iPad. So far I don't like the keyboard it has.

Today Kori and I visited 6 embassies that were open as part of the EU Open House. So we semi-technically were in Finland, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, and Germany. Crowded but fun. The Belgians were passing out waffles and raspberry beer (well they had non-raspberry beer too but we went for the raspberry).

Then I made some pear crisp when I got home. You get a picture of that...assuming the picture loader works.