She Dreams of the Sea

A Garden Update

I just wanted to give you an update on my no dig garden. I think it's doing wonderfully well! At this point no maintenance is necessary except for watering. Right now I have many happy healthy plants. Cucumber, basil, tomato, pepper, mixed greens, lettuce, and zucchini plants are all enjoying the June sun. I hope you are too!

And by the way if you are concerned about bugs in your garden, plant some garlic bulbs. You will get some tasty garlic shoots called greens garlic. They are great in salads and stir fries and keep the bugs away.

Summer Solstice and Midsummer Music

 

I adore June, everything is green and in bloom, at least in my part of the world. June is also my birthday month and this year my birthday, June 20 falls on the Summer Solstice. And I really love that! Summer Solstice/Midsummer/Litha is a time to celebrate life, the scent of lilac and honeysuckle, the abundance in the garden, the sunshine. And speaking of birthdays, three years ago I started to think that becoming a new “number” every year was becoming redundant. I had a thought that instead of becoming a new number every year, why not embrace a new color each year! My favorite colors are the blues and the purples. Three years ago I chose cobalt blue as my birthday color, last year it was aqua marine, this year it is violet. So when I am asked “what birthday this is” or how old I am, I say, cobalt blue, or aqua marine or this year my answer is violet. I usually get odd looks, but when I explain my birthday color idea, their eyes light up, and it doesn't matter if that person is 12 or 90, they seem to like the idea. And they usually ask, “can I pick a birthday color too?” Of course you can!

Enjoy the sights, scents and music of Midsummer.

xo,

Julie