Hearty artichokes

They produce several times a year, they are beautiful and they grow in San Francisco. Can't go wrong with them, and the purple artichoke is amazingly pretty and very stingy. Now all I need is some good recipes to cook these and eat them up!

Vampires, Retreat!

Ah yes, the long wait does pay off. 

I HAD to pull some out and check, I couldn't wait any longer, I was Orpheus and took a little peek before I was supposed to...whoops! 

But now I see what is happening underground! The garlic is growing. The little piece of garlic I put beneath the soil 5 months ago has taken the shape of any vampire's worst enemy and any cook's best friend. 

Garlic will be here shortly and I will braid its luscious hair and hang the braid in my kitchen with great pride. It will be sauteed, baked, fried, dried and cooked into bread. The possibilities are endless and I will exhaust them all. 

Garlic, please, grow wild, grow strong, grow on! 

Sweet Pea, Apple of my eye.

Today, I keep it simple.

What's growing in the garden this very minute??

Thyme 

Lettuce

Aloe Vera

Cherry Tomatoes 

Scarlet Runner Beans 

Basil

Cilantro

Sweet Peas

Rosemary

Kale

Rainbow Chard

Lemon Thyme

Favas

Dill

Radishes

Carrots

Garlic

Artichokes

Strawberries

Lavender 

Blackberries

Borage

Peach

Lemons

Plums

Figs

Chamomile

Oregano

Guava Sage

Yaro

Mint

Lemon Verbena

Spring time is here!

Spring has inspired me and not just out in the garden.

Here's attempt number three to keep a more frequent blog. 

At least for the season.

Here are some pictures of the wild flowers that have sprung up this year in the yard.