some sewing

A few months ago, I made an eye pillow out of fabric scraps from a friend. 

The pillow is filled with rice and lavender buds that I dried last summer.

It had been awhile since I had made anything at the sewing machine, so it was the perfect project for getting back to sewing. 

I decided to make another eye pillow...this time for a friend. I used fabric scraps again.

This time, I made a little indentation for the nose.

I filled the pillow with rice and dried chocolate mint from our herb garden.

Eye pillows are great for helping the eyes relax after doing yoga, or before bed.

strawberry rhubarb pie

David made the first fruit pie of the season! Strawberries are from the farmers' market and the rhubarb is from our garden.

this week

The mulberries around our neighborhood have started to ripen; I picked and froze about a quart today along with some strawberries from the farmers' market.

We are participating in Heather's 30 Day Vegan Workshop; Here are the carrot spice cookies that I made last weekend. They were great!

Honey Oat Bread

poppies

garden

roses

yum!

Nasturtium near the basil

Bean salad, Thai Coleslaw and Roasted Sweet Potatoes with orange glaze. 

You can see the tops of the Egyptian Walking Onions in the background  - they are such crazy looking plants!

around the garden

iris in the evening

around the garden

Nasturtium is starting to come up

The clematis is blooming

The orange rose seems to think it is the middle of summer already

and the poppies are loaded with buds.

around the garden

the arugula from our winter garden is flowering; I think the blossoms are stunning.
rhubarb
forget-me-nots
roaster planter with sedum
strawberry blossoms
apricots!
columbine
pea trellises; japanese maple and the remaining bales of straw from our cold frame in the background
sugar snap peas