Once again, I have been a delinquent blogger! I can not promise things will get any better, as I realized yesterday that I have three free weekends left until October 24th. But, on the bright side, 24 days to Penn State football!!!
The garden has done really well! My onions are huge and are so sweet. My basil is growing like mad. I'm going to dry some, freeze some and also make a ton of pesto to freeze. Thanks to Patti for the great pesto recipe! I've been told that if I keep pinching it back, my basil will blossom well into the fall. If you have basil needs, please let me know. I'm happy to share my bounty!
Late tomato blight hit our community garden in Boalsburg. So far, I have not had any problems. It is a horrible year for tomatoes - they love hot weather; we've had a ton of rain and have only hit 90 a few times this summer. My fingers are crossed that I'll be able to get some tomatoes from my plants.
I have one big project that I want to complete before the end of August. I'm not giving away details now, but I will take some before and after pictures, so you all can see my handiwork. Fingers crossed that it will all work out!
Lastly, allow me to make a shameless plug for the movie, "Julie and Julia." What a great movie! I highly recommend it. I plan to spend my winter cooking some of the recipes in Julia Child's famous cookbook. My mom is bring up the "Joy of Cooking" for me in late August, so I'm going to try a few of those, too.
Until next time, enjoy the fresh bounty of summer vegetables at your local farmer's market. Remember: eat local!
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