I had a peaceful Mother's Day spent entirely at home. Why fight the crowds for a mediocre (at best) restaurant meal? We had waffles with bacon for breakfast, leftover fried chicken for lunch, and a big steak for dinner followed by fruit tart from Metropolitan Market. Thank, you, John. But after a week of indulgence, it's back to food reality in this house.
Even after just a few days, the garden starts to look tatty without my constant puttering, so in between cooking and eating I worked outside yesterday. I'm always amazed how fast the soil dries out in May. The grass will soon turn yellow, and I'm already watering sections of the flower garden. You might wonder how can this be, after so many months of drenching? For one thing, we have very sandy soil here...
And Seattle is surprisingly dry in the summer. Precipitation declines rapidly and the solar radiation is reaching peak intensity now. We are approaching 16 hours of daylight.
The peonies and iris are back, like big old dependable friends. Nothing dainty about these guys.
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