A bouquet of basil.
I picked it, didn't feel like doing anything with it at the time. It's a bouquet for the moment. It's been chilly this week. Next week we jump up to the mid-to-upper 70s F. The leaves on the ash trees are already changing color. Autumn is on the way. We had a good rainfall last evening, which was very timely as everything needed a watering.
Tripod kitty doesn't really care about any of this. Her biggest concern is that her servants remain obedient. We've been well trained, she needn't worry.
I roasted more tomatoes and think I will use them on a pizza for this evening's dinner. This sounds like a plan. You know your world has shrunk when the plan for the day comes down to what's for dinner. Ah, well. A day in the life.
One of my friends had a Florida condo for winters. They'd meet neighbors at the pool after breakfast and discuss what they were planning for dinner!
ReplyDeleteSad but oh so true, Boud. 😄
DeleteI envy your cool and sunny outdoor walking weather, as it's still extremely hot and muggy around here.
ReplyDeleteI can't say I'm not enjoying it, Shirley!
DeleteCats 🐈 are great, why we love ❤️ them so much. It is cooler here in Montreal as well and a relief.
ReplyDeleteIt is a relief, Linda. I'm not made for hot humid weather. We have a bunch of cats, somehow they maneuvered their way in.
DeleteWho knew basil could look so pretty in a vase?
ReplyDeleteAlways love seeing your cats.
Pizza sounds good.
Enjoy the cooler weather. :)
It does look pretty, doesn't it, Rita. I turned it into pesto, a small amount, that I added to one I had in the refrigerator. This kitty girl sees me as an interloper in her home!
DeleteWhen I pictured retirement I never thought my whole focus would be a grocery budget, food shopping, and meal planning.
ReplyDeleteRight?! I am a homebody but I didn't think that would mean this much of a homebody, Miss Merry. Food, cats and weeding. My life.
DeleteYour basil makes a cute bouquet and I love the lace doily! Tripod kitty is sweet and your coming meal sounds delicious. My sister-in-law gave us her whole harvest of cherry tomatoes. We were talking about doing something similar with them. I don't want a single one to go to waste. We don't get fresh-picked tomatoes too often.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother made the doily, Denise. I just pot the tomatoes on a sheet pan with olive oil and salt and leave them in the oven only the are roasted. Then I freeze them.
DeleteWhat to make for supper is always a struggle. I saw a funny meme. Family looking for a dominatrix who will tell them what to make for supper every night:)
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'd go quite that far, Pixie. Trials and tribulations.
DeleteShe is well looked after. My fave cat was a tuxedo.
ReplyDeleteShe adores Mark, AC. She gets along well with only one working front leg.
DeleteAndy doesn’t like fancy food. Once we had company and I made a great pasta dish that we polished off. Afterwards Andy said he liked it, so I asked if I should make it again for the two of us. He thought for a moment, then asked if I could just leave the flavor out of it. No problem, back to easy-to-cook things for him every night. It gives me a lot of free time. 😊❤️
ReplyDeleteLeave the flavor out of it! I think he probably wouldn't like the garlic, Cheerful.
DeleteIt is an every day discussion here since Far Guy is real fussy about foods...they must be soft and tasty:)
ReplyDeleteSoft and tasty. That could become a challenge, Far Side.
DeleteTripod kitty looks so content—clearly her humans are well-trained.
ReplyDeleteWe are that, Jane. Cats are very good trainers.
DeleteA vase of basil is very colorful, Sandra, and one of our favorite herbs as we have a small plant in a window box planter now. I made pesto years ago when we had much more in out outdoor garden, so easy and so delicious but the pine nuts were so costly.
ReplyDeleteIt does take a lot of basil to make pesto, Dorothy, I grow it in pots on the deck. Pignoli ( pine nuts) have become too expensive. I use any other kind of nut. I have walnuts on hand so I use those.
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