This morning it's still hot, in the high 80s all night. I did get out to water a bit, though there may be lovely rain later.
Meanwhile art busy saving us all
And since the Misfits plums were still pretty unripe thought looking beautiful, I stewed them.
Cinnamon stick, cane sugar syrup with lemon juice..
Then reduced the syrup by about half, poured it over the cooked fruit, and there's a bowl of edible jewels waiting to be spooned over oatmeal or anytime else that comes along
Yesterday saw another accordion book, this time botanicals
And a bit more linen stitching. Not ready for knitting quite yet, a bit fearful of putting back the shoulder again.
And here's a tribute to every working mom there ever was
Aeon magazine today has an article about the importance of cheerfulness in the face of hard times. I guess it's needed now, if ever it was. So maybe we can try for it.
Happy day everyone, and let's look forward to rain and cooler weather soon
