A few years ago I planted a Thai basil plant in my front yard, or maybe it was in a pot. The origin was 1 plant, but now every year it grows on it's own. Multiple Thai basil plants grow to small bushes.
We've been having this summer like fall so it's grown even bigger this year. This weekend was the last of the warm weather (it's November) so I went and snipped all the basil to make pesto.
So.
Much.
Basil.
I made pesto for about 3 hours. Pesto is pretty simple to make...basil, nuts (pine, walnut, pecan), olive oil, parmesan. The time consuming part is taking all the leaves off the basil stems. Once you have a pile of basil put it into the food processor. I wait until I have about 3-4 cups worth. Turn the processor on and then through the little tunnel add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Then add in your nuts and cheese. Scrape down the sides and add more oil if needed.
I freeze the pesto in my canning jars.
Look at all the potatoes! Was definitely a good year for potatoes. As always, I was covered in dirt by the time I dug them all up. There are 3 varieties of potatoes in there. A white with white skin, a yellow with red skin, and a purple with purple skin. No I don't remember the names :)
Here they are making a mess on my counter. I have laid them out to dry a bit so I can get the rest of the dirt off.
I also brought in a ton of peppers and one eggplant. This very hot year has definitely been good for peppers.
It was so nice out that I put a table on the deck and glazed outside until the sun drove me in.
I've been making all these planters and most of the ones from my first batch were for plants I had purchased that needed a home. I have one more pot I need to glaze and more succulants waiting to be potted in it.
First up is my Rat Tailed Cactus in it's new hanging planter. All of these plants are in my office. This one will eventually (hopefully) bloom really pretty red or pink flowers. It needs a lot of light so I hung it in a window that gets a lot of direct sunlight.
Next is a Gryphon Begonia that I got at the Belle Aire Market from my neighbor Moonlit Moss. I love how the grey pot lets the plant shine.
Last, but not least are all my other cacti. On the far left are Lithops Live Rocks, next to it is Haworthia. My Philodendron has been in my office for a while, but I think might actually be time for a repot as it climbs up the wall. Last on the right is Crassula Baby's Necklace.
Finished all the sections on the way home then assembled last night. Last thing was to add the sleeves while watching Good Morning ClayShare this morning. Not my usual colors, but I'm loving it. Also loving the Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary. This shirt was just me learning the picot mesh pattern and then making it into a shirt.
The garden is just exploding with flowers right now. I can't decide which is my favorite. Spent most of the day in the garage glazing. Used all of my new Clayscapes glazes. Still so many more combos to try. I will fire the kiln overnight and then the waiting begins.
Aside from the gerbera daisies that I bought at the store on impulse and the petunias that I grew from seed, all of these flowers come back year over year
Yesterday I was out in the garden all afternoon. After 2 weekends away the weeds had tried to take over. One thing that it took me a few to identify was something I hadn't seen before. This winter we put out a squirrel feeder with peanuts. Well the squirrels buried a bunch in the planters and yard.
Lucy has decided that Boris is non threatening. She doesn't fly away when he first comes out and I caught this pic of them just chilling earlier.
After what seemed like forever Lucy's first baby has arrived. Also there is an egg that disappeared mysteriously overnight.
A robin built a nest 2 feet from our back door in one of my planters.