Last year I got back to reading books thanks to regular trips to the library for story time for our kids after reading Pocket saved links almost exclusively the past few years. I’m looking to continue that trend in 2017, aiming for a book every two weeks. First up is The Drunken Botanist, a birthday gift from Liz, blending my love for gardening and drinking (ideally at the same time).

And Bernie:

And Pharrell:

Whipped this recipe up for lunch to use up our home grown oyster mushrooms.

Ready for our fall plantings this week

We left a few of our fennels in the ground to flower and have been rewarded by a couple hungry waves of black swallowtail caterpillars now that go from barely visible to full grown in just a few days of feasting on the fennel and parsley.