Inside My Fridge - Jan. 31, 2012

Christmas leftovers, New Year's Eve supplies....tomorrow I will freeze what I can because I am giving up meat and most dairy (along with alcohol, as usual) for my most ambitious Lint ever. This is the third year I'm embarking upon my own abstemious spiritual practice, modeled on the Catholic season of Lent I practiced as a child and young adult. This is my third year for Lint, and I am a bit surprised to find myself looking forward to this period of self-imposed austerity right in the heart of winter. I am also a bit annoyed that I haven't come up with a better name for it yet,  but I suppose the name will come when it's ready.

Happy New Year!

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Beauty in the early winter garden

This kale is gorgeous in the flower beds, and just as pretty as kale chips!

More kale. I love the purple and wish I'd planted about twice as many of these. I'll  be interested to see how they fare with a hard freeze.

Tarragon blooms in fall! Who knew? Leaves are tinged with purple where the frost has kissed them. Bumper crop for this year's holiday Bernaise.

We haven't gotten below 20 degrees yet at my house, so even the Gerber daisies are still blooming a bit, though their red is not as bright as in summer.

Also hanging on are lovely clumps of Sweet Alyssum, which will decorate rocks/overhangs until we get a truly hard frost. 

 Baby lettuces (all seeded by me from the summer's spent flowers.)

Broccoli in pot on porch.

 After the crape myrtles flower, they produce their own seeds. This dry, tulip-shaped pod is what remains for the winter dormant season. I have learned to find the beauty in the fallow season, the fallow spot. There is always the promise of new life.

Inside My Fridge - Dec. 7, 2012

Fruits and veggies, fruits and veggies, fruits and veggies!

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