Summer Eats

Ahhh, summer is finally here. Temperatures are drifting between the upper 70's and lower 80's, farmer markets are in full swing, and smells of grilling float into our apartment. It's gotten warm enough to where we don't have to close the windows at night either. They'll be open 24/7 until late September.

We moved into a new apartment 2 weeks ago. We downsized from a 2 bedroom to a third floor house converted 1 bedroom "attic." Back in the day, when Cleveland was booming in the steel era, everyone had the luxury of having a personal maid. The majority of houses built around the turn of the century are three stories tall, the third floor reserved for the live-in-maid and hence called the "maid's corners". And that my friend, is where Joe and I now reside. We love the smaller space and living with less.

We've decided to grow some edibles this summer. We've got a cozy porch that gets a good amount of afternoon sun, perfect for a tomato plant, cucumber vines, some basil, and rosemary.

From L to R: 3 pots cucumber, rosemary, basil, tomato plant. The long stick with a fro of leaves is our avocado tree, Emilio. We planted an avocado pit last summer and now he's about 2 ft. tall.

I went out to water the plants this morning and found that we have our first tomato growing already. Small, about the size of a semi-squished pea.

On another note.....
I'm learning to sew a bit.