The sky was too perfect, the air too heavenly, the crickets too lovely to ignore. And so, while Daddy and Saoirse did science research by investigating frogs and other pond life, Ula and I went out to say farewell to a glorious month.

And amid the tomatoes, I decided to put a half bushel of apricots through the dehydrator. Luckily, I had help…

  It was after six by the time we all got home from the farm on “tomato night,” after gathering all the necessary ingredients from Sap Bush and the valley farm stands. Bob and I faced down the day’s unwashed dishes, two hungry kids, a mountain of tomatoes in need of immediate attention, and a […]