This is one of my “eat-something-you’ve-never-tried-before” experiments from the farmers’ garden. It’s a French vegetable called
ficoide glaciale, or ice lettuce. It’s eaten raw, such as on salad, and it tastes slightly salty. It looks like a succulent–the photo doesn’t really do it justice.
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| ficoide glaciale |
I also bought a bouquet of beautiful dahlias–purple with yellow stamens. When I was trimming them and putting them into a vase, I found two wonderful surprises. The first was a cricket…which I put into a jar with some greenery and plastic (with air holes) for the boys. Nicholas christened him “Paco.” Then I found this glorious specimen, a gold ladybug!
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| Goldy! |
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| I was quite taken with this little bug! |
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Kieran is obsessed with Halloween preparations–he spent much
of the afternoon “decorating” the front of the house for Halloween |
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| Halloween decorations |
Kieran plans to be a vampire again this year–and purchased his own costume last week. Nicholas will be a pirate, and he’s caught the Halloween bug as well. Every day they ask us how many days to Halloween!
Every Day Is a Miracle 