life is amazing. full. and beautiful. i've been so caught up in things. so caught up in things i'm forgetting about anything but what is right in front of me. how did that happen? i don't even ask that question anymore. i'm gardening. cooking. farming. drinking cosmos. arranging flowers. watching avery walk, water the flowers, kick a ball, pick strawberries. he picks them and pops them whole into his little mouth. i am getting lost in the moment. moment after moment, day after day after day...and soon it will be July.
this little spot we call home is heaven. lush with my labor. native plants mixed with vegetables, mixed with berries, mixed with heavy whipping cream. mint mixed into mojitos. sun mixed with sweat. i am happy. here. and now.
there is so much bounty in this season. i forget that just a few months ago nothing was green yet. or ripe yet. now, rhubarb and strawberry jam lines my counter. greens, spinach, lettuce, mizuna, arugula, green onions pack the fridge. peonies on every window sill. it's this mystery that makes life amazing. full. and beautiful.
here is a recipe for cilantro pesto...oh my god! you have got to make it. tonight.
2 cups packed cilantro leaves
3-4 garlic cloves
1/2 cup grated parmesan
handful of macadamia nuts (toasted)
olive oil
salt to taste
1/2 cup sour cream (added at the end)
Mix all in a food processor and blend. add the oil as you mix until a nice paste. Add the sour cream at the end. toss with pasta. Enjoy!
3 comments:
thank you for the cilantro pesto recipe! i tried making some a while back and it was just so strong. i can see how the sour cream would have totally changed that!
i am happy to hear you are so absorbed in your moments. it is an art to master, really. to not be thinking about other things or distracted by everything that needs to be done. i am proud of you for mastering it. but, i will say i have missed you in the process ;) it is so nice to hear from you.
agree..in the moment is summer bliss...just adding Truth to the mix puts present back to meaning!!! never feel like i will get caught up but maybe that it a good feeling...being that busy and full of life is better then caught up waiting for the next! off to check on truth...and catch up on laundry HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA catch up!!
it is amazing, indeed. i'm at fish camp right now (counting salmon numbers) and today, in a ten-minute time span, 1,600 reds swam past me. it's insane! they've survived life at sea and the nets of commerical fishermen, and now they're all coming home, searching for good grounds to die. and i'm cheering them on! like cilantro growing, and little boys walking, it's a beautiful thing.
much love to you, damara
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