Ophelia is currently blowing through. We have just under an inch of rain in the gauge since last evening & the heavy rain should come through this afternoon. Winds are gusty, but not as bad as I thought they would be - hopefully no power loss.
I received the book I ordered: The Healing Garden (Juliet Blankespoor). It is a beautiful book (pictures), but the amount of detailed info on growing/using herbs is unreal. I cannot imagine writing such a book! It’s a bit daunting to look at all that is in the book & then my measly little herb garden by comparison, but you have to start somewhere! The author claims “this book will grow you” & I believe it - lots of room for growth from my perspective.
Speaking of my herb garden, my SIL walked up to talk to me at the garden yesterday morning. The pollinators were getting busy - she commented on what a nice little garden it was and the other awesome thing was we could actually smell the herbs - it was one of those ‘moments’ you have with a garden that is special & makes the work worth it.
As for ‘work’, spent 5 hours yesterday taking down fences around the veggie raised beds, moving things around, & made one run to the debris pile with some plants I cut down. There was still a lot to do, but the clouds were ominous & the wind had really picked up, so I called it a day & battened down the hatches for Ophelia.
There is a pasture raised meat chicken in the slow cooker & a spaghetti squash from the garden on the counter. It’s a good day for chicken ‘noodle’ soup while the rain pours, the wind blows, & the temps are on the cooler side.
Speaking of herbs, does that author have any advice about tarragon or oregano? I have both in the ground as an experiment, and hope that they come back with vigor next Spring. They are still producing very nicely, but I know at some point, I will have to “let go” until next year.